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People who have a single roof mounted bike rack, with the bike facing backwards.
what can I say - helps to fluff up my bar tape
Really expensive cars with a really shit bike on the roof.
You can afford it, buy something nice.
Riders that wear helmets. Are you that cr@p a rider that you're going to fall off?
Why would you want your fork stanchions to be In the firing line from all the bits of grit and insects hitting then at 70mph?
Really expensive cars with a really shit bike on the roof.
You can afford it, buy something nice.
Unless they spent all of their money on an (irrationally) overpriced car 😉
(I thought this thread was going to be about those motorists who just have to hate cyclists)
Do road bikes have stanchions?
Vans with a bike rack..... you forgot something when working out what van you got
Time trailers out with all the expensive bikes, disc wheels, skin suits, aero helmets etc. but sat almost bolt upright. Get your position sorted first for crying out loud.
Badly set-up bikes; regardless of whether it's a Carrera or a carbon Santa Cruz, setting it up properly is free..
setting it up properly is free..
You know a shop that works for free?
Anyways:
Riding on my back wheel on a long descent in a 7 hour race but not wanting to get past.
Shorts in winter
Working on your bike with it upside down on the ground
Wheelsucking a stranger (me) a commute.
setting it up properly is free..
You know a shop that works for free?
You really need a shop to set your brake levers, shifters, bars and saddle at the correct position and angle..?
Some folk may do, OBVIOUSLY*
*applies to most. posts obvs!
Fast, skillful people. Two hats.
Working on your bike with it upside down on the ground
Like what I did today?
Those calf length socks (? Compression) worn by time triallers
oh and sperm helmets
Those calf length socks (? Compression) worn by time triallers
oh and sperm helmets
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could there be a logical reason? Like they want to stand on the pavement when lifting the bike up and the down tube clamp fouls the chainrings if it’s the other way round?
Why do triathletes always look like a cycling fashion disaster? Its like the cycling equivalent of the rusty nova with a badly fitted fiberglass body kit and chromed alloys. I mean whoever sponsors that guys skinsuit must know he dresses like that?
Not entirely irrational but I do hate some bike shops, I can't stand slam69 /smokestone mostly because his posts/fanbois took up most of the fatbike Facebook groups with photos of the same shit week after week. Which is irrational because I don't bear the same grudge against the similarly self publicising bikemonger and have bought stuff off him since he was just an eBay shop for ss bits and actually follow both his personal and shop Facebook pages!
You really need a shop to set your brake levers, shifters, bars and saddle at the correct position and angle..?
No you can read a hundred conflicting internet versions and one who tells you to leave everything undone as they crash a lot
Working on your bike with it upside down on the ground
How do you fix a puncture, broken chain, etc when you don't have your workstand with you?
Carbon framed road bike with a brooks saddle. Why?
Folk with full sussers and loads of Tyre pressure.
You really need a shop to set your brake levers, shifters, bars and saddle at the correct position and angle..?
You really need a shop to change your wiper blades, you really need a gardener to mow your lawn, your really need etc, etc,
Anyway, I hate cyclists who ride along in a group and keep pointing at things on the road and calling them out
<i>Anyway, I hate cyclists who ride along in a group and keep pointing at things on the road and calling them out</i>
what like potholes and road furniture? You mean you would rather hit all that at speed? It hurts....just ask Mark Cavendish.
Internet evangelists who preach that we should support our LBS every opportunity, even when they refuse to do the work we need/want doing.
^That picture CFH posted -looking at his ankles is he out on license from Fashion prison?
Always wary of cyclists with bags swinging from the handlebars.
I had that issue, until I quickly realised that you can just unbolt the clamp section and switch it to the inner side. (Thule 591)
Irrational cycling hates:
1. Mtb-ers wearing camelbaks. If your half a days ride from a shop to buy water - fair enough. If your at a trail centre/local ride it’s a 20min ride to refill.
2. Those new super wide mtb handlebars; in the 1970’s we called them cow horn bars, and they looked stupid then. Has nice tight twisty Singletrack disappeard?
