I Got Dissed By a Bicyclist (Read 2804 times)

Most cyclists are failed runners.

How f-ing rude is that!?!?!?!?!?! I had a rude run in recently as well. We were doing a 10 mile run down south of town on a bike path. There were two of us running together on our side of the path (it's marked like a road) and this older guy on a cruising bike is coming toward us. I was closest to the line so I moved to my right as a courtesy. As he was passing by he made the remark that we should be on the edge of the path. Well gee.....last time I heard this was a multi use path and we were where we were supposed to be!

Wow that is just amazing, the biggest running group I have seen is about 50.

Yeah it is pretty cool. Richmond is really a running town. The Richmond Road Running Club (rrrc) and Sports Backers are both very well run and have a history of cooperation. Starting at the end of May/beginning of June Sports Backers start their Marathon Training Team for the Richmond/Suntrust Marathon. The last couple of years it has been about 1000 people on the team with ~700 running Saturday mornings and ~300 running Sunday mornings. Add the TNT guys in, a Half-marathon team (soon to be 2) and there are a ton of runners out on Saturday. In all fairness there are a lot of cyclists out there as well. The nicest seem to be the people that run and bike. Some of the pure cyclist or those that view themselves as elite (and are legends only in their minds) are the ones that never speak, will crowd you on the road, and talk smack.

Maybe, just maybe, the effort required to navigate around *700* runners made her a little snarky.

I`m a runner and a cyclist, and I have to say that I have been dissed by FAR more runners than cyclists. There is no excuse for an attitude like that, but runners aren`t perfect either. Just my .02

There are far too many "recreation" cyclists that don't know what they are doing. They are all over their machine and are usually the ones that cause wrecks in group rides but blame the others. They ride brakes in pace lines and frequent bike paths to show that they can go 15 mph on a path. I'm a cyclist and I must say that there are way too many people that are not capable of riding bikes that do so anyways... it's scary, and so are their f'd up opinions

There are far too many "recreation" cyclists that don't know what they are doing. They are all over their machine and are usually the ones that cause wrecks in group rides but blame the others. They ride brakes in pace lines and frequent bike paths to show that they can go 15 mph on a path. I'm a cyclist and I must say that there are way too many people that are not capable of riding bikes that do so anyways... it's scary, and so are their f'd up opinions

I hate cyclists. With a passion. Not a small passion, either. My passionate hatred for chubby, rude, spandex-clad bikers rivals the white-hot burning flame of a thousand fiery suns. Present company excluded, of course. You're all obviously lithe, friendly, and well-mannered. Even if you do still wear the silly suit. But with that said, its damn nice to see a few bikers who recognize what a lot of their fellow bikers do wrong. So thank you. Getting dissed by a cyclist is a badge of honor. I've twice almost come to blows with one of the !@#$Q's. If they swear at you, you're probably doing something right. For all you bikers, here's a few friendly tips for you: 1) You're a vehicle. That's the law. Act like it. Use the road. Move with traffic. It ain't rocket science. 2) Runners are pedestrians. That's the law. You yield to them. (And they better be on the side of the road, and running against traffic). 3) Since you're a vehicle, that speed limit applies to you, too. If its posted 20 mph, you don't get to do 50 mph just cuz its a killer downhill and gravity really sucks your big butt downwards and all that high-speed spandex really cuts down on the friction. You get to go 20 mph, too. 4) If you ignore rule 3, and you're going way too fast ... at least consider slowing down around blind turns. Or if you can't manage that, at least get in the middle of the road where you belong. See rule # 1. 5) If you ignore rules 3 and 4, you're inevitably going to find somebody waiting around that blind curve at some point. I'm hoping its a large downed tree. That's what you deserve. Unfortunately, you'll almost certainly find a pet or a child. Especially if you're doing this in a public park, you spandex-clad freak. Or worst of all, you might find a runner coming the other direction. If its me, say your prayers. Bonus tip: you don't really *have* to scream at the top of your lungs to talk to the guy on the bike next to you. You really don't. I swear. While I appreciate hearing your conversation about your anal warts from 3 miles away, I swear if you talk like a normal human being, you'll hear each other. Really. Give it a try. -------------------------- Sorry. Bikers. I find them irksome. Present company excluded. Hey, at least I stopped at rule 5. I could have gone on.