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Peter Taylor must be edykated coz e writed:

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It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter from a sleepover, we came
up behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so riding in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear marker kept looking round, as
did a number of others so they were well aware that I was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me to pass, they continued,
this time riding 4 abreast. After 10 minutes of following them , I gave a very short blip on the
horn. The response was a couple of "fingers" from the group.

This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung out on a steepish hill. I
managed, eventually and very very carefully to get past them. One swore - pretty obscenly - at me
as we went past - certainly not words I want my young daughter to hear.

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Any thoughts on this?

Peter Taylor

I would have had a little "chat" with anyone swearing in front of my daughters, perhaps involving a
wheel brace as there were a few of them. There is never any excuse for that kind of behaviour, they
were drongos of the first order.

Ian oh, and I am a fanatical cyclist, I just do not tolerate fools.

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It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter from a sleepover, we came up
behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so riding in a group.

Snipped story about offensive cyclists.

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Any thoughts on this?

Peter Taylor

Could you tell what club they were from? Where were you and at what time? Perhaps someone from this
NG was there.
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Peter Taylor said:

It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

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Any thoughts on this?

You get tossers on/in any form of transport, and you also get considerate users on/in any form of
transport. I have a hearty dislike of the sort of fool you describe encountering, because they give
*me* a bad name as a cyclist.

Whether I'm in a car or on a bike I try and show apposite courtesy to all other road users. That
courtesy is usually repaid, but if someone's duty-neuron is fully occupied with being a [censored]
there's not much will get through to them :-(

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Peter Taylor said:

It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter from a sleepover, we came up
behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so riding in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear marker kept looking round, as did
a number of others so they were well aware that I was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me to pass, they continued,
this time riding 4 abreast. After 10 minutes of following them , I gave a very short blip on the
horn. The response was a couple of "fingers" from the group.

This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung out on a steepish hill. I
managed, eventually and very very carefully to get past them. One swore - pretty obscenly - at me
as we went past - certainly not words I want my young daughter to hear.

To be frank, I was appalled. I am ALWAYS careful of cyclists and riders - giving plenty of room. I
am sympathetic to the predicament of cyclists especially on the roads in this country, and it will
not affect my attitude in the future. But this sort of deliberate confrontation is pointless,
stupid and dangerous, and does not help relations between car drivers and cyclists. I am not quite
sure what it was all about, but it was pretty unpleasant. This lot were all middle aged and clearly
dressed for cycling - shorts, various "team" jerseys and pretty expensive looking bikes.

And for the record, I am a cyclist myself. Not fanatical but I cover 5K - 6K per year in the UK and
France and have does so for years, including some reasonably long distance trips.

Any thoughts on this?

Roadies. EPO does this to their social skills.

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Peter Taylor said:

Any thoughts on this?

They perhaps felt that 50 yards was too far back and that you weren't making a proper effort to
overtake (whatever a proper effort is).

No need for the swearing, though.

James

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Dan said:

Peter Taylor said:

It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter from a sleepover, we came
up behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so riding in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear marker kept looking round, as
did a number of others so they were well aware that I was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me to pass, they continued,
this time riding 4 abreast.

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This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung out on a steepish hill. I
managed, eventually and very very carefully to get past them. One swore - pretty obscenly - at me
as we went past - certainly not words I want my young daughter to hear.

To be frank, I was appalled.

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Any thoughts on this?

Roadies. EPO does this to their social skills.

Had a similar experience not long ago at a great local pub - the Watership Down at Freefolk - when a
load of bikies descended one Sunday lunchtime. They barged in with several - notably older ones -
demanding this that and everything else, using language that was embarrassing.

I was there by dint of having ridden their with my young son.

No they were not 'roadies', but seemed to be members of a national touring club and I do know what
club they were also from.

With the poor press given to cycling by the media, such behaviour is just a further nail in
cycling's coffin and more ammunition to the anti-brigade.

Rudeness is always devaluing.

John B

"Peter Taylor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter

from

Quoted message said:

a sleepover, we came up behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so

riding

Quoted message said:

in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear marker kept looking round, as
did a number of others so they were well aware that

I

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was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me to pass, they continued,
this time riding 4 abreast. After 10 minutes of following them , I gave a very short blip on the
horn. The response was a couple of "fingers" from the group.

