What annoys you about cycling.
Discussion
Having only started riding in the summer and commuting a week ago...
1.
s on crap MTBs in stealth mode
2. Loose dogs
3. Walkers staggering around listening to / reading their phones
4. N+1
5. Strava segments
6. Endlessly finding 'stuff' that I absolutely 'need'
7. Not being able to find match the conditions to a pair of gloves to stop my hands freezing or roasting
8. Those slalom gate things at the end of paths, which are probably there for my own good!
1.
s on crap MTBs in stealth mode2. Loose dogs
3. Walkers staggering around listening to / reading their phones
4. N+1
5. Strava segments
6. Endlessly finding 'stuff' that I absolutely 'need'
7. Not being able to find match the conditions to a pair of gloves to stop my hands freezing or roasting
8. Those slalom gate things at the end of paths, which are probably there for my own good!
donfisher said:
People who repeatedly filter to the front of a queue of traffic then push to the front of the ASL only to then set off really slowly diagonally to the kerb to hold up the cyclists or even cars who have been demonstrably quicker than them at every preceding set of lights. Is a high speed undertake permitted in these situations?
I used to get wound up by wobbly abortive trackstands but now I find them amusing.
My bikes being noisy. Never has so much fretting been caused by ticking or grunching,
I used to get wound up by wobbly abortive trackstands but now I find them amusing.
My bikes being noisy. Never has so much fretting been caused by ticking or grunching,
Strava gets on my tits a bit. It's the utterly pointless nondescript segments in the middle of Nowheresville...why? Who's trying? Nobody knows they're there. KOM of Feck All. Typically titled "bash", "dash" or "sprint" .
Mud.
Constant Facebook yabbering about how many miles folk are getting in or if they've been on their turbo...who cares? Anyone, at all, ever who "checks in" to their " Turbo Dungeon" or "Pain Cave"....
Jumping red lights....fools & idiots all.
"Racers"....nowt against racing , I've done plenty. It's the constant need to go on about it. It's as though being a "racer" elevates your status somehow?
How any mass produced carbon/resin/plastic bike frame made in the Far East costs nigh on £4k to buy.
TT's on "fast" courses. Performance enhancing, dangerous, daft. Being hauled along by a steady stream of cars, caravans & trucks or riding down a big hill then not having to ride up it again on the return leg...donkeys into racehorses.
Feeling the urge to call just about every bike ride "training"...sometimes it's training, mostly it isn't.
Pros...I know some really nice lads but plenty with their heads up their arses.
Poor quality kit.
Glitchy Garmins.
Mud.
Constant Facebook yabbering about how many miles folk are getting in or if they've been on their turbo...who cares? Anyone, at all, ever who "checks in" to their " Turbo Dungeon" or "Pain Cave"....
Jumping red lights....fools & idiots all.
"Racers"....nowt against racing , I've done plenty. It's the constant need to go on about it. It's as though being a "racer" elevates your status somehow?
How any mass produced carbon/resin/plastic bike frame made in the Far East costs nigh on £4k to buy.
TT's on "fast" courses. Performance enhancing, dangerous, daft. Being hauled along by a steady stream of cars, caravans & trucks or riding down a big hill then not having to ride up it again on the return leg...donkeys into racehorses.
Feeling the urge to call just about every bike ride "training"...sometimes it's training, mostly it isn't.
Pros...I know some really nice lads but plenty with their heads up their arses.
Poor quality kit.
Glitchy Garmins.
All of these things the last time this thread came up last month:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
TheLemming said:
Don't understand how that annoys anyone? I don't have a single bike with flats on it any more. If I'm on a bike I'm clipped in - whether its popping to the shops, commuting, racing or audaxing.
Well, excluding shoes with a recessed cleat and a sole that works for walking. Cages and straps are also a practical option. I was more referring to the obsession with gear for gear's sake, which sometimes seems to fully engulf the commuter set (e.g., a 5-10 mile commute or errand-running around town that necessitates Sidi's, lycra, glasses, etc.). Used to see this all the time in the States. scherzkeks said:
Well, excluding shoes with a recessed cleat and a sole that works for walking. Cages and straps are also a practical option. I was more referring to the obsession with gear for gear's sake, which sometimes seems to fully engulf the commuter set (e.g., a 5-10 mile commute or errand-running around town that necessitates Sidi's, lycra, glasses, etc.). Used to see this all the time in the States.
