who was an interesting chap to say the least. On my commute home I was coming up to a B road when when went flying by and I noticed his back light wasn't working.
Thinking I'll do the right thing I pulled out on to the B road did my best Mark Cavendish to catch up with him. He was flying (by my standards) and it took a hell an effort on my part to catch up with him.
I managed to get within a shouting distance of him but couldn't catch up with him without giving myself a heart attack in the process. At this point I decided to shout at him "excuse me mate" a few times and he slowed up for me and stopped.
I politely pointed out the said light issue with a simple
"Sorry to stop you but I wasn't sure if you're aware that your rear light was out". His response left me slightly puzzled.
"I know, I keep it turned off to keep the drivers on there toes".
I thought about his response whilst trying not to throw up through the effort I'd just given to catch him and politely responded
"Ok, surely you're just endangering yourself though with no lights on in this volume of traffic?"
He didn't like this response and said quite sternly to me
"What would you know, your not even a proper cyclist".
A bit harsh I thought so said
"I know it's 29er mate but there's no need for that, I'm just looking out for your safety as a fellow cyclist".
His response did make me smile
"You're no fellow cyclist that I'd want to be seen with, you're just a f*cking idiot" and with that he clipped in and off he went.
"Have a safe journey" I shouted out to him, "F*ck off you knob" he replied.
Some funny people out there.
EDIT I must point out I know not all roadies are like this. I'm not a Roadist.
Look on the brightside Darwinism will come calling soon enough.
Class response from you 😆
Unfortunately this story has nothing to do with cycling, there are people like that everywhere. Infact one of my favourite hobbies is winding them up - Keep up the good work.
He sounds like a delight.
Bindun
Todeath
i met a mtber once and he was a right tosser
Bad day or just bad attitude ... I like it. Superb ... and he gave you a witty story to tell for years to come.
lol @ the op apologising for his choice of bike.
I know it's 29er mate but there's no need for that,
nice one, like that.
I wonder if the bloke in the op randomly jumps off the pavement when he's walking to keep motorists in their toes, "they've got to stop in the distance they can see to be clear, you know".
people in general dont like having things being pointed out to them
BindunTodeath
I wasn't aware other people on here had met this fella as well.
i met a mtber once and he was a right tosser
Was it dereknightrider?
He sounds like a right charmer.
I wonder what other illegal things he does on the road "to keep the drivers on their toes"? 😕
He sounds like a proper twunt.
Not sure I'd have held my tongue quite as well as you did.
Well done you.
A quick point of clarification, was it dark at the time?
It was dark headfirst, so very dark.
You should've caught up with him again & crashed into the back of him, shouting, 'get some £$%%*ing lights on you bellend' 😆
Only kidding, in my experience people on bikes who crash into someone else on a bike usually come off worse.
'it might not be a proper bike but it caught you up easily enough' 😀
Yeah sorry about that. I was in a bit of a hurry, my chips were getting cold.
A hard long training session. Should all the stars be polite and PR friendly if out on a long ride?
Why fit a light if you don't turn it on...
You didn't meet a roadie. You met a dick riding a road bike. Other types of dick are available.
You didn't meet a roadie, or, in fact, anyone, did you? Complete fabrication if I've ever seen it. 2/10.
I'd imagine he'd forgotten to turn it on or the battery was flat, he then made a little joke. I know plenty of people who are so dry you can't tell if their being serious or not. Me being one of them !
You should've caught up with him again & crashed into the back of him, shouting, 'get some £$%%*ing lights on you bellend'
that did make me laugh !!
Not a roadie anyone I know would want to associate with, sounds more like a -
Cyclist
Until
Next
Trendy
Sport.
I do see a few "real" roadies who run absolutely tiny rear lights on unlit country roads.
Apparently me running multiple rear lights plus rear reflectors and retroflectives is just not pro. 🙄
I'm not sure what's especially pro about becoming the mascot on the front grille of an HGV?
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Unless you iz a srs bieker.
I'm lit up like something out of Tron when I'm on the bike at night.
GrahamS, its' probably the same sort of pro that eschews taking a chain splitter or other esoteric tool as they weigh too much and spoilt the cut of their jersey..
"I know, I keep it turned off to keep the drivers on there toes".
Did he say it with the grammar error too? 😉
Black helmet.
Black clothes.
Black bike.
No rear light.
Thought he was well lit up by the other riders.
No....invisible.
people in general don't like having things being pointed out to them
people in general don't like having things being pointed out to them
