View Poll Results: What kind of new commuter bugs you most?
The guy with the X-mart bike
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5.02%
The guy with the high-end Kona will all the goodies
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3.20%
As long as they're commuting on a bike, who cares? (And why are you stirrin' up trouble?)
201
91.78%
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What new commuter most annoys you?
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Portland Fred
I don't care what they ride, but I do care about how they ride. Wrong way ninjas bug me the most.
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I doesn't matter what bike they are commuting on as long as the bike is tuned up properly. Nothing scares me more than seeing someone on a bike with brakes that don't work properly or a tire with so low inflation that it looks like it will go flat at any moment... Or loud noises coming from the bike that make me think complete catastrophic failure of it is imminent.
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- Anyone, commuter or not, that "salmons" it (wrong way) for more than a few yards bugs me.
- Anyone, commuter or not, that's a bike ninja (no lights, often dressed in dark clothing) bugs me.
- Anyone, commuter or not, riding on the sidewalk for more than a few feet bugs me.
- Anyone, commuter or not, behaving in a dangerous and/or unlawful manner as to jeopardize the lives of others and/or him/herself really bugs me.
Just ride lawfully and safely and I could care less what bike or gear you've got.
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Pedestrians in a crosswalk have a right to the road too. Annoys the hell out of me when I biker blows through a group of pedestrians who have the right away. Than logs onto BF and complains that other people aren't sharing the road.
I used to be more tolerant of salmon, but I've gotten crotchety as I've gotten older. I will play chicken with these people, they all flinch first.
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I pass this kid at 6:30am he's dark skinned, wears a big gray hoodie,rides an old mt bike with no lights/refectors whatsoever.The ultimate ninja.He's gonna get hit.He doesn't annoy me but dang,son.
#34
Two H's!!! TWO!!!!!
I feel the X-mart bike commuters are cheating themselves out of a lot of commuting fun. If it works for them - great. But if the bike is a pain in the butt, it might get them turned off bike commuting, and I'd like our ranks to keep growing. However, I can't say commuters on x-mart bikes "bother" me. Not by virtue of being on the x-mart bike anyway.
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the ones going the wrong way in the single lane bike lanes. or the ones going the wrong way on the road and look at me like im crazy for going with traffic.
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The "new" commuter gripes are complete lack of lights, lack of helmet, lack of following traffic laws.
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I really dont care about new commuters as long as they keep to the lane, dont bike through stop signs and red lights, and dont try to look so tough in their wal-mart bike...
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I feel the X-mart bike commuters are cheating themselves out of a lot of commuting fun. If it works for them - great. But if the bike is a pain in the butt, it might get them turned off bike commuting, and I'd like our ranks to keep growing. However, I can't say commuters on x-mart bikes "bother" me. Not by virtue of being on the x-mart bike anyway.
I have a Schwinn (Pacific) 2.6FS MTB. I have upgraded the tires to 1.5" slicks, added a cheap MTB rack, a couple of lights. I bet it weighs 40lbs but it has done the job for about a year and a half now. I want to buy a nicer bike at some point but every time we have a little extra money, my wife seems to be pregnant again.
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Those who have no flat or basic maintenance provisions then ask for your tube, patch, air or tools. That gets under my skin doesn't matter what they ride. I once came across a group of three people none of which who even had anything to fix a flat between them. I used to help now I just ride by them I have yet to be offered at least a dollar for my tubes or air yet or trouble. Wait one gay male did offer to take me out on a dinner/date though I didn't take him up on it but at least he offered something out of ten or so that I have stopped an helped.
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I don't particularly care what bike they ride, but I get annoyed with (and see almost every day):
- People riding the wrong way while texting
- People swerving wildly all over the place or making left turns across traffic without looking
- People (usually teenaged boys) who speed up to pass me then slow down as soon as they've done so (or swerve wildly)
Still, I get annoyed with cars far more than I do with bicycles.
- People riding the wrong way while texting
- People swerving wildly all over the place or making left turns across traffic without looking
- People (usually teenaged boys) who speed up to pass me then slow down as soon as they've done so (or swerve wildly)
Still, I get annoyed with cars far more than I do with bicycles.
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I'm glad to see anyone on a bike, BUT ones that don't bother to learn or even attempt to the adhere to the rules of the road cheese me off. You know the ones, riding the wrong way against traffic down the street with their helmets on backwards. I know they're trying but really it's just sad, I guess they eventually either figure it out or get themselves killed.
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There's no vote button for "Doohickie."
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I am one of those
I have a Schwinn (Pacific) 2.6FS MTB. I have upgraded the tires to 1.5" slicks, added a cheap MTB rack, a couple of lights. I bet it weighs 40lbs but it has done the job for about a year and a half now. I want to buy a nicer bike at some point but every time we have a little extra money, my wife seems to be pregnant again.
I have a Schwinn (Pacific) 2.6FS MTB. I have upgraded the tires to 1.5" slicks, added a cheap MTB rack, a couple of lights. I bet it weighs 40lbs but it has done the job for about a year and a half now. I want to buy a nicer bike at some point but every time we have a little extra money, my wife seems to be pregnant again.
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The only ones that bother me are the bike ninjas, riding along dressed in black at night.
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ones than annoy me most are probably the wrong way riders, but I let 'em be! they'll figure it out soon enough ... or not. either way it's not my job to bug 'em.
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I'd actually prefer someone buying the nicest crap they can get as long as they use it. Maybe that's because I waited too long to get anything till it became a problem. No gloves till I mangled my hand in a crash, no bibs untill I rode the crotches out of about $150 worth of jeans/shorts/pants, no decent seat until ohmygodthesaddlesores, no portable pump until I was 20 miles into the middle of nowhere with a flat.
Best not to learn the hard way.
Best not to learn the hard way.
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The only thing that bothers me about any bike rider - is a seat that is way too low!
Raise your seats people!
Raise your seats people!
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