Sour Grapes

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  1. cliverdee

    cliverdee Well-Known Member

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    Just a bit of a joke of course but I wonder if we could persuade the Government to bring in a law banning cyclists from smiling so much when out ‘exercising‘ whilst we have to keep our bikes locked up except for the essentials... nearly all the ones I see have beaming smiles of joy & delight permanently on their faces which leads me believe their outings are designed for a 10% exercise and a 90% fun factor... as I say it’s only a slight taste of sour grapes, but it does remind me what I’m missing every time I’m out for my once a day walk and the cyclists smile by on the current traffic-less roads... :confounded:
     
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  2. Shaun64

    Shaun64 Senior Member

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    Get yourself a push bike cliverdee and join in the fun it’s still 2 wheels, I like getting out on my mountain bike but off road but I am one of the unlucky bastards with a pre- existing condition so I can’t even go on the push bike.
     
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  3. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    I used to enjoy cycling years ago -it was great for fitness, but in my old age I prefer horsepower to leg power. :)
     
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  4. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Hmm! I’d put my smile down as being more of a grimace
     
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  5. Shaun64

    Shaun64 Senior Member

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    How old are you JtC ? If you don’t mind me asking.
     
  6. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    I don't mind at all. I won't answer, though. j/k I'm 57, but have been battling the big C for about a year and a half now. Chemo has a way of making you feel much older. LOL
     
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  7. Shaun64

    Shaun64 Senior Member

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    very sorry to here that JtC ,my dad had lots of chemo which knocked the stuffing out of him but he beat the cancer but it was hard on his body like you describe,fingers crossed for you JtC .
     
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  8. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    Greatly appreciated and kudos to your dad! We ain't skeered. We will win! :cool:
     
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  9. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    Cycling is fun and a source of exercise, I don't mind them on the road as long as they stay line astern it's those barstewards who keep to line abreast some times in threes that annoy me.
     
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  10. Dawsy

    Dawsy Cumbrian half-wit
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    Pedant alert!
    Sometimes,I say sometimes it is safer and better to ride two abreast as a car is only passing the length of one bike in effect. This is stated in the HC. I am a cyclist too and I always try to let traffic past if I can but I will ride in the middle of the road if it stops a vehicle squeezing past when unsafe.
    Pedant alert over. :)
     
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  11. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    Its unsafe when you are riding line abreast :)
     
  12. cliverdee

    cliverdee Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn’t like to ride a bicycle anywhere near a road... the mismatch of speeds between cars & cycles and the general impatience of drivers when stuck behind cyclists seems to flick a brain switch after about 10 seconds of slowing to a crawl... and unsafe overtaking is almost inevitable, mostly putting the vulnerable cyclist in danger. When cyclists appear to deliberately block cars from overtaking, usually because the road is narrow or blind bends, drivers get even more incensed by the inconvenience to slowing their journey...and the patience time drops to about 5 seconds before being compelled to overtake in the most dangerous of places... it would be nice to think we all could have more time for each other’s road usage after this covid business but I doubt it ... glad I have no inclination whatsoever to try and ride a pedal bicycle on the roads in this day & age...
     
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  13. Big Sandy

    Big Sandy WOOF! WOOF!

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    Fuck off you nosy cunt
    "Fitness Singles".

    They are single for a reason methinks.
     
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