3. Anyone in Rapha kit, or team Sky kit.
Rational cycling hatred:
1. Other cyclists telling me I should wear a helmet. If you not confident in your cycling ability then wear one by all means - But don’t assume I am as shit as you on a bike.
2. Cyclists who clear their nose whilst riding in a group. If your sat on back it’s fine - but if there’s riders behind it’s totally unacceptable.
Groups of MAMILs who bust a gut to overtake you happily riding at your own pace, then slow down en masse, forcing you to overtake them all to continue riding at your own pace...
1. Other cyclists telling me I should wear a helmet. If you not confident in your cycling ability then wear one by all means – But don’t assume I am as shit as you on a bike.
Not sure whether to swoon or laugh...
mtbers who run such low pressures their tyres are squirming and they think they are drifting
But don’t assume I am as shit as you on a bike
What if shit person runs into you?
How do you fix a puncture, broken chain, etc when you don’t have your workstand with you?
You can certainly fix a puncture or broken chain without turning your bike upside-down.
Carbon framed road bike with a brooks saddle. Why?
I've got a nice carbon road bike with a pretty tired looking Charge Spoon saddle on it because the OEM saddle broke and that was what I had in the shed, and I haven't had time to buy a nicer replacement. Go on, hate me.
"Other cyclists telling me I should wear a helmet. If you not confident in your cycling ability then wear one by all means – But don’t assume I am as shit as you on a bike."
Mate of mine on a recent MTB weekend is the best rider out of all of us, raced motorbikes and motor cross in his younger years then moved onto trials both on motor bike and bicycles, took a pretty small innocuous table top jump at a trail centre, the sort of thing you wouldn't necessarily think of, the sort of thing he's done millions of times before, but, very unusually, front tyre blew out on landing, he didn't stand a chance, went down like a ton of bricks, snapped his collar bone and hit his head on the not particularly smooth trail surface with pointy rocky corners. Almost cleaved his helmet in two. Was a bit dazed and confused for a few seconds, but far more concerned about his shoulder than his head. I can't imagine what the outcome would have been if he wasn't wearing a helmet, but it would have been alot more painful, bloody and potentially/probably life changing. As it happens he's back on a bike after 4 weeks, with a serious head injury it would have been months at best.
Moral of the story is that no matter how good you are, or most likely think you are on a bike (I'd happily bet a significant part of my body that my mate is a much better rider than you), the unexpected can happen at any time and that is what a helmet is there for. So absolutely nothing to do with how good or confident you are. Unless you pootle along at a steady pace on a canal towpath then you are at risk of coming off your bike at any time (and maybe you do, you might be the best canal track pootler in the world, but I suspect that is not what you mean). Some things are outside of your control.
Not telling you what to do, just a little anecdote to highlight the error in your view that falling off your bike is anything to do with your own skill...nobody falls off a bike on purpose, it's always because something unexpected happens.
‘Not telling you what to do, just a little anecdote to highlight the error in your view that falling off your bike is anything to do with your own skill…nobody falls off a bike on purpose, it’s always because something unexpected happens’
Maybe I should have emphasised I meant on road bike; I always wear helmet whilst riding off road.
of course the unexpected will always happen. Although seeing so many people riding (on roads) with so little skill of reading the road and bike handling skills .. but blissfully unaware, in their own little security bubble of thinking the helmet makes them safe and secure in any eventuality is quite alarming.
safer to use what’s in your head than rely on what’s on it.
swoon away newbs.
Oh well if you ride on the road... there’s no dangers there. Nothing ever fails on road bikes and cars are so advanced now they can’t hit you.
You crack on flower.
Anyone with a bike on their roof - you should have bought a van.
Vans with bike racks on the back - you bought the wrong van.
Singlespeed/no suspension/ similar weird crap - stop being an attention seeker.
Anyone in lycra - I dont think thats irrational though.
describing a ride as being off-piste.
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Theres plenty of dangers on the road, and experience will help you identify them - and hopefully avoid them. But until then - I suggest you keep wearing the helmet Newb.
Anyone with a bike on their roof – you should have bought a van.
