Hi all, fellow 26" hardtailer here. I don't post much but I'm constantly on the forum picking up tips and knowledge from all the members here. Usually when my gf goes biking with me, we usually hit up some nice easy trails and fireroads, and sometimes we will do some scenic rides which are plenty out here in the bay area and sometimes are on the pavement. A few weekends ago, the weather was awesome so we decided to do a scenic cruise from Sausalito, across the golden gate bridge, to pier 39 where we would have lunch and ride back. While the ride was beautiful, the one thing that got under my skin were the high percentage of d bag road bike guys who thought the roads and paths belonged exclusively to them. Now mind you, the gg bridge and the piers in SF are world famous tourist sites, and there are lots and lots of people on bikes with their families casually riding around taking in the beauty.
what I noticed out of nearly every road bike guy flying by was this extreme rudeness toward the tourists and other casual cyclists and pedestrians. It was unbelievable. At one point I saw a guy towing his young son in one of those little trailers, and I can't tell you how many road bike guys yelled obscenities' at him as they passed him while he towed his son across the bridge. I saw road bike guys passing buy literally calling people names and yelling at people as they passed by. It was the silliest things I've ever seen. I mean what do they want!? For no tourists to ever find their way onto the gg bridge so that the road bikers can have it all to themselves!? If you don't want to deal with tons of people while you road bike, go away from the city. There are plenty of great rides outside the city where its completely wide open. It just made me really mad, I was actually waiting for one of these middle aged fake tough guys in their little outfits to yell at my girl just so I could have a reason to pound the hell out of one of these guys. And it seems to be everywhere. I've been all over the country and everytime I run into a road bike guy, he almost always has a crazy attitude.
when I'm on the trails, and even on a busy single track, I rarely run into a guy who isn't a nice guy with great trail manners. Sorry, just venting, and glad I'm into trail riding and not wearing little spandex shorts and feeling like the entire world and all the roads in it belong to me.
what I noticed out of nearly every road bike guy flying by was this extreme rudeness toward the tourists and other casual cyclists and pedestrians. It was unbelievable. At one point I saw a guy towing his young son in one of those little trailers, and I can't tell you how many road bike guys yelled obscenities' at him as they passed him while he towed his son across the bridge. I saw road bike guys passing buy literally calling people names and yelling at people as they passed by. It was the silliest things I've ever seen. I mean what do they want!? For no tourists to ever find their way onto the gg bridge so that the road bikers can have it all to themselves!? If you don't want to deal with tons of people while you road bike, go away from the city. There are plenty of great rides outside the city where its completely wide open. It just made me really mad, I was actually waiting for one of these middle aged fake tough guys in their little outfits to yell at my girl just so I could have a reason to pound the hell out of one of these guys. And it seems to be everywhere. I've been all over the country and everytime I run into a road bike guy, he almost always has a crazy attitude.
when I'm on the trails, and even on a busy single track, I rarely run into a guy who isn't a nice guy with great trail manners. Sorry, just venting, and glad I'm into trail riding and not wearing little spandex shorts and feeling like the entire world and all the roads in it belong to me.
