Thread: Cyclist aware drivers... are you one?

that not so much sit on a bike seat as sit around a bike seat. With some it's difficult to determine whether they have a bike seat.

that really did make me laugh as you have described most of the 50+ men that cycle down to the pie shop down the road from me.....in full racing gear..sponsored by Giant...

Originally Posted by dullbird

that really did make me laugh as you have described most of the 50+ men that cycle down to the pie shop down the road from me.....in full racing gear..sponsored by Giant...

Yep. See that sort of thing often.
I used to work with some as described.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Yetch. I dislike lycra as a fashion statement whether it be on man or woman. Fit, sinewy, trim cyclists are a myth. At least in the general populace. They are generally portly types that not so much sit on a bike seat as sit around a bike seat. With some it's difficult to determine whether they have a bike seat.

Although it can be a challenge seeing some overly large people in lycra, I have personally seen people go from HUGE weights to very respectable shapes due to getting out there and enjoying riding regularly. They could have been driving a car to the gym all those years they were putting the weight on but didn't. They "found" cycling and never looked back - despite the dangers of playing in the big boys sand pit. Lycra is the gear we wear because it's made for the job - no different to those footy shirts, budgie smugglers or cricketers with their "boxes" tucked in their pants! I won't be wearing it when I'm racing moto in the Dakar come January!

I wonder if trucking forums have the same carry-on about car drivers as this car driving forum has about cyclists? Certainly listening to channel 40 on the 2-way when in the Landy suggests they have pretty much the same to say aimed at the cars. But that's a very unfair generalisation because there are many cyclists that drive Landy's and many truck drivers that are cyclists - I know a few of both. Pretty much every cyclist is also a car driver.

Tolerance, patience and some mutual respect will go a long way. Settle down people. Let's not kill each other regardless of who's doing more right or wrong than the other. It might be easy to sound tough on here but imagine for second if you actually killed someone, ended someones life, removed a father/mother/child/me from the planet. I'm not perfect but I'll do what I can to be tolerant, patient and show respect, so don't kill me at the first opportunity if I make a mistake ... please.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

This thread is hilarious. I think some people feel their man(woman)hood is called into question when they see someone on a bike. Maybe they are secretly turned on by seeing the same sex as them wearing lycra ???

It's most definitely an insecurity of the person. The greater the active objection about it the greater the insecurity. People that are actively objecting are looking at it in a completely different way to the mainstream who probably don't spend more than half a second thinking about it, if at all and in many respects it wouldn't surprise me if the active objection is a proactive self defence mechanism.

Now there is an interesting thought a truckie going to work in lycra

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Yetch. I dislike lycra as a fashion statement whether it be on man or woman. Fit, sinewy, trim cyclists are a myth. At least in the general populace. They are generally portly types that not so much sit on a bike seat as sit around a bike seat. With some it's difficult to determine whether they have a bike seat.

All of the people that I train with will value add to society and give credit to that person and support their endeavour to be healthier, fitter or achieve that goal. I have not ever met another triathlete that would look at that type of person in any other way other than being inspired and in return encouraging. You can choose to add to peoples lives and happiness by supporting them in a positive manner.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

All of the people that I train with will value add to society and give credit to that person and support their endeavour to be healthier, fitter or achieve that goal. I have not ever met another triathlete that would look at that type of person in any other way other than being inspired and in return encouraging. You can choose to add to peoples lives and happiness by supporting them in a positive manner.

I do encourage all cyclists that ride by the road laws and respect all other road users such as (but not limited to) truck drivers, car drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
All the others (and there are many of them) should be forced to display registration plates and be severely punished for their cycling indiscretions.

This thread title is "Cyclist aware drivers... are you one?" and, yes, I am.
However, there seems to be a disproportionate ammount of arrogant cyclists who couldn't give a stuff about other road users and are quick to cry victim when they graze their knee.
Perhaps the title should be "Driver and pedestrian aware cyclists... are you one?".
Pull those arrogant cyclists into line and you will be making great inroads into regaining respect of the other road users. In the meantime, as a bicycle rider, a car driver and a truck driver, those arrogant riders don't deserve my respect. (It is given on the road but they don't deserve it.)

Originally Posted by Slunnie

It's most definitely an insecurity of the person. The greater the active objection about it the greater the insecurity.

People that are actively objecting are looking at it in a completely different way to the mainstream who probably don't spend more than half a second thinking about it, if at all and in many respects it wouldn't surprise me if the active objection is a proactive self defence mechanism.

I wish I could get in Lycra...I would be too scared they would cart me off to WA as bait....

super quick minature hyjack, not to be discussed further

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