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Title: Rant!!
Post by: ARH on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 02:28 AM
I normally take around 20 minutes to get home from the office... today... 55 mins! Why?  Around 80 Lycra clad TDF wannabes on the feckin road.  No escorts, bunched up into 4 groups with only space for 1 car in between each group, and each group riding 4 abreast.  They caused the traffic to back up at least 3km.  Scowls from every one of them when I eventually passed each group.   Of course they own the road don't they! 
Drives me feckin mad that these plonkers pay no attention to their own safety never mind having any consideration for other road users!  :furious:
There are loads of well organised rides around here... all have marshals that manage the roads and riders extremely well but this was clearly a club who couldn't be arsed to set the ride up properly... tossers the lot of them!

And breathe......
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Andre on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 02:52 AM
Heard the same complaint of a biker about a large biker group. He had a hard time getting past them.

Cyclists doing that is worse. No regard for others as well as their own safety.

Idiots come in all sizes and shapes and with all kind of vehicles. Not much we can do about it except ... breathe.
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: shanered6 on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 05:34 AM
Its a bloody epidemic here in the highlands of Scotland  :furious: they bloody moan about cars not giving them enough room !!!.... and they ride 3 or 4 abreast and look at you like sh*t when you try and squeez past them  :furious:....... I'll have to stop now !!!  :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 05:44 AM
So not a ladies cycle ride then....... :whistling:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mister Fishfinger on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 05:50 AM
Quote from: shanered6 on Wednesday, 01 August  2018, 05:34 AM
Its a bloody epidemic here in the highlands of Scotland  :furious: they bloody moan about cars not giving them enough room !!!.... and they ride 3 or 4 abreast and look at you like sh*t when you try and squeez past them  :furious:....... I'll have to stop now !!!  :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:

Same in Surrey. Everyone thinks they are Bradley Wiggins. Last Sunday we had a load of roads closed for most of the day for some big cycling event, Prudential Ride London.
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 10:28 AM
This is where a video recording would be very useful . .
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 02:42 PM
I know just what you mean..
Shouldn't be allowed !!!
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mick_J on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 07:26 PM
They certainly piss me off as well, it's not as if they even pay for the privilege, no tax, no insurance and if you hit one it's always the motorised vehicles fault and his/her insurance who pays, bastards  :furious:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Notty on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, 08:42 PM
I believe in reincarnation- I want to come back as a saddle on a girls bike after seeing that pic !  :)
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 12:19 AM
Be careful what you wish for  :whistling:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: shanered6 on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 02:59 AM
 :rofl2: :happy1:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 03:03 AM
Notty could be under there now?,  you'd never know.    :happy1:   Are you in there Notty?   Hello?     Hello?
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Notty on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 03:21 AM
Can't breathe but wat a way to go  :rofl2:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 03:41 AM
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 02 August  2018, 03:21 AM
Can't breathe but wat a way to go  :rofl2:

Brave man  :smiley-music002:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: ARH on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 03:48 AM
She definitely was not in the peleton I passed the other day....  :happy1:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 04:29 AM
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 02 August  2018, 03:21 AM
Can't breathe but wat a way to go  :rofl2:

I've told ya before, Don't speak with your mouth full!!   :lol:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 04:32 AM
Reminds me of a joke..
(I feel a ban coming on)..

How can you tell if your girlfriend is too fat ?
If you cant hear your stereo when she sits on your face..

Im off !!!
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: seth on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 04:40 AM
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: ARH on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 04:47 AM
Woah speedy!  Living close the edge or what?  :rofl2:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Andre on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 05:09 AM
Quote from: ARH on Thursday, 02 August  2018, 03:48 AM
She definitely was not in the peleton I passed the other day....  :happy1:

If she had been you would be still behind that peleton  :coffeescreen:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: ARH on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 05:40 AM
 :rofl2: :rofl2:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mrg on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 05:45 AM
The things that piss me  off on the fracking road are those fracking mobile scooters that have ne legal right tax insurance or mot and sit in the middle of the road  taking there time because they own the fracking roads payment ohhhh and the fracking shops Asda  running road there to ,,, father all we can take or bike or car in the fracking shops can we grrrrrrrrr
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: ARH on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 06:09 AM
Holy moly MRG.... take a breath would you?  You'll do yourself an injury...  :rofl2:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 02 August 2018, 07:38 AM
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Thursday, 02 August  2018, 04:32 AM
Reminds me of a joke..
(I feel a ban coming on)..

How can you tell if your girlfriend is too fat ?
If you cant hear your stereo when she sits on your face..

Im off !!!

:redcard:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 09 August 2018, 02:26 PM
Quotecareful what you wish for

Jeezus @mjgt  some things seen cannot be unseen.

but to prevent seeing your future photographic posts....



(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e_JogGWqv2E/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 09 August 2018, 07:04 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 09 August  2018, 02:26 PM
Quotecareful what you wish for

Jeezus @mjgt  some things seen cannot be unseen.

but to prevent seeing your future photographic posts....



(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e_JogGWqv2E/maxresdefault.jpg)

It is knotty who should take the blame, not me.  :whatever:
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 09 August 2018, 07:14 PM
Correct Mick, it's always Notty that's causing a stir  :whistling:  Bloody trouble making dwarf! :happy1: :cheers:

@Notty
Title: Re: Rant!!
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 09 August 2018, 07:18 PM
Thanks for confirming that Col, thought I was the only one who noticed.  :onya: