Road Bikes?

Do you like road bikers?

  • Yes

    Votes: 7 50.0%

  • No

    Votes: 7 50.0%
  • Total voters
    14
Merckx

Merckx

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I know not many people like RoadBikers in Stafford and surrounding areas.

Just wanted to know peoples oppinions really.
Why dont you like road bikers?!

And if you do like them. Say somthing! :)
 
Merckx

Merckx

Well-Known Forumite
Yeah thats right. I think alot of people dont like roadbikers because they are seen to be a nuisance. Not alot of people actually realise how vulnerable bikers are compared to somebody in a car.
 
ATJ

ATJ

Well-Known Forumite
I don't dislike road bikers, I don't dislike pedestrians, I don't dislike drivers. What I do dislike is people who ignore the rules of the road because they think their journey is more important than anyone else’s. And that applies to road bikers who undertake in traffic, road bikers who ignore pedestrian crossings, cyclists on the footpath (not cycle path or shared), pedestrians who cross the road willy nilly, drivers who overtake when it's not safe .... and so on ad infinitum.
 
Catabatic

Catabatic

Well-Known Forumite
Dominic said:
I know not many people like RoadBikers in Stafford and surrounding area
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.... not quite sure where you're coming from here me old, a lot of my mates are road bikers, love 'em to death, a lot of us are mountain bikers, equally loved. You've possibly had a bad experience or two, did you cut anyone up?

Think my blood is starting to boil....

Totally with you ATJ btw ......
 
flossietoo

flossietoo

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Dominic said:
Not alot of people actually realise how vulnerable bikers are compared to somebody in a car.
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My experience is that the majority of motorists are extremely cautious and considerate around me on a bike.

Perhaps I just look more obviously vulnerable. And wobbly. More likely it is because increasing numbers of motorists are also cyclists. So they are only too well aware how hard it is to re-start on a hill, for instance, and will give way to me, huffing past a parked car, even though the obstacle is on my side. They know how hard it is to get into the right lane approaching roundabouts and stay back, giving me time and space.

I am very grateful to a lot of motorists, nearly every day. And I ALWAYS thank them - even if it is just by turning an arm signal into a thumbs-up for the car behind. Basically, nobody wants to knock me off my bike.

(*A lot of the above is not true for drivers in their eighties. Then, it's just down to me to take evasive action.)
 
Withnail

Withnail

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There are a lot of cyclists what frequent this forum, so i'm not sure how representative the responses will be of the 'many people' to which you allude.

This is, in part, due to the FACT that cyclists are nicer, more sociable folk than what can be found in yer usual sample of the great unwashed.
Dominic said:
Vincenzo Nibali is an amazing rider. Prefer Froome myself though!
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If (or when?) Nibali wins the Vuelta, i hope he & Astana seriously consider going up against Vroome in the next Tour - that i would very much look forward to. :)
 
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Serendi

Active Member
In my view is someone has gone to the effort of buying an expensive bike and dresses like a power ranger then they're serious about cycling and probably serious about following the rules of the road. The cyclists I don't like are the ones that ride a cheap bike, have no lights and wear dark clothing, they're usually the ones that run red lights, use the pavement or cycle down the wrong side the road.
 
Merckx

Merckx

Well-Known Forumite
Withnail said:
There are a lot of cyclists what frequent this forum, so i'm not sure how representative the responses will be of the 'many people' to which you allude.

This is, in part, due to the FACT that cyclists are nicer, more sociable folk than what can be found in yer usual sample of the great unwashed.


If (or when?) Nibali wins the Vuelta, i hope he & Astana seriously consider going up against Vroome in the next Tour - that i would very much look forward to. :)
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I think Nairo Quintana is in good stead for next year. When he was a kid he used to ride 20miles up and over hills to school and back 5 days a week. His hillclimbs are amazing. also being 5 years younger than froome at his peak hes a first place contender.
 
henryscat

henryscat

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Serendi said:
In my view is someone has gone to the effort of buying an expensive bike and dresses like a power ranger then they're serious about cycling and probably serious about following the rules of the road. The cyclists I don't like are the ones that ride a cheap bike, have no lights and wear dark clothing, they're usually the ones that run red lights, use the pavement or cycle down the wrong side the road.
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I disagree. Most cyclists for the most part follow the Highway Code. My view is that there are probably a greater proportion of drivers breaking it and they represent the greater danger. A cyclist breaking the rules runs the risk of killing themselves, and a driver breaking the rules risks killing someone else. All of that said, the cyclists I see breaking the Highway Code are of varying appearance - including those on expensive bikes with all the technical clothing. I could illustrate this with something I saw on Rising Brook last week: a woman was tootling along at 10mph-ish on a "cheap" bike, but nothing wrong with that, bloke on expensive road bike in all the gear is approaching from behind at a greater speed. They are quite close together, so a lorry behind takes the opportunity to overtake since there is no oncoming traffic at all. As he is half way through overtaking the tit on the road bike decides to pull out and overtake the slower cyclist forcing the lorry all the way over onto the wrong side of the road. Not very clever.
 
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