Well unless you have a shed full of bikes what are you going to do, swap to flat pedals for 5-10 miles? A 10 mile commute in the wet dressed in anything other than 'gear' is going to be miserable. I really don't understand this snobbery towards a particular 'group' of people cycle, they probably spend more time in the saddle than those who criticize.yonex said:
scherzkeks said:
Well, excluding shoes with a recessed cleat and a sole that works for walking. Cages and straps are also a practical option. I was more referring to the obsession with gear for gear's sake, which sometimes seems to fully engulf the commuter set (e.g., a 5-10 mile commute or errand-running around town that necessitates Sidi's, lycra, glasses, etc.). Used to see this all the time in the States.
Well unless you have a shed full of bikes what are you going to do, swap to flat pedals for 5-10 miles? A 10 mile commute in the wet dressed in anything other than 'gear' is going to be miserable. I really don't understand this snobbery towards a particular 'group' of people cycle, they probably spend more time in the saddle than those who criticize.Why would I want to ride in anything that's less comfy, less suitable for unpleasant conditions (do a rainy ten mile ride in jeans - you'll only do it once through choice, it's deeply not fun) and generally less fun, when I've already got all the kit anyway?
Admittedly this is a "what annoys you" thread and there doesn't have to be a reason for it, I can see most of the rest of the posts on this one even if I disagree, but that one seems a little weird...
yonex said:
Well unless you have a shed full of bikes what are you going to do, swap to flat pedals for 5-10 miles? A 10 mile commute in the wet dressed in anything other than 'gear' is going to be miserable. I really don't understand this snobbery towards a particular 'group' of people cycle, they probably spend more time in the saddle than those who criticize.
Two bikes. The commuter has cages and straps, the other pro-Yonex-weight weenie pedals. Rain gear goes in the bag. I won't stop you from indulging in your Fredly endeavors, don't worry.
I think the point is its relatively cheap to buy pro level cycling gear or high end components hence why lots of people do it. Same with tennis etc, a pro level racquet is £100 or so (I'm sad and checked, Federer uses a Wilson Pro Staff 6.1 90 BLX tennis racquet btw!)
If you cant afford pro level kit or deem it unnecessary, dont mock others who can or do, I find people who ride knackered bikes with ill fitting gear because they want to be seen as "old school" and not a MAMIL quite boring.
If you cant afford pro level kit or deem it unnecessary, dont mock others who can or do, I find people who ride knackered bikes with ill fitting gear because they want to be seen as "old school" and not a MAMIL quite boring.
scherzkeks said:
Two bikes. The commuter has cages and straps, the other pro-Yonex-weight weenie pedals.
Rain gear goes in the bag. I won't stop you from indulging in your Fredly endeavors, don't worry.
Whatever a 'fredly' is I don't know or care very much, you clearly need to label others, says more about you really. Rain gear goes in the bag. I won't stop you from indulging in your Fredly endeavors, don't worry.
thelittleegg said:
...still ride around with a backpack on rather than panniers, which are the more practical choice as using a backpack in the summer is horrid. I know some people will say that panniers upset the weight of the bike, but we all know it's really because they just don't look as cool.
I used to commute in chinos, skate shoes and a cheap berghaus fleece, then realised that cycle gear exists for a reason. I do look like a bit of a bellend now but waterproof leg warmers, overshoes and proper recessed-cleat shoes are infinitely more comfortable to commute in and I'm not ruining my normal-person clothes. There is a balance - turning up to work in full Lycra will make people laugh at you.
One annoyance for me is the skinny xc guys I see on my commute, dressed in Lycra on a tiny framed hardtail, 780mm wide bars and miles of seat post showing. The wide-open arms stance just looks stupid. I think I might be on my own with this one..
One annoyance for me is the skinny xc guys I see on my commute, dressed in Lycra on a tiny framed hardtail, 780mm wide bars and miles of seat post showing. The wide-open arms stance just looks stupid. I think I might be on my own with this one..
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