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Thread: Fu*king Cyclists
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09-10-2019, 12:59 PM #1726
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09-10-2019, 06:43 PM #1727features a sintered base
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Yeah, but you know what? There isn't really a category of driver that does the equivalent all day, every single time they drive (just flying out into traffic with the expectation that everyone is going to accommodate them). Sure, they do all sorts of stupid shit and there are way too many horrible drivers out there (we really need to get a stringent licensing exam). But this is next level shit I see every fucking day, all day long. Whatever--it's apparently not going to change (but it is why when I've come across cyclists getting scraped off the pavement I assume it's due to some stupid shit they were doing).
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09-10-2019, 07:01 PM #1728
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09-10-2019, 07:17 PM #1729
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09-10-2019, 07:30 PM #1730features a sintered base
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09-10-2019, 09:41 PM #1731
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09-10-2019, 09:50 PM #1732
Ok. Hey Rideski, my post wasn't directed at you. It was more in awe that I had to look back to see that it was post #1 from over 3 years ago that was quoted. This thing has long since taken on a life of its own.
The last few pages have been frothy as it relates to law vis-a-vis motorists and cyclists. Nothing on your part.
But now that I've had a chance to reflect on all my interactions with road cyclists since I started this thread so long ago I will say that the Thursday night pelotons through the neighborhood are less about cycling and more about taking to the motorists in how they revel in new ways to inconvenience drivers.
Personally I don't care as I enjoy the fresh air after a day in the office and the chance to listen to the ballgame for an extra 20 minutes as Lance and the boys scream at the other cars on the road.
3+ feet high and rising.
Deuces.I still call it The Jake.
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09-10-2019, 09:55 PM #1733
Well the problem from my point of view is the fucked up title which is at the top of the news feed every fucking day for the last couple years, which you started.
Seems self explanatory on a gravity adrenaline junkie motivated web site there’s going to be a lot of cyclists here. Most of us are probably decent riders, and don’t hold up your Atlanta rush hour traffic.
Therefore, seems out of place and tiresome to keep seeing it.
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09-10-2019, 10:05 PM #1734
I would add that the point the pelotons are trying to make, is that people who do obey all the laws, and are courteous to boot, are fucking dying on the roads in droves due to the animosity of motorists, as was in your initial post, which didn’t say anything about 3 feet and peaceful harmonious road sharing.
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09-10-2019, 10:06 PM #1735
Agree that there's likely more cyclists here than not, and also that the cyclists here should be more likely than others to laugh at or at least look side-eyed at kooks like the nutjob in the original linked story.
I mean, we're all above-average snow sports enthusiasts and no one gets too twisted about the latest gaper story or tall-T nonsense that affects them.
Case in point, from what I can tell, the last year or so of this thread has been dedicated to laughing at a guy with a death wish in Minneapolis that is not Digitaldrew. This stereotype exists for a reason it seems.
Anyway, I'm lucky I don't have to deal with much rush hour traffic as my commute home is on the peloton route and I like to laugh to myself at the bulging veins on some of these guys raging at the world around them as they try and exercise while I slowly pass with a smile and a wave. YMMV.I still call it The Jake.
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09-10-2019, 10:19 PM #1736
For clarity I don’t agree with all of the methods of critical mass or participate in those rides, just saying that’s part of what they’re trying to express.
But fuck, change the title of the thread already or put it in poly ass where it belongs.
Options
Some cyclists are fucked in the head
1% of cyclists have a death wish and 5 chips on their shoulder
Will the methods of critical mass work
You’d be a better cyclist if you could cough up $37 fucking dollars
Etc
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09-10-2019, 10:28 PM #1737
I smell a flash poll coming on. (and I don't go into polyass, not that cycling is polyass per se, but to quote a wise mag: there is only one forum to rile them all)
I'll rename the thread if we can leave new thread name nominations open for a few days here and someone puts up the flash poll thread.
Spandex Death Wish would make a killer band name for a prog-rock cover band composed of dentists fwiw.I still call it The Jake.
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09-10-2019, 10:37 PM #1738
Fully supportive. Next round of Woodford on me.
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09-10-2019, 10:40 PM #1739Head down, push foreword
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Lycra crew is teh gays. And I’m about it!
Pm for contact info.
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09-10-2019, 10:48 PM #1740
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09-10-2019, 10:53 PM #1741Head down, push foreword
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I was hoping for more action than I have gotten.
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09-11-2019, 05:56 AM #1742
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09-11-2019, 06:23 AM #1743
Saved the laptop.
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09-11-2019, 06:33 AM #1744
As someone who rides bikes a lot...even on the road, I like the title. It makes me laugh every time I see it.
Mostly bc 1) every time I ride, I see "Fu*king cyclists" doing dumb shit...50% of the people are below average...even cyclists. 2) A huge number of cyclists are idiots that can't ride OR obey the rules of the road; that being said, there are huge numbers of drivers that suck as well. 3) this thread, and its title, give us a chance to rage at idiot cyclists and drivers...while still letting us laugh at ourselves.
I say: keep the title...it makes me smile.It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.
I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.
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09-11-2019, 08:01 AM #1745
I don't care one way or the other about the title, it certainly doesn't offend me. But then I also don't ride on the road much.
That said, Spandex Death Wish would be a worthy thread title."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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09-11-2019, 08:09 AM #1746
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09-11-2019, 08:27 AM #1747
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09-11-2019, 08:37 AM #1748
here's the guy who was killed by the driver running the red light in brooklyn while waiting for the green.
j'ai des grands instants de lucididididididididi
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09-11-2019, 08:44 AM #1749
I take no issue with the thread title.
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09-11-2019, 09:09 AM #1750
Changing titles is no better than deleting threads.
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