Originally Posted by
Equinox
But how can you say someone rolling coal on your asthmatic son (who is thankfully doing well with cycling) is no big deal? It is a big deal. And with all due respect this is a reflection of a self loathing attitude among many cyclists, no offense to you personally.
Because it isn't a big deal. It isn't self loathing either. It's just a guy being a jerk. Your lungs would get more trashed just riding around a major metropolitan area than a few brief seconds riding through some diesel exhaust. Why didn't you stop and have a chat with the guy that buzzed your group and yelled at you from his driveway? Backing down when you had the chance to confront your aggressor, especially when you outnumbered him, is a more glaring example of self loathing if you ask me. I would have been on that guy like a rat on a cheeto. I read your remarks about standing up for your rights, but yet you didn't - even when you were in the right and had the advantage. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.