[KiwiRD]

Bit of light entertainment here.....the other day I was cruising along a busy city street behind three cyclists who were riding three abreast down the road in front of me. So I give them plenty of room, indicate into the next lane, and pull up next to them at the lights. The lights had gone from green to orange, so I decided to pull to a stop instead of going through late on an orange. Anyway, because of this, my front wheels ended up inside the cyclists box in front of the stop lines. We're talking all of 12 inches in a box that's about 10 feet long.

My window was rolled down, and the cyclists next to me were just chatting away happily. Then out of nowhere, the woman in the group looks at me and shrieks out "you do know you're not supposed to stop in the cyclists box don't you!" so I replied "you do know you're supposed to ride single file instead of three abreast, don't you" at which point her husband or whoever he was chimed in and they both started going at me. I was pretty taken aback, given they had been riding illegally and taking up the entire lane, not signalling their intentions etc. So it resulted in a stupid argument about who was in the wrong.

Anyway, the lights changed, and as I pulled away, the dude yelled out "that's a girls car anyway" which I thought was hilarious coming from a middle aged lycra-clad man on a bicycle! I won't repeat my reply here, but suffice to say it was pretty pointed. Then I drove off. The end.

[shuaige]

Originally Posted by KiwiRD

Bit of light entertainment here.....the other day I was cruising along a busy city street behind three cyclists who were riding three abreast down the road in front of me. So I give them plenty of room, indicate into the next lane, and pull up next to them at the lights. The lights had gone from green to orange, so I decided to pull to a stop instead of going through late on an orange. Anyway, because of this, my front wheels ended up inside the cyclists box in front of the stop lines. We're talking all of 12 inches in a box that's about 10 feet long.

My window was rolled down, and the cyclists next to me were just chatting away happily. Then out of nowhere, the woman in the group looks at me and shrieks out "you do know you're not supposed to stop in the cyclists box don't you!" so I replied "you do know you're supposed to ride single file instead of three abreast, don't you" at which point her husband or whoever he was chimed in and they both started going at me. I was pretty taken aback, given they had been riding illegally and taking up the entire lane, not signalling their intentions etc. So it resulted in a stupid argument about who was in the wrong.

Anyway, the lights changed, and as I pulled away, the dude yelled out "that's a girls car anyway" which I thought was hilarious coming from a middle aged lycra-clad man on a bicycle! I won't repeat my reply here, but suffice to say it was pretty pointed. Then I drove off. The end.

I would have told them all to get a Cervelo.

[KiwiRD]

Originally Posted by shuaige

I would have told them all to get a Cervelo.

For all I know he might have had a brand new Aston in the driveway at home, but at the time, he wasn't really in any position to comment!

[BSM n54iS]

I hate cyclists SOOOOOOO badly! it would be unwise to really speak my mind....

[KiwiRD]

Originally Posted by Black n54is

I hate cyclists SOOOOOOO badly! it would be unwise to really speak my mind....

They can get pretty aggressive too - thumping cars and abusing drivers etc. I guess it goes both ways, but certainly in my case I was a little surprised to be abused for practically nothing, especially when they had been happily flouting the law for the last quarter mile I had been following them. I was also a little surprised to hear my black beastie is a 'girls' car'.

[Welcome to NBA Jam]

Do you drive an automatic?

[KiwiRD]

Originally Posted by Welcome to NBA Jam

Do you drive an automatic?

Nope, manual.

[rick100]

I dont like cyclist neither. They think they own the road and slow down traffic .

[Welcome to NBA Jam]

Originally Posted by KiwiRD

Nope, manual.

The cyclist is wrong

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by KiwiRD

They can get pretty aggressive too - thumping cars and abusing drivers etc. I guess it goes both ways, but certainly in my case I was a little surprised to be abused for practically nothing, especially when they had been happily flouting the law for the last quarter mile I had been following them. I was also a little surprised to hear my black beastie is a 'girls' car'.

