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Post by slicko on Nov 20, 2015 22:38:23 GMT
Any serious cyclists out there wanting to get some quality winter training in?
Newcastle Racing Club meet Sunday 9.30am at Poachers Cottage pub in Trentham.
Great bunch of lads and lasses.
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on Nov 20, 2015 23:38:09 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2015 0:11:43 GMT
What distance are the runs? What average speed. I still ride but advancing years have slowed me down a bit. Not raced for 10 years.
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Post by iancransonsknees on Nov 21, 2015 6:55:04 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? This. Saw a wagon at the lights in Manchester yesterday and thought it was reversing, the message it was playing out went along the lines of "this vehicle is turning left", which I interpreted as "if you're dumb enough to be on the inside of me on a push bike you deserve to get fucking crushed, and don't say you weren't warned". Quite impressive really. |
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Post by chamberlain on Nov 21, 2015 13:09:39 GMT
Any serious cyclists out there wanting to get some quality winter training in? Newcastle Racing Club meet Sunday 9.30am at Poachers Cottage pub in Trentham. Great bunch of lads and lasses. Pity I work on a Sunday and live 20 miles away otherwise i would definitely be there |
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Post by bignickhowes on Nov 21, 2015 13:44:22 GMT
I'd love to but I'm down in Lichfield. Bit of a trek up..
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Post by salopstick on Nov 21, 2015 14:15:27 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? That's allowed as per Highway Code However on country roads if a car was coming we quickly go single file. We don't have to though. |
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Post by slicko on Nov 21, 2015 17:30:15 GMT
What distance are the runs? What average speed. I still ride but advancing years have slowed me down a bit. Not raced for 10 years. Between 30 and 70 miles at 14 to 16 mph. Always a cafe stop for breakfast. |
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Post by slicko on Nov 21, 2015 17:34:07 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? Overtake 100 feet of single file cyclists or 50 feet of legal 2 up cyclists. Choice is ours. |
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Post by salopstick on Nov 21, 2015 19:43:39 GMT
Since I started road cycling I watch out for cyclist more when driving but also see the bad ones who don't help them selves also
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Post by Clem Fandango on Nov 21, 2015 19:44:00 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? Far safer for the cyclist to ride two a breast and considering they aren't protected by a metal shell it's probably better they ride as safely as possible. As always there are shit cyclists who give the safe and considerate ones a bad name however there are also plenty of bad drivers out there. |
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on Nov 21, 2015 22:58:32 GMT
Ah, but in saying that, why was it when I was in Bastard Northwich the other month, I saw them in the distance behind each other, as soon as I approached, and on a bend, they decided to go side-by-side. Isn't this more dangerous on a blind bend?
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Post by ChrisKamarasPerm on Nov 21, 2015 23:04:04 GMT
Certainly a tremendous way of staying in shape.
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Post by partickpotter on Nov 22, 2015 8:38:48 GMT
Not road cyclists like you folk - but something that worries me.
Folk cycling dressed in black in the dark.
Nearly hit a girl the other day. I was at a T-junction going left. Opposite is darkness, street lighting very poor. I sense more than see a dark object and next moment a girl dressed in black on a back with a limp front light passed in front of me. Seen quite a lot of this in the past few weeks - when you're seeing shadows moving rather than an obvious road user. BTW - my eyesight is fine!
If you cycling in darkness - wear hi vis clothes.
Frankly I'd make it a law for cyclists - proper clothes and proper lights. Get fucking seen!
Apologies for wandering off subject a little.
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Post by Skankmonkey on Nov 22, 2015 9:10:23 GMT
Not road cyclists like you folk - but something that worries me. Folk cycling dressed in black in the dark. Nearly hit a girl the other day. I was at a T-junction going left. Opposite is darkness, street lighting very poor. I sense more than see a dark object and next moment a girl dressed in black on a back with a limp front light passed in front of me. Seen quite a lot of this in the past few weeks - when you're seeing shadows moving rather than an obvious road user. BTW - my eyesight is fine! If you cycling in darkness - wear hi vis clothes. Frankly I'd make it a law for cyclists - proper clothes and proper lights. Get fucking seen! Apologies for wandering off subject a little. I'll go along with this and further. Wear hi vis even in the daytime. Be seen. I was knocked off a bike in broad daylight by a car pulling out while I was crossing a T junction. He said he just hadn't seen me. He was insistent it was his fault and he was very sorry; and he paid for the bike. But then that would have been no consolation to me had he written me off as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 14:30:26 GMT
Some people forget that cyclists have a "right" to use the road. Motorists on the other hand, have no such "right" - they have to qualify.
