At what point did mountain bikers become so rude?

[ratch]

Go back to that gate over the next few weeks the t*sser probably rides the same route week in week out ....wait till he is about five yards from the gate ......and then let it shut

In the words of Monty Burns- Excellent :twisted:

Not had any trouble round here, i normally speak unless its uphill then it a nod!

 

[lewis1641]

the big divide i see is what john mentioned.

went out with a couple of mates, orange 5, specialized pitch and me on my wreck of a diamond back.

met a bunch of blokes on high end full sus bits and offered assistance as they were fixing a bike. they had a chat with my modern mates, didnt even say hello to me

 

[Tazio]

the big divide i see is what john mentioned.

went out with a couple of mates, orange 5, specialized pitch and me on my wreck of a diamond back.

met a bunch of blokes on high end full sus bits and offered assistance as they were fixing a bike. they had a chat with my modern mates, didnt even say hello to me

They probably thought you were a slightly simple person that they had taken pity on and invited along out of guilt.

 

[jimo746]

Generally folk reciprocate the greetings, you do get some grumpy sods, some stuck up gits, and others who seem too scared to reply though.

I like the "fashion cyclists" best though, the all the gear & no idea types, I can see them visibly deflate when I hoon past them on my shonky 90's hardtail

 

[Matthews]

I sometimes go for a few miles up the towpath in between playing in the woods and have to say that most other bikers on there are the most stuck up miserable t***s I've ever met, must be a towpath thing as I never seem to get it in the Dales .

 

[oldschool]

"Allan!!! Allan!!! There is a bell-less bicycle approaching!!!!"
"Yes there is dear!!!"




"Tsk"

PMSL, coffee all over the laptop!

i 2nd that ..very funny

 

[oldschool]

the big divide i see is what john mentioned.

went out with a couple of mates, orange 5, specialized pitch and me on my wreck of a diamond back.

met a bunch of blokes on high end full sus bits and offered assistance as they were fixing a bike. they had a chat with my modern mates, didnt even say hello to me

They probably thought you were a slightly simple person that they had taken pity on and invited along out of guilt.

:twisted:

 

[mountainbikerjohnnyb]

ive always been brought to treat people like you want to be treated, if i see another person having problems i always try and offer some assistance, a simple hello or thank you dosent cost a penny, but you always get the odd few

 

[LeeDevelopment]

I generally find a bloke (me!) giving a cheery "Y'alright loves? Aye? Splendid! Gan canny, ta'ra like" regardless of the other person's sex and pedalling off scares some cyclists!

Jokes aside; when I was up at Hamsterley Forest the other month, first time in several years I was quite taken aback by how many other off road cyclists there were.....I mean, suddenly it's all gone 'boom'! The majority of which wouldn't acknowledge anyone else and were very discourteous. Without wanting to tar them all with the same brush it was usually the late teens/20-somethings who seemed to have their heads up their own arses! Shame really.

 

[Tazio]

My ex wife has just taken up off road cycling recently and had her first experience of Glentress at the weekend. She sent me a message saying she loved it apart from the rude pricks.

I think there is a trail centre machismo that exists which is very different from people who ride in the "real countryside"