Cyclist

[jeremyh1]

I have always had a take it or leave attitude with them until yesterday Everybody on here has something to say about them and I can see why .

I do a lot of running and while on a six miler on the country lanes in mid Devon at 6 am yesterday I saw two coming the other way . Here in the middle of nowhere it is custom and practice to say hello even if you dont know each other

I said good morning and they ignored me like they were something special I thought about Piston Heads and I would say after all this time that cyclist in the UK are a bunch of Bellends

[Downward]

Thanks.
Am I only a bellend when on a bike or is this a 24 hour thing ?
Is there a time limit where I am no longer a cyclist and thus a bellend ?
Does this apply to anyone here who has ridden a bike as a child too ?

[anonymous-user]

Some cyclists don’t say hello / acknowledge other cyclists

Mode of transport doesn’t dictate Bellendness

[fausTVR]

I always said hello when a cyclist but I must be a bell-end if you insist.

[mr mac i]

I think what you came across were bellends on bikes.......

Not all cyclists are bellends just as not all drivers are either......

[GOATever]

Wow, another anti cyclist rant. Yada yada yada. Yawn. I try to be civil, wherever possible on the bike, but sometimes I’ve got bigger fish to fry. Usually trying to avoid Moton / Carzis seemingly hell bent on driving in to me. Some cyclists are Bell ends, some car drivers are bell ends. That’s life.

Edited by GOATever on Sunday 16th September 18:06

[WaferThinHam]

Some people are bellends and happen to ride bicycles. Meh. Some runners are bell ends too. (I would like to let you know at this point that I run, cycle and ride a motorbike so I'm almost certainly a bell end!)

[bearman68]

Downward said:

Thanks.
Am I only a bellend when on a bike or is this a 24 hour thing ?
Is there a time limit where I am no longer a cyclist and thus a bellend ?
Does this apply to anyone here who has ridden a bike as a child too ?

Generally cyclists are bellends while mounted on a bike or wearing cleats or Lycra, or those funny helmets. This is known. However, cycling and bellendery are not mutually exclusive, and it is possible to be a bellend while not on a bike, but it is never possible to be on a bike and not be a bellend.
The degree of bellendery is proportional to the degree in which cycling is considered a serious form of transport, or indeed the greater the degree of righteousness with which cycling is held. Clearly righteous cycling + lycra+ cleats, while on a bike = certainty of bellendery. And tired cyclists have a square ratio. So tired cyclist on a bike with lycra etc = bellendery^2

I don't particularly have an opinion on this, so I needed to look it up in the PH book of man maths. Do you have one of those? It's on page 3, right after German stuff = premium, and horse riders are tossers.

[g7jhp]

I went out on my road bike in lycra on Saturday morning and said good morning to a number of people.

When I run I would do the same. As I would if I was out for a walk.

Some people will ignore you and won't reply.

There are friendly people and rude people. Putting a group in one basket based on transport isn't very clever.

[Mave]

jeremyh1 said:

I have always had a take it or leave attitude with them until yesterday Everybody on here has something to say about them and I can see why .

I do a lot of running and while on a six miler on the country lanes in mid Devon at 6 am yesterday I saw two coming the other way . Here in the middle of nowhere it is custom and practice to say hello even if you dont know each other

I said good morning and they ignored me like they were something special I thought about Piston Heads and I would say after all this time that cyclist in the UK are a bunch of Bellends

I was out running the other day and ignored someone who greeted me. I guess by your logic that makes you a bellend...

[gazza285]

Mave said:

jeremyh1 said:

I have always had a take it or leave attitude with them until yesterday Everybody on here has something to say about them and I can see why .

I do a lot of running and while on a six miler on the country lanes in mid Devon at 6 am yesterday I saw two coming the other way . Here in the middle of nowhere it is custom and practice to say hello even if you dont know each other

I said good morning and they ignored me like they were something special I thought about Piston Heads and I would say after all this time that cyclist in the UK are a bunch of Bellends

I was out running the other day and ignored someone who greeted me. I guess by your logic that makes you a bellend...

I agree, democracy in action.

[Daveyraveygravey]

I was on my road bike today and said hello to a runner who ignored me. He must be a bellend.
I then went on an Internet forum and wrote about the bellend.
Everyone else whatever they are doing is a bellend. Except me, obviously.

[Haltamer]

jeremyh1 said:

I said good morning and they ignored me like they were something special I thought about Piston Heads and I would say after all this time that cyclist in the UK are a bunch of Bellends

They were probably on holiday from London, and looking for the nearest red light to run, or pedestrian crossing to ignore. - Whilst most of the urban cyclists could do with a knuckle rapping, I've not had an unpleasent experience with anyone cycling in the country:- Most of them, like those above, are just hobbyists, getting out to take the air or get some exercise - Don't hate them until you have a reason to.

[HardtopManual]

PistonHeads - putting people into a box and hating them matters.

OP and Haltamer - have a word with yourselves.

[Haltamer]

HardtopManual said:

PistonHeads - putting people into a box and hating them matters.

OP and Haltamer - have a word with yourselves.

Perhaps, one day the cyclists and taxis will finish each other off and the world (London) Will be a better place for it.

Exceptions can be made for those that do respect traffic law, I'm sure.

[daddy cool]

jeremyh1 said:

I have always had a take it or leave attitude with them until yesterday Everybody on here has something to say about them and I can see why .

I do a lot of running and while on a six miler on the country lanes in mid Devon at 6 am yesterday I saw two coming the other way . Here in the middle of nowhere it is custom and practice to say hello even if you dont know each other

I said good morning and they ignored me like they were something special I thought about Piston Heads and I would say after all this time that cyclist in the UK are a bunch of Bellends

You sound like a tt - I wouldn't have said hello to you either.

[HardtopManual]

Haltamer said:

Perhaps, one day the cyclists and taxis will finish each other off and the world (London) Will be a better place for it.

Exceptions can be made for those that do respect traffic law, I'm sure.

You live in Rainham. Why do you care about London cyclists and taxi drivers?

[Gary29]

Great thread Jeremy, thanks.

Would read again.

[troc]

I was out for a bike ride with a mate a while back, pootling along some lanes in Devon and some sweaty runner mumbled at us as we rode past.

Bloody runners, always ruining the moment with their unasked-for greetings and salutations. Don't they realise we are busy not running them down?

Are all runners this insecure?

They shoud just stick to running around town centres and parks at the weekends and leave the trails for propler people. Actually, he was probably some recently-converted C25K'er up from London for the weekend.

[The Mad Monk]

troc said:

Actually, he was probably some recently-converted C25K'er up from London for the weekend.

Down from London, Shirley?