That would be stupid. Most of the time I don't need that much space. You're saying I should spend cash on a van (+insurance, MOT, etc) for something I might only use one or two times a year?
Vans with bike racks on the back – you bought the wrong van.
Or maybe most of the time the smaller van would be fine, but you're now insisting I should buy a vehicle far larger than I need, and pollute the environment with even more diesel fumes than necessary? Basically you would rather kill children with PM10s than use a bike rack.
Singlespeed/no suspension/ similar weird crap – stop being an attention seeker.
Rigid/Single speed is perfect for riding in the Winter in Cambridgeshire. Unless you're made of money of course, in which case you can just buy a new bike after each ride. Sadly I'm not in that position. Well done you though that you have enough wealth that you can do that. Are you a Russian Oligarch?
Anyone in lycra – I dont think thats irrational though.
Lycra is comfortable, dries quickly, doesn't get too hot. Why do I have to make myself be hot and sweaty just to conform to some idea of fashion in your head?
[irony alert] People on a cycling forum attempting to rationalise other people's irrational cycling hatreds on a thread about irrational cycling hatreds. Is it rational to try and rationalise on a thread about irrational things something that someone finds irrational? [/irony alert]
Cyclists who clear their nose whilst riding in a group
What about while out in the woods on a group ride and we're all stopped, possibly some people eating chew bars, and using a stick to inspect it?
People who tell you your bike setup is wrong when it’s comfortable/works for you and you’ve just rinsed their best strava time.
People who tell you your bike setup is wrong when it’s comfortable/works for you and you’ve just rinsed their best strava time.
Yeah, I hate that.
Why is it anyone who's seen a crash is subsequently an expert on helmets and how they prevented a life changing injury?
Try reading up on the subject, even the pro-helmet cycling.org is informative .
I hate seeing athletes of any persuasion with long hair. Noting against long hair generally if you just want to look pretty, but I keep my hair cropped really short because I hate it getting sweaty when I exercise, I just can't stand having a head covered in a big messy mop of sweat. Every time I see an athlete with long hair, I have to ask myself how hard can they really be trying if they have all that hair.
Cyclists who have an opinion on what other cyclists should do/wear/think - as Charlie the bikemonger says 'shut up and ride your bloody bike' 🙂
E bikes being used by fit healthy individuals.
Singlespeed/no suspension/ similar weird crap – stop being an attention seeker.
As I ride a fixed gear, rigid bike with no brakes I must be a real attention seeker then. If only anyone actually noticed me on my typical rides at 07:30 in the morning when no-one is about...
I wish I was so awesome that I could read all possible road conditions well enough to guarantee not being hit by all those things that any sane person knows that they can't possible predict. Unless you can see the future you are taking an unnecessary risk not wearing a helmet. Nothing to do with how good a rider you are. If an out of control car barrels up behind you out of nowhere at 100 mph, do you think any rider has good enough skills to avoid an accident?
I don't think a helmet will help much at 100mph!
APF
When your perfectly plotted "Gnarmac route of quiet lanes and trails" keeps overlapping with the "Charity Ride of Nodders" out enjoying themselves!
So much traffic! 🙂
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Vans with bike racks on the back – you bought the wrong van.
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People who post rationalised comments on a thread about irrational hatred, missing the point on two counts (irony noted).
And you could make the same comment on vans, you've bought an impractical gas guzzling barge of a vehicle, when the reality is you could have bought a much nicer car for far less money and put a rack on it.
Roadies riding in groups all hunched over faces inches away from other riders sweaty arses.
Every time I see an athlete with long hair, I have to ask myself how hard can they really be trying if they have all that hair.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Look at this long haired slacker.
Angeldust - that was a priceless reply ... please tell me it was intentional 😂😆
Can we all agree...... a rule.......EVERY thread no matter the subject has a Jess E-H picture.
Look at this long haired slacker.
That's exactly what I mean. How can she exercise properly with all that bloody hair getting sweaty and tangled. Disgusting.
Fatbikers.
