The Grumpy Cyclist Thread

give "grumpy" cyclists a place to grump with/at each other about all topics that annoy ;-)

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Permalink Reply by David Henri on September 5, 2018 at 3:16am

Wow - I'd go to another bike shop.

Permalink Reply by dav on September 7, 2018 at 12:14am

That's the plan.

Permalink Reply by Mike Muczynaki on September 6, 2018 at 10:44am

Drivers who yell "You're not a car" out their open car window as you pass them, after they recklessly passed you a half block earlier.

Permalink Reply by Heather on September 7, 2018 at 8:29am

People who ride going the wrong way in the bike lane--I don't care if it's for a block or two out of necessity, but for longer than that, GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.

Permalink Reply by V W on September 11, 2018 at 4:19am

I don't mind if they do it for even longer than that, I just insist that they pass me on the left. 

I'm not going to weave out in front of traffic that I can't see to make room for someone biking against traffic, who can see the traffic coming, and yet still wants to pass me on the inside.

Permalink Reply by Ed Livingston on September 8, 2018 at 9:52am

One grumpy guy to another... preach! ;)

Permalink Reply by ad on September 10, 2018 at 7:18am

What makes me grumpy is living in a society where people walk around with the attitude of "I've already got my slice of the pie, so screw you" mentality. 

You don't want to have kids, cool, and enjoy the perks you feel that affords you.  But, you didn't show up in this world as a fully-formed person, so don't throw stones at people that want to have a kid or two.  I don't care how much you think you did it on your own, society at large helped you reach old man status from a whiny toddler in some shape and form, so anyway you slice it, you're simply saying people aren't allowed to draw upon the same benefits of society that you did as a kid.  Put simply, you're not saying something enlightened, you're just acting self-centered.   

Permalink Reply by lft_rat on September 10, 2018 at 7:49am

I don't want to defend the post you're responding to above, but I feel impelled to point out that you're assuming that people must believe their own existence or birth must have been justified, and that the previous generation's moral considerations are unchanged. I think both are untrue. 

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on September 10, 2018 at 4:49am

Why do some cyclists insist on mowing down pedestrians in the crosswalk simply so they can stop on the other side? Saw it twice this morning waiting at red lights. There's a 15" gap between the pedestrians, and the cyclists insist on trying to part the Red Sea so they can get 6 feet ahead of us waiting at the white line.

If there are no pedestrians in the crosswalk, knock your socks off.

Permalink Reply by lft_rat on September 10, 2018 at 5:20am

Drivers who don't seem to realize the need to yield when turning right.

Cyclists who just can't be bothered and who advance into intersections when they still have a red.

Reflexive ebike hate.

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on September 11, 2018 at 6:17am

I also get grumpy when I'm climbing a tough hill and an eScooter buzzes past me. I bite my tongue instead of yelling, "lazy!" which is what I'm thinking (so judgy!). 

Don't even get me started about eScooters and eBikes on the sidewalks when they have a perfectly good bike lane. Grrrrr!

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on September 12, 2018 at 3:41am

The thing that makes me grumpy is when the cyclist ahead of me at a red light doesn't "get moving" when the light turns green. I should just relax and enjoy the time on my bicycle but for whatever reason it always grinds my gears when the cyclist ahead of me is not alert. Posting this as a reminder to myself to not worry about it. :)

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