Share Your Hatred for Bikes (and Cyclists) Here

[fluxusmaximus]

This is a rant thread for all things two-wheeled.

I actually had a slight inclination towards buying a bike if not for two separate incidents that happened in the last month.

1) I was unicycling along a rather narrow path when I noticed three bikes behind me in a line. So I moved towards the side of the path and gave way to them. The first guy comes through but because I'm on a uni, he assumes I'm unstable and tries to slow down to an extent that he probably wouldn't have done if I had two wheels. This causes his bike to wobble in my direction. I swerve to avoid him and hit a rock on the side of the path and flew off. I rolled away from the path just before the other two cyclists hit me - they stopped in any case so they wouldn't have injured me too badly if they did.

I understand where the first guy's coming from. He probably thinks it's a nice gesture to be that extra cautious towards me but well, the gesture's terribly misplaced especially when he's not very good with his bike. Still, that's not as bad as...

2) Today, I was unicycling home, keeping to a side of the path (because there are pedestrians). This guy on a bike who's been eyeing my uni from way behind - mind you, I'm talking about a middle-aged pot-bellied dude on a crappy 26" bike - speeds up to overtake me from the back. The path is HUGE but he swerves out to my right before cutting in in front of me with minimal allowance AND THEN slows down. I slow down abruptly but not enough to fall off. The guy then tries to race me.

Now, I'm riding a 20" uni and he's on a 26" bike. Everyone knows that I can't outspeed him so what's there to prove? Is it fun to cause accidents? If I did ride into him, I'd bet that he'd fall too given his speed. And I'd most certainly be annoyed and yell at him a fair bit. Asshole.

[jamessd]

I know exactly what you mean with both those points.

I always get pedestrians stopping 10 metres ahead of me and waiting for me to go past, staring.

[Gumba23]

this kind of thing happens to me all the time i was going up a hill a cyclist crossed to the outher side of the road to avoid me so when he got off to rest (it was a big hill) i did the same to him he wasn't pleased

[torkerdx]

take advatage of people slowing down for you and make tham wait really really long.
or if you have full control ride during night (where you are still a little visible) and swerve and wave your hands in front of cars when they go past. freak them out. that is fun.
for the guy who wanted to race say yup i will race you that way (different direction) then keep going the way you were going

[torkerdx]

take advatage of people slowing down for you and make tham wait really really long.
or if you have full control, ride during night (where you are still a little visible) and swerve and wave your hands in front of cars when they go past. freak them out. that is fun.
for the guy who wanted to race say yup i will race you that way (different direction) then keep going the way you were going

[MuniAddict]

I think the thing I hate the most is when they look at you and just either shake their head with a look that says, "what a fricken loser", or they just laugh at you--and loudly--as if to say the same thing. But most are really cool and complimentary.

[kington99]

Can i rant about people who let two isolated incidents turn them off a great sport and good source of economical and environmentally friendly transport instead?

[musketman]

yeah, nobody really knows how the two wheeled mind thinks...Id stick to unicycles.


I barely ever ride in populated areas, like it town and stuff. There's so many stories you come back with like this. Its so annoying. Ive never had anything like that happen to me with bikers..they usually are kewl about it. But just "normal" people walking along can be annoying and stupid. Sometimes I feel like wheelin my Large Marge around and running then down..eh? eh?

[hobo_chuck]

see my "annoying idiots on skateboards" thread


yea, i agree with musketman, bikers usually don't bother me....

[Jim_The_IT_Technician]

what annoyed me was our "group" went into a carnival for fun, and rode behind a truck. some PCSO told us to get out and go on the pavement. a minute later she was having a go telling us that we were being dangerous by swerving in and out of people instead of bashing into them on the pavement and if we didnt get off she would fine us. we said there was no specific laws on unicycling, but she said you can be fined £30 if you have any wheels on the pavement. Then after she left us alone, a bike went past her and she did nothing. Stupid ugly PCSO abusing her job just because we are different.

[jamessd]

Originally Posted by Jim_The_IT_Technician

what annoyed me was our "group" went into a carnival for fun, and rode behind a truck. some PCSO told us to get out and go on the pavement. a minute later she was having a go telling us that we were being dangerous by swerving in and out of people instead of bashing into them on the pavement and if we didnt get off she would fine us. we said there was no specific laws on unicycling, but she said you can be fined £30 if you have any wheels on the pavement. Then after she left us alone, a bike went past her and she did nothing. Stupid ugly PCSO abusing her job just because we are different.

+1

(I sorted her out btw... scum!!)

She was only jealous she couldn't ride one, and urm... apparently a ''cycle'' counts as anything with ''wheelS'' therefore we could be fined!

[Racenut]

You should see the stuff two wheelers say about those crazy one wheelers.

I ride both, never really had a problem. It seems it's just kids who think they're too cool for one wheel who will talk smack. They're usually walking.

[galvin.ben]

This ALWAYS happens to me aswell!

I had this group of cyclists (about the same age as me) the other day cycle past me and attempt to race me.

Obviously i didnt as i was on a 20". But when they were like 100 meters ahead of me, they stopped and just stared at me, waited for me to catch them up, and when i did, they just laughed - of which i laughed back in their faces, giving their bikes strange looks.

[James_Potter]

If you meet on asshole on a unicycle, would you decide to hate all unicyclists?

[phil]

Originally Posted by kington99

Can i rant about people who let two isolated incidents turn them off a great sport and good source of economical and environmentally friendly transport instead?

Indeed, I'd like to rant about people who belittle my most used form of transport.

Your problem is not people on bikes but people who are pillocks, whatever form of transport they are or aren't using at the time. Your rant would be better directed at them.

This is what I normally use to get to and from work: