Originally Posted by
ciaraco
I ride on the pavements only, except when crossing the road obviously. I always wear cycle leggings with a long and baggy rain coat, both are black. So as you can see I gave no reason for them to even call me that.
Not meaning to be critical here, but are you by any chance in the UK? You refer to 'pavements'; are you riding on what we in North America usually call the sidewalk, as opposed to on/in the street? If so, why? Is riding on the pavement/sidewalk legal in your area? It isn't in most jurisdictions here. That (if my assumptions are correct), along with some of your other comments certainly cast this in a slightly different light.