The Dumb Cyclists and Pedestrians thread...

[jasonc]

^ looks like you had a nice ride haha. Where is that? Plenty of cyclists about there.

Mt Coot-tha Brisbane

[g-boaf]

I wait at a red crossing light and the commuter behind me just goes straight across against the red at speed.

Busy intersection too.

I prefer to be careful in those situations.

[Mr Purple]

That looks a lot like old mate who blasted past me doing intervals and did a similar turn just after he went past a few weeks ago.

That is a seriously dumb place to turn around. If you want to do short intervals, find a smaller, quieter hill, buddy.

[g-boaf]

That looks a lot like old mate who blasted past me doing intervals and did a similar turn just after he went past a few weeks ago.

That is a seriously dumb place to turn around. If you want to do short intervals, find a smaller, quieter hill, buddy.

Wow that was close - not too good doing a U-turn like that with people coming towards you at high speed.

But someone will doubtless come forward and accuse you of going too fast.

[mikesbytes]

Why do they keep doing u-turns on blind corners in front of you?

[CmdrBiggles]

Why do they keep doing u-turns on blind corners in front of you?

Well, because they can. They assume it is quick, no risk and a small inconvenience to anybody coming around the bend
This sort of thing by cyclists can be seen frequently along the Great Ocean Road; they want to repeat for whatever reason e.g. Cape Paton. A lot of the time for the excitement!
And they are, by the actions shown here, as casually apathetic about motorists as motorists are about cyclists.

[foo on patrol]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

[jasonc]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

well at least you didn't link to his crap. i would prefer we didn't discuss him at all

[foo on patrol]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

well at least you didn't link to his crap. i would prefer we didn't discuss him at all

No intentions of linking anything to him, except showing the stupidity of the lemmings.

Foo

[warthog1]

Dont even mention the fool would be better. What a stroker he is.

[foo on patrol]

Dont even mention the fool would be better. What a stroker he is.

Foo

[g-boaf]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

Let's send the guy up Col de la Bonette and do that...

https://www.strava.com/segments/18893702

I know some of the guys on that leaderboard IRL. No hubris, they are just fast. I know that climb as well, done it myself (from the other side) very high and very steep near the top.

[Mr Purple]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

'No'.

KOM on Norton summit is currently 511W for 11 minutes set during the TDU. Second is Simon Yates.

Knowing the unnamed idiot he's probably planning on doing a slow training ride with a pro and maximising his Youtube clicks with such a clickbaity title.

He doesn't look particularly fast. I'd knock off a few of his KOMs just to annoy him if they were a bit more convenient.

[elantra]

Why do they keep doing u-turns on blind corners in front of you?

A few years ago I saw a pretty bad crash caused by doing that sort of turn across double lines on a downhill section.

In defence of the perpetrator, he was doing it further up the mountain (near the first TV station) where the road is not as curvy and the line of sight is better.
The end result was 2 injured bicycle riders (fortunately not life threatening, but one did need ambulance IIRC)
And 2 damaged bicycles, well actually the frame of one of them was in 2 pieces so very kaput.

[foo on patrol]

Banana boy still talking crap and the lemmings still drool over his every word.

Can a 46 year old office worker hubbard on a 20 year old $300 bike keep up with a World Tour Pro giving it a bit of gas up Norton Summit?

Foo

Let's send the guy up Col de la Bonette and do that...

https://www.strava.com/segments/18893702

I know some of the guys on that leaderboard IRL. No hubris, they are just fast. I know that climb as well, done it myself (from the other side) very high and very steep near the top.

I've tried to find any notable races that he may of won or placed in but be buggered if I can find any records. I even asked one day and didn't receive an answer, funny that.

Foo

[MichaelB]

Dont even mention the fool would be better. What a stroker he is.

Amen !

[Mr Purple]

Special shout out to the full grown adult I saw today while driving.

Doing 10km/hr on a BMX with no helmet and a left arm in a cast for a fifth metacarpal fracture (which you get normally by punching something). In the far right of three lanes in a fast moving 80 zone.

I’ve never seen someone who’s made such a catastrophic series of decisions before!

[mikesbytes]

Special shout out to the full grown adult I saw today while driving.

Doing 10km/hr on a BMX with no helmet and a left arm in a cast for a fifth metacarpal fracture (which you get normally by punching something). In the far right of three lanes in a fast moving 80 zone.

I’ve never seen someone who’s made such a catastrophic series of decisions before!

Temporary citizen?

[uart]

I’ve never seen someone who’s made such a catastrophic series of decisions before!

He wasn't by chance wearing this t-shirt was he?

[Retrobyte]

Special shout out to the full grown adult I saw today while driving.

Doing 10km/hr on a BMX

Whenever I see an adult riding a BMX I'm always tempted to ask them if they borrowed it from their kid

[CmdrBiggles]

Special shout out to the full grown adult I saw today while driving.

Doing 10km/hr on a BMX

Whenever I see an adult riding a BMX I'm always tempted to ask them if they borrowed it from their kid

Maybe consider that people on low incomes may not have the means or wherewithal to use anything else to get around. I see plenty of the same example, but I do not pass judgement when circumstances could be on a very different wavelength to other people. Just a thought.

[Mr Purple]

Oh, I'm pretty sure this guy had a low income.

Covered in tattoos, early 20's, clearly just making another in a series of disastrous life decisions that led him to this moment. He was actually invulnerable as a result - no-one would dare take on anyone with that little to lose.

[uart]

[Maybe consider that people on low incomes may not have the means or wherewithal to use anything else to get around. I see plenty of the same example, but I do not pass judgement when circumstances could be on a very different wavelength to other people. Just a thought.

I never pass judgement on people riding old junk bikes because I like restoring old steelies, so sometimes I'm that guy. But riding a BMX, and doing it as dangerously as possible in traffic, it does set off a number of red flags.

A low income can't really explain everything there. 26 inch MTB shaped objects can be had for free around here absolutely every hard rubbish day. There's hardly a week goes by when I don't see at least a couple sitting out for the taking while I'm out riding. Some in almost ready to go working order, some that would need very little work to get them up and running. Most 18 speed and far more suitable for transport riding than a bmx.

[zebee]

The adult (and teenage) BMX riders I see tend to be on the transport stage to the local play area. Meaning I see them on the road then a bit later I see them pulling tricks. Sometimes on the skateboard area, sometimes somewhere with stairs and walls and other play structures.

[jasonc]

Me. Continuously frustrated by the building site on sylvan Rd and their disregard for cyclists safety. They had traffic controllers as a truck was leaving. As we stop what do I notice? A ute parked the wrong way on yellow lines. Steering wheel attendant was out of the car telling to the other "workers" didn't like that I was looking at his rego. He says "but you've got green paint" I said "that's not safety". Rode off saying "enjoy the fine". I don't remember his rego but maybe he won't do it again. Maybe

These things shouldn't piss me off but they do because they impact my safety