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Coming from a family of cyclists going back a couple of generations, I'm a bit of a cycling fan and like to get to local road races, crits, etc when I can. Obviously as a spectator - this arse wasn't built for a bike saddle 🤣
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"Coming from a family of cyclists going back a couple of generations, I'm a bit of a cycling fan and like to get to local road races, crits, etc when I can. Obviously as a spectator - this arse wasn't built for a bike saddle 🤣 oooooooh i disagree definitely built for speed xxx
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By *panishRebelMan 2 weeks ago
Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland |
There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest. |
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"It would be nice if cyclists from clubs who insist on using public roads when local government's spend millions on cycle paths had to pay road tax for using there vehicles on public roads "
There are no cycle paths locally here.
Where should local road racers get their miles in?
Road tax was abolished in 1937. You pay Vehicle Tax, not road tax.
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"There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest."
madness every cyclist belongs to some one father mother brother sister etc how would you like it if it was one of yours? |
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By *og-ManMan 2 weeks ago
somewhere |
I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath 2 abreast is the safest way to travel if u have 10 out your only passing 5 instead of a long line of 10 as for cycle paths they are full of debris from the road maybe if they were maintained better it would be easier
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
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By *ustBoWoman 2 weeks ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
"There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest."
I have no issues with cyclists being on the road. They have as much right as I do to use the roads. Yes some are annoying when you cannot pass them on country roads for miles and that has happened to me recently I was stuck behind a group for about 4 miles until I turned off. But I wouldn't wish harm on them even tho I did use some choice words to describe them while I was stuck behind them .
And wasn't there a cyclist killed a year or so ago when some young lads in a car hit him with a door as they were passing and thought it was funny and put it on social media. The cyclist was found in the ditch badly injured and passed away after as far as I can recall.
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"There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest.
I have no issues with cyclists being on the road. They have as much right as I do to use the roads. Yes some are annoying when you cannot pass them on country roads for miles and that has happened to me recently I was stuck behind a group for about 4 miles until I turned off. But I wouldn't wish harm on them even tho I did use some choice words to describe them while I was stuck behind them .
And wasn't there a cyclist killed a year or so ago when some young lads in a car hit him with a door as they were passing and thought it was funny and put it on social media. The cyclist was found in the ditch badly injured and passed away after as far as I can recall.
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no 2 story's mixed up one was a off duty cop cycling in limerick the girl that hit him left him to die drove home with his foot still stuck to the car was d*unk and high 😳 the other was in dundalk were young fellas tought it would be funny to record them hitting a elderly man on a bike with the door he wasn't a cyclist as such just a man on a bike going into town to do his messages |
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By *iscuits8Man 2 weeks ago
Meath / Dublin / Birmingham |
I'm far from a mad cycling head (,fo cycle sometimes though)
But I will simply never understand the hate for cyclists.
Cycling is a good thing. Investment in cycling inftastructure is a good thing. |
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"Cyclists can be annoying on country road especially when motorists are been fleeced with tax and insurance and now NCT,still they better than the yobs who race sulkies on public roads ."
sorry Gman the majority of cyclists drive too so pay the excat same bills |
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Yes I cycle what boils my piss
So many don't use or have no bell on bike pass at speed roads pavement a lot older people like walking cycling
So understand why a lot people dislike cyclists .
We have become R own worse enemy
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"Cyclists everybody loves us lol
Anyone cycle on here ?
What do you ride?
Biggest accomplishment?
Goals for 2025?"
Big cyclist here and if more people did it it would be a better world. Cycling is the only mode of transport that has a positive effect on the nations coffers.
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"There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest"
Hate reading shit like this. I was knocked off my bike by a van in a hit and run. Thrown into a ditch and left for dead. Hate to get heavy but I'm a son, father and husband. Makes me sad all this road rage because it's unnecessary at the end of the day |
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"It would be nice if cyclists from clubs who insist on using public roads when local government's spend millions on cycle paths had to pay road tax for using there vehicles on public roads "
There's no such thing as road tax. You pay motor tax because your vehicle has an engine. Cyclists don't need too our engine is our healthy hearts. Plus, I'd guess 99.99% of cyclists pay taxes and are therefore entitled to use the roads like everyone else |
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"Coming from a family of cyclists going back a couple of generations, I'm a bit of a cycling fan and like to get to local road races, crits, etc when I can. Obviously as a spectator - this arse wasn't built for a bike saddle 🤣
I think that arse would look epic on a bike saddle 🤤🤤
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
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Bogman we don't think we are in the tour de france, do you say ever runner you see thinks they are in the Olympics?
