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silmarillion 08-08-11 09:11 PM

Cyclists who inconvenience people in Denalis, BMW's and Mercedes by riding on their roads, and delaying their arrival at the traffic light.

How unfair.

AlphaDogg 08-08-11 09:17 PM


Originally Posted by silmarillion (Post 13055097)
Cyclists who inconvenience people in Denalis, BMW's and Mercedes by riding on their roads, and delaying their arrival at the traffic light.

How unfair.

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hairnet 08-09-11 02:19 PM

Playing leap frog with buses.

cooker 08-09-11 03:43 PM


Originally Posted by bicyclejaune (Post 13045998)
ok here's a another one...

when parked cars suddenly open their door leaving you with two choices :
1) you try to brake and risk crashing in the freaking door,
2) you try going into the center of the lane to dodge the door and risk being hit by a freaking car from behind,

now that just grinds my gears!!!!!!!!!!!

argggggggggggg!!!

You need to develop the habit of riding just outside the door zone. If it is aline of parked cars, stay out there the whole time. If is a lone parked car, shouldercheck, signal and then swing out early enough and far enough to be outside the door zone without having to risk being rear ended.

cooker 08-09-11 03:46 PM


Originally Posted by hairnet (Post 13058736)
Playing leap frog with buses.

I never do that. If I can't stay ahead, I stay behind. Otherwise you are selfishly delaying all those bus passengers and repeatedly putting yourself at risk of being injured or killed each time the driver is forced to either brake for you or try to pass you to keep to his schedule, and cut back into the righthand lane in front of you to drop off or pick up pasengers.

hnsq 08-10-11 07:16 AM

Commuters who make fun of slow riders who wear spandex. They are on a bike. Isn't that what counts?

reshp1 08-10-11 08:49 AM

Waiting behind 2 cars at 4 way stops that sit and look at each other, then both go, then both stop and stare some more, then both go.....

We had a car on a group ride on a hilly/rolling road pull around us and then stop dead a quarter of the way up every hill so everyone had to stop and unclip and then restart on an uphill. Did this three or four times. I was a little pissed, but I guess it was kinda clever.


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