THIS... seems to be creating a lot of "hell serious" riders these days.. some pricks don't even say g'day anymore..I blame Strava. That is all.
Roadies are the worst but mountain bikers with bloody earphones in are getting just as stuck up + it friggin dangerous.THIS... seems to be creating a lot of "hell serious" riders these days.. some pricks don't even say g'day anymore..
thats goldI would've taken more drastic action.
I ALWAYS ride with headphones when I ride by myself and I don't feel that I'm stuck up or dangereous, I have never had a close call or held anyone up. The only time I've come off is when Mother Earth gets in the wayRoadies are the worst but mountain bikers with bloody earphones in are getting just as stuck up + it friggin dangerous.
Anyway, i give them a hitler salute and shout YOOOO so they can do nothing but acknowledge me in some way.
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Im not worried if you are stuck up but on bike trails or shared use trails neither the riders, walker or anyone should be listening to music.I ALWAYS ride with headphones when I ride by myself and I don't feel that I'm stuck up or dangereous
Love your work. Couldn't agree more....Sounds like you came across someone who wasn't hugged enough as a kid. The world's full of clowns and cretins like that unfortunately.
Don't agree with the Strava comment. Granted there are loads of people who obsess over their times and progress (myself included I suppose) BUT, I was recently out on a run with some mates, going along at a fair lick and we went past a guy going the same way and walking his rig. We stopped, checked he was ok (mechanical and no kit with him to fix it) and we sorted him out so he could ride instead of walk. Strava time lost, but a fellow rider helped out and another face to say hi to at the coffee shop.
Not looking for the Nobel Peace prize here, although the $1m would get a lot of bikes, but that, to me is one of the best things about mountain biking, everyone generally is out for a good time and happy to help a fellow rider.
There are always going to be simpletons and ego driven buffoons, Strava or not.
I try not to let them ruin my day.
What I thought the thread was going to be about is folks you cede the trail to when going in opposite directions and they don't even have the courtesy to say "Thanks". They just ride on by like you're on their trail and haven't paid to use it.
Grrrr!
and 29ers.........I blame Strava. That is all.
Now see, that's rude. I think in the OPs case it was just a failed attempt at humour, anyone that's spent any amount of time with me knows how shit my jokes are.had a certain bloke scream at me to "get out of the fucking way" couple of seasons ago,he was about 40 metres behind me, he was riding for a certain polish/chzech beer manufacturer
I got the encouraging words from a fellow mountain bike rider on the weekend "You need to learn how to ride single track mate"
I bet you're really fast, and very highly appreciated...Mate are you serious. This offended you? Seriously stop your whining, their are alot worse things that cpuld have said to you. Harden the fuck up.
He probably isn't, but at the same time he doesn't need two pages of people on the Internet patting the op on the back because his easily offended. If he hadn't overtook him on the next climb I wonder if this thread would even exist hahaI bet you're really fast, and very highly appreciated...