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fervouredimage · 2013-04-23T10:20:34Z

Got a cheeky day off today so went for a road ride in the glorious sunshine. For the first time in ages I was feeling Really upbeat with some genuine warmth in the air. Sadly it became short lived. Riding a twisty country lane a car came up behind me, slowed right down and politely hovered behind. After about 2 minutes I assumed he wasn't comfortable about overtaking with a limited view ahead so I stood up on my pedals to get a good view of the road in front. No oncoming cars anywhere in sight so I moved over as far as I could and waved the car behind me on and stuck my thumb up to indicate he was good to go. He started to overtake hesitantly then as he was level with me accelerated hard and disappeared. Thought nothing of it and continued. Two corners later I spotted the same car pulled over in a passing place. As I approached the driver got out and started gesturing for me to stop. I stopped and he immediately said "are you a xxxxxxx idiot?!" I just said "why, what's up?" He started ranting about that if I didn't like having a car up my arse then I should get off the road or pull over. I explained that I wasn't bothered about him being behind me but that I thought he probably wasn't happy at cruising behind me at 18mph so was just waving him on by so he knew he was clear ahead. He then jumped to the usual 'you're all the same' you shouldn't be on the roads' and finished with "I pay to be on these xxxxxxx roads" before slamming his Door and speeding away. I'm generally quite a fiery personality but I was so dumbfounded I had absolutely nothing to respond with. I feel annoyed that I didn't give him an earful but also feel by just explaining politely what I was doing I probably annoyed him more. I just don't get how he could have misread what I was trying to do.

nedrapier

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I might give that a go. Just put the immensely lardy Fat Franks back on for the summer, bringing my road bike up to weighty DH bike levels. Can't seem to be bothered to do much exercise outside the commute, so I figured I may as well make it as hard as possible. Hillclimbtastic.

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posted this in the southern softy springtime songthread, reminded me of your pigeon thread[/url]

Posted : 23/04/2013 8:15 pm

project

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A few years ago a taxi overtook and pulled in at the lights then indicated left, i took my camera out and took a picture, taxi driver junmped out and screanmed at me "wht you takin my pictur forr", i calmly replied for my website, WWW.FATBASTARDS DRIVING TAXIS.COM.

Posted : 23/04/2013 8:21 pm

brakes

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Heh, like it Ned.
Pigeons have just come back so I'll be out with my stick at dusk again scaring them off... they're shitting on the wife's new oil cloth so she'll probably be shinning up the tree before long.

Posted : 23/04/2013 8:55 pm

toby1

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A guy in a tranny pulling a bloody hideous caravan tried to side swipe me on Sunday, his friends in the car behind suggested I and the other cyclists didn't pay road tax, they were 'travellers', oh the ironing. It gave me the boost to finish off the rest of the 50 mile loop at speed though which was nice.

Posted : 23/04/2013 8:57 pm

GrahamS

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Christ the [i]"don't pay road tax"[/i] nonsense really is a millstone around the necks of cyclists isn't it?

Really wish some of the cycling advocacy groups would get together and put that one to rest once and for all with a series of high profile adverts or something.

Posted : 23/04/2013 9:02 pm

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