Roads were built for motor vehicles loooong ago, pavement was laid in the dimensions they are to fit cars. WHERE in the fuck do they get this self righteous attitude to think they are above everybody else b/c they want to get a workout in (when in the meantime they're getting pummeled in the ass, all cyclists deep down are females...especially Lance Armstrong). I could go on lol. Kiwi my response to that situation would have been "OK next time I'll run the yellow/red light and be praying that there's a cyclist just like you not following traffic laws and running their own red light so I can collide into them! Because heaven forbid I do something safe and brake for the yellow instead of being a foot into your 'special' place"

[justpete]

Originally Posted by Black n54is

Roads were built for motor vehicles loooong ago, pavement was laid in the dimensions they are to fit cars. WHERE in the fuck do they get this self righteous attitude to think they are above everybody else b/c they want to get a workout in (when in the meantime they're getting pummeled in the ass, all cyclists deep down are females...especially Lance Armstrong). I could go on lol. Kiwi my response to that situation would have been "OK next time I'll run the yellow/red light and be praying that there's a cyclist just like you not following traffic laws and running their own red light so I can collide into them! Because heaven forbid I do something safe and brake for the yellow instead of being a foot into your 'special' place"

Yeah, the Lance Armstrong cross-dressers around here are delusional narcissists, too. And bike in swarms, abuse drivers, break the law constantly, and couldn't care less. Apparently there isn't a bag limit on 'em, who'd'a'thunk'it?

[KiwiRD]

Originally Posted by Black n54is

Roads were built for motor vehicles loooong ago, pavement was laid in the dimensions they are to fit cars. WHERE in the fuck do they get this self righteous attitude to think they are above everybody else b/c they want to get a workout in (when in the meantime they're getting pummeled in the ass, all cyclists deep down are females...especially Lance Armstrong). I could go on lol. Kiwi my response to that situation would have been "OK next time I'll run the yellow/red light and be praying that there's a cyclist just like you not following traffic laws and running their own red light so I can collide into them! Because heaven forbid I do something safe and brake for the yellow instead of being a foot into your 'special' place"

That has to be the post of the year right there.

[sirdaft1]

Originally Posted by KiwiRD

as I pulled away, the dude yelled out "that's a girls car anyway" which I thought was hilarious coming from a middle aged lycra-clad man on a bicycle! I won't repeat my reply here, but suffice to say it was pretty pointed. Then I drove off. The end.

One of the only instances where having a 335D to roll coal all over them would have paid off

[barefootin]

We have a local "major" two lane one way street in our downtown... They hung signs back in October that say "cyclists may use FULL lane".... It has made traffic even more horrendous at heavy times of the day when it is nice out. Even single file or single bike, they ride right down the middle....

[Eagle1oh7]

I hate those fuckers too.

http://www.bodyforwife.com/wp-conten...clist-meme.jpg

[KiwiRD]

Originally Posted by Eagle1oh7

I hate those fuckers too.

http://www.bodyforwife.com/wp-conten...clist-meme.jpg

The lycra brigade is definitely one we can do without

[Brettb1234]

Should've done this:

[Eagle1oh7]

Originally Posted by Brettb1234

Should've done this:

Shouldn't have touched the man's car in such a disrespectful manner. No harm, no foul until he did that!

[BSM n54iS]

THIS is what I'd get for my ride if I lived in Britain!

[sea6speed]

When I had an office next to a bike trail I'd keep my bike rack on the car to avoid any trouble with the entitled bicycle warrior crowd. Never had an issue when I was driving with a rack on...

[fravel]

I'd consider myself a cyclist, but I hate other riders that act that way too. Like seriously, your vehicle is a foot wide - put your wheels on the white line or to the right of it and don't impede traffic.

[Wolf 335]

If it's a stock 2007 E90 with 16'' rims then fuck yea it's a girl car.