I mean, other fatbikers. This is my niche, stop diluting it, bugger off.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">Carbon framed road bike with a brooks saddle. Why?</span>
I’ve got a nice carbon road bike with a pretty tired looking Charge Spoon saddle on it because the OEM saddle broke and that was what I had in the shed, and I haven’t had time to buy a nicer replacement. Go on, hate me.
Oh no you miss the point, matey. Have just googled the spoon saddle and I'd have no issues with that, my snobbishness is to do with the retro/high tech clash...
With my Octavia and a fork mount Thule carrier, if the carrier was facing forward, the back of the carrier would foul with the tailgate when opened. The bars were in fixed positions and the carrier couldn't be moved fore/aft, so mounting backwards meant you could get into the boot. I never liked the look of it, but that's my defence for running it backwards. HTH
Hmmm........
Black anodised anything. Ugly. Decreases the sum total of human happiness.
Brown anything, especially plastic bar tape. See above Utterly repulsive.
I think that's about it on the hate front.
Boring coloured bikes. All black, all white: BORING. Bikes are fun and should be interesting colours!
Those little hairy-wormy things you get hanging off the knobbles on new MTB tyres. Really annoying for some reason, but you can't pick them off, that's cheating, you need to wear them off by riding. The last one on my current front tyre lasted for bloody ages, but it came off at some point in the middle of the Glentress 7 yesterday which was very pleasing when I noticed.
People posting on MTB forums that get their jollies from killing things with guns
I hate a few things, even people but nothing about cycling elicits that emotion I'm glad to say. Rational or otherwise.
Apart from a new axle standard obvs.
fat, slow men on very expensive bikes.
eat less, ride more.
Steerer extenders, I know some people want a nice high comfy position but when I see bars 10 feet up in the air it makes me cringe a little. But then I realise it's someone put cycling and get on with my day.
People pushing road bikes up a hill 20 miles into a 100mile Wiggle ride.
Boy you are going to suffer in the last 1/3 if you cannot ride up this hill with fresh legs.
Road bikes with MTB mudguards. NO. buy real road bikes ones , not one that looks like its off a 1986 Raleigh Burner
Bromptons. Never ridden one but they offend me with their stupid little wheels and stupid long seatpost. You did say irrational...
If I commuted by train I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Can we all agree…… a rule…….EVERY thread no matter the subject has a Jess E-H picture.
Awesome idea. She is fabulous
My hatred is when people call a video or film and Edit. It irritates me more than it should, I certainly refuse to watch it.
Hang on, I'm fit and healthy and bought an ebike just to get more descending in! But then I highsided off it head first into a tree last week and fractured a vertebrae in my neck! Now it will be a useful recovery tool! I also broke my new Troy Lee A2! In A&E they said well done for wearing it because otherwise I might not be here! It's ok though because I have another mtb lid with a light on it for night riding! And a separate road lid!
So does everyone hate me or not? I'm so confused.
Do I win £5?
Bromptons. Never ridden one but they offend me with their stupid little wheels and stupid long seatpost. You did say irrational…
I was just about to post exactly this. They really are a great idea for commuters, but for some reason I hate the things. They just look bloody ridiculous.
And you could make the same comment on vans, you’ve bought an impractical gas guzzling barge of a vehicle, when the reality is you could have bought a much nicer car for far less money and put a rack on it.
Or a much, much better bike and cycled everywhere you need to go...
Do mountain bike forums in other countries have threads like this? They seem to appear fairly often on stw. If you are going to be angry about something, at least be angry with someone who didn't get the service they expected in a shop. That's what really boils my piss.
Who cares what way a bike is facing on a roof rack? Why should someone buy a van rather than a bike rack? Perhaps they don't want a van. Why do I care that people care? I don't, I just think it is odd.
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<div class="bbp-reply-content">Hang on, I’m fit and healthy and bought an ebike just to get more descending in! But then I highsided off it head first into a tree last week and fractured a vertebrae in my neck! Now it will be a useful recovery tool! I also broke my new Troy Lee A2! In A&E they said well done for wearing it because otherwise I might not be here! It’s ok though because I have another mtb lid with a light on it for night riding! And a separate road lid!
So does everyone hate me or not? I’m so confused.
Do I win £5?
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