This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung

out

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on a steepish hill. I managed, eventually and very very carefully to get past them. One swore -
pretty obscenly - at me as we went past -

certainly

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not words I want my young daughter to hear.

To be frank, I was appalled. I am ALWAYS careful of cyclists and riders - giving plenty of room. I
am sympathetic to the predicament of cyclists especially on the roads in this country, and it will
not affect my

attitude

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in the future. But this sort of deliberate confrontation is pointless, stupid and dangerous, and
does not help relations between car drivers and cyclists. I am not quite sure what it was all
about, but it was pretty unpleasant. This lot were all middle aged and clearly dressed for

cycling -

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shorts, various "team" jerseys and pretty expensive looking bikes.

And for the record, I am a cyclist myself. Not fanatical but I cover 5K - 6K per year in the UK
and France and have does so for years, including

some

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reasonably long distance trips.

Any thoughts on this?

Several.

1. 5-6k (miles or km) puts you into serious verging on pretty fanatical
IMO.

2. Roadies doing 10 MPH?

3. Where, when and which club? If they could be identified I suspect they would get an earful
from various people here.

4. Description of the bikes? (Road, MTB, muddy, clean)

5. How close did you have to pass them? Especially the ones that swore most valuably?

Sorry to be a suspicious old fart but there are sufficient inconsistencies in your tale to make me
Troll aware. While I have been out with a group that has purposely held cars back for a short period
of time (due to the dangerous nature of the road), I have never known a properly constituted group
do so for longer than strictly necessary for their own or others safety.

There is something not quite right about your description.

T

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I would have had a little "chat" with anyone swearing in front of my daughters, perhaps involving
a wheel brace as there were a few of them. There is never any excuse for that kind of behaviour,
they were drongos of the first order.

Ian oh, and I am a fanatical cyclist, I just do not tolerate fools.

wheel brace...mmmmmmmmmm and you dont tolerate fools..........are you not one then ???? cus anybody
who thinks the problem is sorted with a wheel brace in front of a child is no more then pathectic
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D@vo the bigger the ring the more it hurts

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Peter Taylor must be edykated coz e writed:

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It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter

from

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

a sleepover, we came up behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so

riding

Quoted message said:

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in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear

marker

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kept looking round, as did a number of others so they were well aware

that I

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was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me

to

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pass, they continued, this time riding 4 abreast. After 10 minutes of following them , I gave a
very short blip on the horn. The response was

a

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couple of "fingers" from the group.

This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung

out

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on a steepish hill. I managed, eventually and very very carefully to

get

Quoted message said:

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past them. One swore - pretty obscenly - at me as we went past -

certainly

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not words I want my young daughter to hear.

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Any thoughts on this?

Peter Taylor

Davo must be edykated coz e writed:

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I would have had a little "chat" with anyone swearing in front of my daughters, perhaps involving
a wheel brace as there were a few of them. There is never any excuse for that kind of behaviour,
they were drongos of the first order.

Ian oh, and I am a fanatical cyclist, I just do not tolerate fools.

wheel brace...mmmmmmmmmm and you dont tolerate fools..........are you not one then ???? cus
anybody who thinks the problem is sorted with a wheel brace in front of a child is no more then
pathectic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D@vo the bigger the ring the more it hurts

You say that with your sig? Looks like I'm in good company, try engaging your brain before you put
your keyboard in gear.

Ian

Ian must be edykated coz e writed:

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Davo must be edykated coz e writed:

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I would have had a little "chat" with anyone swearing in front of my daughters, perhaps
involving a wheel brace as there were a few of them. There is never any excuse for that kind of
behaviour, they were drongos of the first order.

Ian oh, and I am a fanatical cyclist, I just do not tolerate fools.

wheel brace...mmmmmmmmmm and you dont tolerate fools..........are you not one then ???? cus
anybody who thinks the problem is sorted with a wheel brace in front of a child is no more then
pathectic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D@vo the bigger the ring the more it hurts

You say that with your sig? Looks like I'm in good company, try engaging your brain before you put
your keyboard in gear.

Ian

Of course I wouldn't beat someone to a bloody pulp in front of my kids, but it does severely nark
me, when people swear in front of them, and I invariably feel like doing so, by the time I see them
again my ire has waned of course.

Ian

Davo must be edykated coz e writed:

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re my sig............bone head...try a 56 ring not a ''girls'' 48 ring

I'm not lowering myself to your level by getting into a slanging match with you on here.

