15 Responses to “The Bike Riders Who Suck”

1. 1 Guitar Ted  on May 27th, 2005 at 11:20 am

   Although this dude is a little TOO angry and over the top, I admit that alot of what he says is true. But check this out: Instaed of getting pissed, how about venting that energy into educating the cycling public in his area. You get more flys with honey, ya know what I mean? Then, maybe somebody WILL stop for him on the side of the trail next time he needs it! Karma baby! What comes around, goes around!

2. 2 Nicola  on Jul 13th, 2005 at 2:50 am

   Wow, how did I know this guy was from Boston? The pedestrians here SUCK! Everytime I ride my bike home from work, along the Memorial Drive trail, joggers TRY to run into me- they’re suicidal! The first time it happened, the guy was really apologetic, but I’m getting sick of joggers staring me down as they play chicken with my bike. Do you really want me swerving all over the place to avoid your short-short clad asses? Alright, I’m not gonna rant like this guy did, but I must say I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU DUDE.

3. 3 hardlyrhino  on Aug 5th, 2005 at 2:15 pm

   Wow, it looks like these people are breeding and moving to…. Seattle!?!

   We have a particularly unnerving add to this list: Just off the boat Tourists. They wander around the waterfront looking up at the buildings as the zig-zag on the bike path. Nobody knows what direction they are going to go next. How many times have I almost hit them??? The added difficulty trick is the JOTB Tourist w/a dog…

4. 4 fixie_fool  on Aug 8th, 2005 at 4:25 pm

   Cycling on a multiuse path and bitching about the other users is like trying to ride across the lanes of a bowling alley and bitching about all balls rolling at you. What do you expect?!?!

5. 5 Singletrack  on Aug 25th, 2005 at 9:15 am

   I FULLY agree & REALLY enjoyed reading that post!
   Some of that crap really does make one sort of angry after a few years… Especially the “two abreasters”!
   or When you say “on your left” they MOVE TO THE LEFT! Personally i just yell out & watch their reaction & respond accordingly (in high traveled & city areas.) That always did crack me up about the “stylin’” type riders.
   why would anyone want to ride across a “bowling alley”? the theme is trails & bike paths & you talk about riding bowling lanes !?!

6. 6 NoCarMan  on Sep 24th, 2005 at 2:33 am

   So everyone has to act the way he wants? It is very obvious that the writer does not actually use his bike for anything but play, so he is the worst kind of self-righteous complainer. People who have a bike as their only means of transportation find anyone who is not actually using the bike paths to get anywhere to be in the way. Until self righteous bicyclists actually sell their SUVs, they will always sound stupid.

   People who actally use bikes as their only means of transportation find that kind of self righteous fool to be the worst of all. Every single complaint he has can easily include himself, excet he is too blind to his own flaws to see it. Not to mention self righteous cyclists like himself are the reason why it is so hard to find flat proof tires and tubes. Yes cheap flat proof tires and tubes are available, but they are hard to find thanks to stupid cyclists who actually think that a 5 lb weight difference matters on a bike. One gallon of water weighs 8 lbs. Carry a spare tube, or buy flat proof tire and tube set and don’t drink water til you get home. Or stop making everyone’s bike more fragile by obsessing about the weight of your bike.

   Manufacturers for whatever reason listen to fools like this writer, and keep making bikes more and more fragile, and less and less useful. Why was he not carrying adequate supplies to fix his blown tires? Because he has some worry other than actually getting somewhere on his bike, and instead of buying reliable flat proof tires and tubes and carrying adequate supplies and tools to fix his bike, he is worrying about something other than functionality. Because he buys fragile ‘lightweight’ products, those of us that actually need our bikes to be reliable have a hard time getting the LBS to stock durable products.

7. 7 jim  on Dec 30th, 2005 at 10:03 am

   Where does he say how much his bike weighs?

8. 8 Cycliste  on Feb 17th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

   The minute man is for family recreation and slow commuters. If he is as good as he pretends, he would be on the street where the real fun is

9. 9 Mike  on Mar 18th, 2006 at 11:36 am

   If this guy is going as fast as he claims, his ass should be riding in traffic, not on the trail.

10. 10 Frank Booth  on Mar 21st, 2006 at 8:51 am

    Just remember we are not dealing with a normal person here. Apparently BB’s bounce off his chest so I would not do anything to anger him. If you do happen to encounter this person make sure you have a ready supply of Kryptonite available.

11. 11 anti-fancy  on Sep 18th, 2006 at 11:53 pm

    hell, i think sky-high bar ends are kind of a good idea. prevents carpal tunnel for those of us with $20 mountain bikes. (only catch is it takes an extra split second to hit the brakes, so it’s not exactly safe for traffic). besides, isn’t it more dick-headed to pretend you need “TECHNICAL mountain climbing” aids on a flat urban bike path??
    this guy sounds like an elitist prick.

12. 12 rockhound  on Sep 19th, 2006 at 1:26 pm

    CORRECTION: This guy sounds like a WANNABE elitist prick.

13. 13 Mojoe  on Sep 19th, 2006 at 10:03 pm

    Prick. Thats a verry nice tearm for him I think! Is there anything that he does like? Well I ride to escape, I dont have to speed down the trail…I just like beging out there. NoCarMan I understand how you feel. I relied on my bike till I was well out of College. Ride on Brothers and Sisters!

14. 14 Mojoe  on Sep 19th, 2006 at 10:05 pm

    sorry about the spelling error’s.

15. 15 AugDog  on Jan 1st, 2007 at 7:18 pm

    If I ever come upon you when you are broken down no matter where I will ride right past, you pompus ass. If you are so dumb that you don’t know enough to carry a few basics you should not have been let out of your supervised care to ride your bicycle.

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