Jaysus cycling! (15 Viewers)

[Deadmanposting]

Amazon.co.uk

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Doesn't look much different to bells that come free with most bikes and usually end up in the bin.

 

[magicbastarder]

i don't bother with a bell; half the time people don't react well, i think it comes across as passive aggressive to some. i just call out a hello or similar.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I don't care how they react, just that they know I'm there

I get tired on bike paths yelling out ahead every 2 minutes

 

[ann post]

I'm pro bell

I tend to use it muted mostly, like a gentle click sound, and mostly use it for saying hello.
You ring them more than you pedal in the Netherlands, and they have some experience cycling.

 

[hydromancer]

People do respond to bells in my experience I also bell at cattle and horses just to say hello

 

[Deadmanposting]

Single gentle ping is usually enough

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Pavlov joke.

 

[rettucs]

bell end joke

 

[magicbastarder]

i once tweeted a joke to david o 'doherty given his love of cycling, offered it to him for free to use. he just liked my tweet, didn't even thank me properly for it, the bounder.
it was something along the lines that campagnolo should start making bike bells, under the name 'campagnology'. i mean, it's staring them in the face.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

i once tweeted a joke to david o 'doherty given his love of cycling, offered it to him for free to use. he just liked my tweet, didn't even thank me properly for it, the bounder.
it was something along the lines that campagnolo should start making bike bells, under the name 'campagnology'. i mean, it's staring them in the face.

Probably too cerebral.

 

[ann post]

Leading UK cyclist out of Tour of Britain after being struck at ‘high speed’ by 4x4

One of the UK’s leading young cyclists has been forced to pull out of this week’s Tour of Britain after being hit at ‘high speed’ by a 4x4 driver

www.theguardian.com

Equal parts fuckin hell and equal parts yeah that sounds like something that could happen me

 

[chris d]

Usual business this morning. Had to break to avoid getting clipped by an overtaking car in Cabra, oncoming traffic closer than they expected. Ended up sitting behind that car for a good 30 seconds at the following junction while we waited to get out. Had they waited 5 seconds they could have overtaken without any stress.

 

[chris d]

People be getting het up.

 

[magicbastarder]

was at a barbecue on sunday at the in laws. my FIL went off on one about cyclists, kinda nuts how much people hate them (us).
i do know he's an exceptionally angry driver.

 

[ann post]

was at a barbecue on sunday at the in laws. my FIL went off on one about cyclists, kinda nuts how much people hate them (us).
i do know he's an exceptionally angry driver.

I had that at a wedding a few months back - I just like nodded a bit cos like the guy is otherwise a fully functional nice adult and it was someones wedding. I do need to develop some path to dealing with it again though.

 

[magicbastarder]

the usual one you get is 'cyclists think they own the road' and it's usually the 'cycling four abreast' trope, preventing an overtake.
that argument - even if it's cyclists two abreast, exposes the lack of knowledge of the complainant.

 

[Deadmanposting]

the usual one you get is 'cyclists think they own the road' and it's usually the 'cycling four abreast' trope, preventing an overtake.
that argument - even if it's cyclists two abreast, exposes the lack of knowledge of the complainant.

You can't win with these guys.
Driving is inherently frustrating. People find stuff to complain about on motorways, nevermind roads.
It's not us, it's them. And fuck 'em.

 

[pete]

Council plans campaign to urge cyclists to be more careful when sharing spaces with pedestrians - Dublin Inquirer

Both the Dublin Cycling Campaign and advocates for people with disabilities say they don’t think this is the right approach.

dublininquirer.com

 

[ann post]

the usual one you get is 'cyclists think they own the road' and it's usually the 'cycling four abreast' trope, preventing an overtake.

That was literally the one I sat through at that wedding.