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Post by capto on Nov 22, 2015 14:54:31 GMT
Perhaps cyclists should qualify.....?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 20:31:49 GMT
Cyclists,Horses and Pedestrians all have priority on this countries roads over motor cars.
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Post by Ayupshag on Nov 22, 2015 20:45:36 GMT
Always makes me giggle when you see one of the lunatics cycling down the A50 at 6am!! Pitch black on a road that's as busy as a motorway. Some of them have got a death wish
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 21:23:03 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? Have you ever played a computer game where as, you drive past a cyclist and then the cyclist disappears. Well in real life the cyclist doesn't disappear so don't fucking cut me up then. |
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Post by owenvadar on Nov 22, 2015 23:01:42 GMT
More of an off road cyclist myself .
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Nov 23, 2015 17:54:06 GMT
Ah, but in saying that, why was it when I was in Bastard Northwich the other month, I saw them in the distance behind each other, as soon as I approached, and on a bend, they decided to go side-by-side. Isn't this more dangerous on a blind bend? Why would you even contemplate overtaking someone on a blind bend? Riding two abreast can be a defensive move to discourage overtaking in places where it isn't safe to do so. |
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Post by owenvadar on Nov 23, 2015 19:13:32 GMT
Ah, but in saying that, why was it when I was in Bastard Northwich the other month, I saw them in the distance behind each other, as soon as I approached, and on a bend, they decided to go side-by-side. Isn't this more dangerous on a blind bend? Why would you even contemplate overtaking someone on a blind bend? Riding two abreast can be a defensive move to discourage overtaking in places where it isn't safe to do so. Which can also antagonise drivers and make them more likely to over take . |
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Post by lastoftheldk on Nov 23, 2015 20:57:47 GMT
Cyclists should pay road tax and have insurance, weekend warrior wankers
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 24, 2015 0:57:18 GMT
Not road cyclists like you folk - but something that worries me. Folk cycling dressed in black in the dark. Nearly hit a girl the other day. I was at a T-junction going left. Opposite is darkness, street lighting very poor. I sense more than see a dark object and next moment a girl dressed in black on a back with a limp front light passed in front of me. Seen quite a lot of this in the past few weeks - when you're seeing shadows moving rather than an obvious road user. BTW - my eyesight is fine! If you cycling in darkness - wear hi vis clothes. Frankly I'd make it a law for cyclists - proper clothes and proper lights. Get fucking seen! Apologies for wandering off subject a little. There does seem to be a trend amongst some cyclists that they want to wear dark blues and blacks - almost giving the finger to motorists - well it's your job to spot me. |
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Nov 24, 2015 8:26:16 GMT
Why would you even contemplate overtaking someone on a blind bend? Riding two abreast can be a defensive move to discourage overtaking in places where it isn't safe to do so. Which can also antagonise drivers and make them more likely to over take . Sadly yes. A sad indictment of our society that being held up for a matter of seconds can lead to a gamble with other people's safety or in rare cases actually using a 1000kg machine as a weapon. |
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Post by owenvadar on Nov 24, 2015 8:45:55 GMT
Which can also antagonise drivers and make them more likely to over take . Sadly yes. A sad indictment of our society that being held up for a matter of seconds can lead to a gamble with other people's safety or in rare cases actually using a 1000kg machine as a weapon. Unfortunately I have to agree with you . Cyclists thinking it's ok to hold people up because they say so and drivers thinking it's ok to risk killing someone out of revenge . Sign of the times I'm afraid. |
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Post by bringmesunshine on Nov 24, 2015 9:07:00 GMT
Anybody who puts their rights as per the Highway Code before their safety in the real world is a danger not only to themselves but also to others and I include all road users in that. It doesn’t matter what the Highway Code says when you’ve got an HGV bearing down on you on a tight country road.
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Post by spitthedog on Nov 24, 2015 11:53:12 GMT
Do you instill an ethos as to which is the best way to piss off other road users, such as riding side-by-side on a country road? Far safer for the cyclist to ride two a breast and considering they aren't protected by a metal shell it's probably better they ride as safely as possible. As always there are shit cyclists who give the safe and considerate ones a bad name however there are also plenty of bad drivers out there. and its worth noting that a bad driver is far more dangerous than a bad cyclist......lets get some perspective how many cyclists have killed car drivers, and how many car drivers have killed cyclists? Irritated or dead, I know which one I would prefer. You are always going to get poor users on the road, let me know the day that doesn't happen. |
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Post by Northy on Nov 24, 2015 14:29:45 GMT
Certainly a tremendous way of staying in shape.  |
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