Met my first ranter today

Not Responding said:

Interesting encounter with a rabid anti-cyclist. Got the lot; "no road
tax, dangerous to other road users, no lights, ride on pavements AND
don't use cycle lanes, ought to be banned etc etc". When I put fwd the
"heh, safer for all if the [censored] are on bikes not cars, eh?" argument I
was met with outraged "but at least in cars they'd have insurance. What
happens if I run a cyclist over because they so dangerous? They could
write my car off and I'd get nothing."

I was quite stunned; I hadn't realised such people existed outside of
urc parodies. The funny bit was that she was the only one in the room
who didn't know me or my travel habits. I certainly did let on and
notice a fair bit of stifled chuckling as she dug deeper.

Streuth. You want to pop over to uk.rec.transport you do. Thats a
balanced argument compared to most of the ranting over there.

What
happens if I run a cyclist over because they so dangerous? They could
write my car off and I'd get nothing."

So her bit of tin is more valuable to her than a human life. Why am I
not surprised by this statement though.

"Succorso" <[email hidden]> wrote in

Quoted message said:

I guess cyclists are seen as fair game. My eldest lad (the only other
cyclist in this lardy family of mine) and I are going to get even by
lurking in a hedge one night armed with a police stinger.

I'd book a bed at the RNNH now ;-)
BTW with the advent of computerinterwwwebthingy can you now find out where
someone lives from their reg plate? the mind boggles.

wafflycat said:

That wouldn't be in the vicinity of Castle Acre by any chance?

Ah yes, Castle Acre - scene of Vernons' previous Cager Encounter...

No, this was just the West Acre side of Gayton. I hate that piece of
road; actually that whole section from where the West Acre road joins
the B1153 through to Gayton. It's narrow, bendy, and populated by
ne'r-do-wells in the rat run from Kings Lynn to the Pikey Parks in
Narborough and Swaffham. I must work out an alternative route.

--
Chris

"Succorso" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

wafflycat said:

That wouldn't be in the vicinity of Castle Acre by any chance?

Ah yes, Castle Acre - scene of Vernons' previous Cager Encounter...

No, this was just the West Acre side of Gayton. I hate that piece of road;
actually that whole section from where the West Acre road joins the B1153
through to Gayton. It's narrow, bendy, and populated by ne'r-do-wells in
the rat run from Kings Lynn to the Pikey Parks in Narborough and Swaffham.
I must work out an alternative route.

--
Chris

Hmmm... There isn't really a quieter way there as far as I can tell. The A47
is to be avoided along there. The A10 would hit the big interchange and the
A148 is perhaps too far north. Bummer really.

Cheers, helen s

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:39:59 +0000, Not Responding <[email hidden]>

wrote in message : said:

Interesting encounter with a rabid anti-cyclist.

Ah, obviously on his way home to check out uk.tosspot.

Next time you see the tw@ give him a copy of this:
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/Documents/Bloody_cyclists

Guy
--
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

"wafflycat" <wafflesATv21netDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Seems entirely reasonable. Nathan gets a bit of stick occasionally at
college from the "townies" or the "chavs on mountain bikes" - but Nathan
gets his revenge when he zooms by the yoof who doesn't know how to use
gears, who is spinning at 300rpm whilst managing a speed of 3mph, thus

/on heaving of maternal breasts

Quoted message said:

showing said yoof a clean pair of heels on an uphill :-)

/off homb

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:39:59 +0000, Not Responding <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Interesting encounter with a rabid anti-cyclist. Got the lot; "no road
tax, dangerous to other road users, no lights, ride on pavements AND
don't use cycle lanes, ought to be banned etc etc". When I put fwd the
"heh, safer for all if the [censored] are on bikes not cars, eh?" argument I
was met with outraged "but at least in cars they'd have insurance. What
happens if I run a cyclist over because they so dangerous? They could
write my car off and I'd get nothing."

I was quite stunned; I hadn't realised such people existed outside of
urc parodies. The funny bit was that she was the only one in the room
who didn't know me or my travel habits. I certainly did let on and
notice a fair bit of stifled chuckling as she dug deeper.

Ideal material for your council's cycling officer, I think.

David Martin said:

On 4/3/05 7:16 pm, in article [email hidden], "wafflycat"

wafflesATv21netDOTcoDOTuk said:

thus
showing said yoof a clean pair of heels on an uphill :-)

While sitting up and riding no-hands to really p**s them off..

Even more fun is to let them think they might just be able to 'have you'
then sit up and accellerate..

