28-03-2022, 10:24 AM
this thread is about cyclists.
not the guy struggling into a headwind on a borrowed bike with half flat tyres at six oclock on the morning to get to work because he just lost his license. hes off the hook.
nor are the saddlebag set, who have been agreeably absent since the outbreak. those are the ones grunting their way over the paraparas carrying all their earthlies on their skinny little bicycles. what a fucking nightmare. road maps dont show topography, and the trip looked easy from his laptop in sveden.  those poor sods are safe as well.
then youve got the sunset electric squads, they travel in numbers on their flash electric bikes, often over light terrain. old timers who never rode a meter before the electric bike. to be safe they ignore the roas and go for just the sort of terrain one might walk the dogs, or jog, or take a leisurely stroll. not have a goddam moto-cross event.
but i digress. the oldies are fairly harmless, would be better if they had little cat collars bells around their necks so we could hear them coming.
no, this thread is about road racing cyclists. who can guess which side of the fence spit flecked, fuseless, angry old prick magoo is going to fall?
you better believe it. now there may be one or two of these around, if so, nothing personal you road bogarting bicycle bastards. 
the bottom feeders of the carriageway if you will. their sport of road racing demands they practice on roads, and indeed, compete on roads. that being so, and there being so many of them, why dont they build their own roads instead of using our carriageways?
i like rugby, could i practice on the roundabout at botany downs? do anglers demand water be made available for their sport? would the southern motorway be a good place for a game of tennis? motor racing provide their own circuits and practice tracks. as does tennis, netball etc. yes much of that is public funded, so go through the process cyclists and apply, sell some banana cakes. our schools have to do it for fund raising what makes the road cycling fraternity different?
im not going to go into the crotch wobbly lycra lot with cleats on their shoes, clip clopping across the lino down at 
the local four square with their VPluses. mincing their way out like theyre late for the Pride March. i'll say nothing of their seats, other than its not all about girth boys. 
nor will i go into the fact they contribute nothing by way of ongoing maintenance of our roads via petrol taxes, but are somehow excluded from paying road user charges as well. a double grift imo. i wont lambast them any further for these indiscretions because i know they had to get their bikes there in cars that use fuel ruc's etc.  thats fine and well, but i dont expect then to restrict your access at any given time while i participate in my sport.
theyre a scourge and a pox on the landscape. and as Deedee, joey, johnny and markee say, im against it
kick it deedee
not the guy struggling into a headwind on a borrowed bike with half flat tyres at six oclock on the morning to get to work because he just lost his license. hes off the hook.
nor are the saddlebag set, who have been agreeably absent since the outbreak. those are the ones grunting their way over the paraparas carrying all their earthlies on their skinny little bicycles. what a fucking nightmare. road maps dont show topography, and the trip looked easy from his laptop in sveden.  those poor sods are safe as well.
then youve got the sunset electric squads, they travel in numbers on their flash electric bikes, often over light terrain. old timers who never rode a meter before the electric bike. to be safe they ignore the roas and go for just the sort of terrain one might walk the dogs, or jog, or take a leisurely stroll. not have a goddam moto-cross event.
but i digress. the oldies are fairly harmless, would be better if they had little cat collars bells around their necks so we could hear them coming.
no, this thread is about road racing cyclists. who can guess which side of the fence spit flecked, fuseless, angry old prick magoo is going to fall?
you better believe it. now there may be one or two of these around, if so, nothing personal you road bogarting bicycle bastards. 
the bottom feeders of the carriageway if you will. their sport of road racing demands they practice on roads, and indeed, compete on roads. that being so, and there being so many of them, why dont they build their own roads instead of using our carriageways?
i like rugby, could i practice on the roundabout at botany downs? do anglers demand water be made available for their sport? would the southern motorway be a good place for a game of tennis? motor racing provide their own circuits and practice tracks. as does tennis, netball etc. yes much of that is public funded, so go through the process cyclists and apply, sell some banana cakes. our schools have to do it for fund raising what makes the road cycling fraternity different?
im not going to go into the crotch wobbly lycra lot with cleats on their shoes, clip clopping across the lino down at 
the local four square with their VPluses. mincing their way out like theyre late for the Pride March. i'll say nothing of their seats, other than its not all about girth boys. 
nor will i go into the fact they contribute nothing by way of ongoing maintenance of our roads via petrol taxes, but are somehow excluded from paying road user charges as well. a double grift imo. i wont lambast them any further for these indiscretions because i know they had to get their bikes there in cars that use fuel ruc's etc.  thats fine and well, but i dont expect then to restrict your access at any given time while i participate in my sport.
theyre a scourge and a pox on the landscape. and as Deedee, joey, johnny and markee say, im against it
kick it deedee
So if you disappear out of view You know I will never say goodbye