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Extremist cycling

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  • 20-10-2013 8:27pm
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    funt cucker
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    Ok folks I'm not here to rain on your parade. I do cycle myself, not as much as the guys here.

    I was driving on the N81 on Saturday morning. There were cyclists 3 abreast, on a very busy road, holding up traffic and giving the V sign to drivers.

    There were another 3 doing the same about 3 miles up, this road is dangerous, why are they trolling the drivers?

    What in the name of Jaysus is this about?

    Is it a new craze or something ?


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    Beasty
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    funt cucker wrote: »

    What in the name of Jaysus is this about?

    Is it a new craze or something ?
    I've no idea


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    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    I don't know, I wasn't there.


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    Lumen
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    Presumably they felt that the road wasn't wide enough for safe overtaking.

    Or they were idiots.

    Or something else.

    You should probably have stopped and asked them if you wanted to know. There isn't some sort of cycling hive mind.


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    funt cucker
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    These guys were obviously part of a team, they had the same jerseys on.

    At crook sling on the blessington road they gave all the drivers the "v", I saw frustrated drivers taking stupid overtaking risks because they wouldn't defer from 3 abreast

    Is this normal cycling behaviour?


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    Chips Lovell
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    No


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    These guys were obviously part of a team, they had the same jerseys on.

    At crook sling on the blessington road they gave all the drivers the "v", I saw frustrated drivers taking stupid overtaking risks because they wouldn't defer from 3 abreast

    Is this normal cycling behaviour?

    I would guess that they were two abreast and the other guy was half-wheeling but still behind. That's normal and legal.


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    Captain Havoc
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    You probably should have stopped and reminded them that cycling three abreast is illegal or report it to the gardaí and they'll remind them.

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    funt cucker
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    Raam wrote: »
    I would guess that they were two abreast and the other guy was half-wheeling but still behind. That's normal and legal.

    Yeah but 20 cars trying to get through, could they have just lined up, one after ther other without causing disruption?


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    ROK ON
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    Glad someone finally noticed.

    I go out with two mates every Sunday morning. We are middle aged and angry.

    So we get our jollies from annoying the hell out of people. If the road is narrow we tend to fan out and prevent anyone passing - oh how we laughed.

    Now that you are angry you have made my day. It was only meant to be a bit of fun.


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Yeah but 20 cars trying to get through, could they have just lined up, one after ther other without causing disruption?

    Yep, that's what I would do. I don't want a string of cars behind me.


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    funt cucker
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Glad someone finally noticed.

    I go out with two mates every Sunday morning. We are middle aged and angry.

    So we get our jollies from annoying the hell out of people. If the road is narrow we tend to fan out and prevent anyone passing - oh how we laughed.

    Now that you are angry you have made my day. It was only meant to be a bit of fun.

    Not funny, it's happening quite regularly and I don't understand why?


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Not funny, it's happening quite regularly and I don't understand why?

    Cos two abreast is legal. Don't sweat it, you can't change what you can't control.


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    ROK ON
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    What do you not understand. I told you why. I do this to p1ss you off. You see I hate cars and enjoy nothing more than holding people up on a wet Sunday morning. I know I'm bad, but hey you now know why you were held up by a bunch of clowns in Lycra.


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    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    Raam wrote: »
    Cos two abreast is legal. Don't sweat it, you can't change what you can't control.

    What About 3 abreast on a Saturday morning, I just want to understand this.


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    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    ROK ON wrote: »
    What do you not understand. I told you why. I do this to p1ss you off. You see I hate cars and enjoy nothing more than holding people up on a wet Sunday morning. I know I'm bad, but hey you now know why you were held up by a bunch of clowns in Lycra.

    Mother of god, are you serious?


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    Dermot Illogical
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    What About 3 abreast on a Saturday morning, I just want to understand this.

    That one was answered in post #8.
    The day of the week only really matters with bus lanes and parking.


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    carltonleon
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    Raam wrote: »
    Yep, that's what I would do. I don't want a string of cars behind me.

    I am with Raam on his one, the last thing that I want is a string of angry motorists behind me (where I cannot see them), getting frustrated and taking silly risks. I want them past me and in front of me as quickly as possible.


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    What About 3 abreast on a Saturday morning, I just want to understand this.

    How are we meant to know why three random, unknown people would cycle three abreast?


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    happytramp
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Mother of god, are you serious?

    He's joking.


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    funt cucker
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    Raam wrote: »
    How are we meant to know why three random, unknown people would cycle three abreast?

    Trolling traffic maybe?


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Trolling traffic maybe? ROK ON, seems to know about this.

    He is just winding you up.

    Anyway, who wouldn't want to sit behind three asses like this for a while?

    stage7-danilo_hondo-RB-roadbikeaction.jpg

    Two posts of that pic today. I'm gonna go for the hat trick.


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    Jawgap
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    OP - you're going to love it when the Giro arrives next year.

    Happy motoring......


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    #24
    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    Raam wrote: »
    He is just winding you up.

    Anyway, who wouldn't want to sit behind three asses like this for a while?

    stage7-danilo_hondo-RB-roadbikeaction.jpg

    Two posts of that pic today. I'm gonna go for the hat trick.

    Thanks Raam, good pic, it's nice to see a cool head around here, to a genuine question.


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    #25
    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    Jawgap wrote: »
    OP - you're going to love it when the Giro arrives next year.

    Happy motoring......

    What is that?


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    kerry4sam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Ok folks I'm not here to rain on your parade. I do cycle myself, not as much as the guys here.

    I was driving on the N81 on Saturday morning. There were cyclists 3 abreast, on a very busy road, holding up traffic and giving the V sign to drivers.

    There were another 3 doing the same about 3 miles up, this road is dangerous, why are they trolling the drivers?

    What in the name of Jaysus is this about?

    Is it a new craze or something ?
    funt cucker wrote: »
    Not funny, it's happening quite regularly and I don't understand why?

    If this is happening quite regularly, then tell us where please. What part of the country; what town etc etc.

    Thanks,


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    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    funt cucker wrote: »
    Mother of god, are you serious?

    You betcha


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    Darkglasses
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    Op, there's no way we can possibly answer your original question. There's all kinds of idiots on the road, and I don't see why we would know anything about these specific people.

    The Giro d'Italia, however, you can google.


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    #29
    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    ROK ON wrote: »
    You betcha

    Thanks, so my "new" view of cyclists is warranted.


    God help them.


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    #30
    funt cucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭funt cucker


    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Op, there's no way we can possibly answer your original question. There's all kinds of idiots on the road, and I don't see why we would know anything about these specific people.

    The Giro d'Italia, however, you can google.

    ROC ON answered my question, so that's the way I'm gonna think of it from now on.


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    Raam
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    funt cucker wrote: »
    Thanks, so my "new" view of cyclists is warranted.


    God help them.

    Have all cyclists transgressed against you? One driver knocked me down. I don't hold the same view about all drivers that I do about that one person.


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