Don't forget "proper" over taking technique.
Pedal like a fool until close, ease off, get your breath
back, then SPRINT from around 15 yards back, and
then sit up and pretend you're taking it easy just as
you go past at 5-7 MPH relative speed.
If all goes to plan, you're well beyond his/her hearing
range when the urge to gasp for breath becomes
overwhelming :-)

BugBear

bugbear said:

Don't forget "proper" over taking technique.
Pedal like a fool until close, ease off, get your breath
back, then SPRINT from around 15 yards back, and
then sit up and pretend you're taking it easy just as
you go past at 5-7 MPH relative speed.
If all goes to plan, you're well beyond his/her hearing
range when the urge to gasp for breath becomes
overwhelming :-)

You omitted to add turn off at the first opportunity before the b****r
catches you up or you run out of puff keeping a gap.

Tony

wafflycat said:

Seems entirely reasonable. Nathan gets a bit of stick occasionally
at college from the "townies" or the "chavs on mountain bikes" - but
Nathan gets his revenge when he zooms by the yoof who doesn't know
how to use gears, who is spinning at 300rpm whilst managing a speed
of 3mph, thus showing said yoof a clean pair of heels on an uphill

:-)

Leaving it on the big ring and remaining seated with the upper body
very still adds to the demoralising effect if he can manage it, as
though he hadn't even noticed that this was a hill. Once they can only
see his back he can grit his teeth all he likes and they won't notice
the effort.

--
Dave...

dkahn400 said:

wafflycat said:

Seems entirely reasonable. Nathan gets a bit of stick occasionally
at college from the "townies" or the "chavs on mountain bikes" - but
Nathan gets his revenge when he zooms by the yoof who doesn't know
how to use gears, who is spinning at 300rpm whilst managing a speed
of 3mph, thus showing said yoof a clean pair of heels on an uphill

:-)

Leaving it on the big ring and remaining seated with the upper body
very still adds to the demoralising effect if he can manage it, as
though he hadn't even noticed that this was a hill. Once they can only
see his back he can grit his teeth all he likes and they won't notice
the effort.

Perhaps there's a market for a shiny chain on the big ring and a small
idler sprocket while a stealth black chain drives from the small ring to
the big sprocket. "Look at me sailing up this hill in top gear"

Tony ;-^)

Response to bugbear:

Quoted message said:

Don't forget "proper" over taking technique.
Pedal like a fool until close, ease off, get your breath
back, then SPRINT from around 15 yards back, and
then sit up and pretend you're taking it easy just as
you go past at 5-7 MPH relative speed.
If all goes to plan, you're well beyond his/her hearing
range when the urge to gasp for breath becomes
overwhelming :-)

[Gasp like buggery, grit teeth]

Sail past breathing normally, keeping enough reserve for a casual "Nice
day for it..."

[Gasp like buggery, grit teeth]

During a long ride on the trike months ago, I was overtaken on a climb by
a bloke wearing a rucksac on a MTB:

"Hey, those go pretty fast, don't they?"
"Not with me aboard going up hills, they don't."

A minute later:

"Downhills, on the other hand..." - at which point I lost him. :-)

--
Mark, UK.

"A cathedral, a wave of a storm, a dancer's leap, never turn out to be
as high as we had hoped."

Tony Raven said:

dkahn400 wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Leaving it on the big ring and remaining seated with the upper body
very still adds to the demoralising effect if he can manage it, as
though he hadn't even noticed that this was a hill. Once they can
only see his back he can grit his teeth all he likes and they won't
notice the effort.

Perhaps there's a market for a shiny chain on the big ring and a
small idler sprocket while a stealth black chain drives from the
small ring to the big sprocket. "Look at me sailing up this hill
in top gear"

Unfortunately either the whirling legs or the lack of forward progress
would give the game away. Maybe a stealth electric motor in the bottom
bracket...

--
Dave...

dkahn400 said:

Tony Raven said:

dkahn400 wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Leaving it on the big ring and remaining seated with the upper body
very still adds to the demoralising effect if he can manage it, as
though he hadn't even noticed that this was a hill. Once they can
only see his back he can grit his teeth all he likes and they won't
notice the effort.

Perhaps there's a market for a shiny chain on the big ring and a
small idler sprocket while a stealth black chain drives from the
small ring to the big sprocket. "Look at me sailing up this hill
in top gear"

Unfortunately either the whirling legs or the lack of forward progress
would give the game away. Maybe a stealth electric motor in the bottom
bracket...

I think a Mountain Drive would do it.

see url:http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/html/mountain_drive.shtml

Ambrose

dkahn400 said:

Unfortunately either the whirling legs or the lack of forward progress
would give the game away. Maybe a stealth electric motor in the bottom
bracket...

Heinzemann hub motor and a wheel disc?

--

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)