Ian

[censored]. As usual, a small minority spoil it for everyone else.

I must say though, even though I am now an official biker, I detect there is a "holier than thou"
attitude amongst certain cyclists that I have met - a sort of "I am on a bike but you are in a comfy
car so you can wait" kind of thing.

"Peter Taylor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

It is not necessarily only car drivers who are at fault.

On Sunday, driving along some local lanes having picked up my daughter

from

Quoted message said:

a sleepover, we came up behind a group of cyclists - perhaps 20 or so

riding

Quoted message said:

in a group.

I hung back maybe 50 yards as the lane was quite narrow. The rear marker kept looking round, as
did a number of others so they were well aware that

I

Quoted message said:

was there.

After a mile or two at 10 mph, the road widened. Instead of allowing me to pass, they continued,
this time riding 4 abreast. After 10 minutes of following them , I gave a very short blip on the
horn. The response was a couple of "fingers" from the group.

This carried on for another three or four miles, until the group strung

out

Quoted message said:

on a steepish hill. I managed, eventually and very very carefully to get past them. One swore -
pretty obscenly - at me as we went past -

certainly

Quoted message said:

not words I want my young daughter to hear.

To be frank, I was appalled. I am ALWAYS careful of cyclists and riders - giving plenty of room. I
am sympathetic to the predicament of cyclists especially on the roads in this country, and it will
not affect my

attitude

Quoted message said:

in the future. But this sort of deliberate confrontation is pointless, stupid and dangerous, and
does not help relations between car drivers and cyclists. I am not quite sure what it was all
about, but it was pretty unpleasant. This lot were all middle aged and clearly dressed for

cycling -

Quoted message said:

shorts, various "team" jerseys and pretty expensive looking bikes.

And for the record, I am a cyclist myself. Not fanatical but I cover 5K - 6K per year in the UK
and France and have does so for years, including

some

Quoted message said:

reasonably long distance trips.

Any thoughts on this?

Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor said:

Any thoughts on this?

Yes. It's a curious and implausible story, in my entire driving career I have probably not been
delayed for 30 minutes by cyclists in total and you managed that much all at once.

James

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But this sort of deliberate confrontation is pointless, stupid and dangerous, and does not help
relations between car drivers and cyclists. I am not quite sure what it was all about, but it was
pretty unpleasant. This lot were all middle aged and clearly dressed for

cycling -

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shorts, various "team" jerseys and pretty expensive looking bikes.

I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt but finding it hard. How were they acting
dangerously?

Onviously I wasn't there but don't you find the fact so many of them responded negatively strange?

Peter Taylor said:

for the record, I am a cyclist myself. Not fanatical but I cover 5K - 6K per year in the UK and
France and have does so for years, including some reasonably long distance trips.

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Any thoughts on this?

Not a bad distance - you should come here more often ;-)

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Peter Taylor said:

Any thoughts on this?

On your experience, from this distance, not really, but it doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Head problems abound everywhere. It must be the super-duper 'gear', but something happens to our
egos when we hit the road, that's for sure, regardless of what we're operating. There are some
zealots who see only cagers and really do believe that all cyclists are beyond reproach, and others
who see only 'petrol' and anything else as annoyingly irrelevant. But it's a complete of [censored]. It's
also kind of depressingly sad really.

gb

Peter Taylor said:

Any thoughts on this?

Sniff sniff?

Trollshit?

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Garry Broad must be edykated coz e writed:

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Peter Taylor said:

Any thoughts on this?

On your experience, from this distance, not really, but it doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Head problems abound everywhere. It must be the super-duper 'gear', but something happens to our
egos when we hit the road, that's for sure, regardless of what we're operating. There are some
zealots who see only cagers and really do believe that all cyclists are beyond reproach, and
others who see only 'petrol' and anything else as annoyingly irrelevant. But it's a complete of
[censored]. It's also kind of depressingly sad really.

gb

Lets face it, on the most part we are both cyclists and motorists, the people who act like this on
bikes are probably the road rage motorists too.

Ian

why.....cant you compete with a ''51'' minute man !!!!!!!!!!!

D@vo The bigger the ring the more it hurts

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Davo must be edykated coz e writed:

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re my sig............bone head...try a 56 ring not a ''girls'' 48 ring

I'm not lowering myself to your level by getting into a slanging match

with

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you on here.

Ian