If you are referring to lycra, we wear that so our skin doesn't get ripped off our bodies from the repetitive nature of moving the pedals and length of time you do that. |
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If more people got out and cycled they’d be doing the health service a great bit of help. Great form of exercise and tones the legs and arse up. I’d say once or twice a month they slow me down for a few minutes, hardly the worst thing in the world to deal with. The social side of cycling clubs can’t be under valued either. People of all ages mingling. Older people having a support network also.
Those that get annoyed would get annoyed at anything so pay no attention to the sad bastards. |
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I don't cycle the coast road out of Galway because there's so much road rage towards the cycle club's it's genuinely dangerous with the trucks and cars squeezing past instead of waiting two minutes to pull out and pass correctly.
I do a loop on the back roads instead.
I've also discovered Community Bike Rides which is a really great organisation for people to get together and cycle. There's a great range of road bike groups who pedal to keep fit and mixed groups who like to potter along on whatever bike they gave at home.
They give free training on leading cycle groups for leaders and provide free insurance through Cycle Ireland |
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"It would be nice if cyclists from clubs who insist on using public roads when local government's spend millions on cycle paths had to pay road tax for using there vehicles on public roads "
For a start,the bicycle was on a road ever before a motor vehicle was..
I’m guessing the majority of cyclists drive so pay road tax..
And to answer your quote about club cyclists..
Any person that cycles with a club has to have a cycling Ireland license which insures them to cycle on the road also..
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"Cyclists everybody loves us lol
Anyone cycle on here ?
What do you ride?
Biggest accomplishment?
Goals for 2025?"
To answer your original question tradesman 
Ride a Canyon
Biggest accomplishment-All Ireland medal..
Goals for 2025- Do a few nice sportives and head for Majorca again in October for a few days cycling and beers |
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"Cyclists everybody loves us lol
Anyone cycle on here ?
What do you ride?
Biggest accomplishment?
Goals for 2025?
To answer your original question tradesman
Ride a Canyon
Biggest accomplishment-All Ireland medal..
Goals for 2025- Do a few nice sportives and head for Majorca again in October for a few days cycling and beers "
Not as impressive but
Ride a specialzed Roubaix Pro (amazing for irish roads)
Biggest achievement was getting back on my bike after being hit by a van and left for dead
Goal for 2025 : cycle alpe d'Heuz |
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"Cyclists everybody loves us lol
Anyone cycle on here ?
What do you ride?
Biggest accomplishment?
Goals for 2025?
To answer your original question tradesman
Ride a Canyon
Biggest accomplishment-All Ireland medal..
Goals for 2025- Do a few nice sportives and head for Majorca again in October for a few days cycling and beers
Not as impressive but
Ride a specialzed Roubaix Pro (amazing for irish roads)
Biggest achievement was getting back on my bike after being hit by a van and left for dead
Goal for 2025 : cycle alpe d'Heuz"
Well done on getting back out there after that accident and good to hear you’re fit and healthy again and able to do it…
Alpe d’Huez is on my bucket list..
One of the iconic ones,you’ll be buzzing after that |
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I cycle. I drive. I pay tax.
If random assholes were running over and killing say tennis players or footballers we would be jailing them for murder and manslaughter.
Chill out behind the wheel lads, live and let live |
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Nothing wrong with cyclist's. But there does seem to be a hight % of them that are arse holes.
But in general these people are generally arse holes in life also and while behind the wheel.
While cyclists offen piss me off while I drive I do give them a wide berth when passing and wait behind them for a good time to pass.
As much as they annoy me it's not worth the guil (and possibly the jail sentence) knowing I killed or permanently changed someone's life for the worse all for just a little bit of a delay on the road.
But for the love of God if there is a bike path use the thing!  |
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
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The local cycling club near me tend to ride 3 abreast on the shit roads here. I was stuck behind the fuckers for miles. They need to change to a single line to allow traffic to flow or pull over to let the cars pass  |
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"There's a game played in New Zealand (I was told), where you knock the cyclist over by opening the door as you pass in the car!
There's a part of me that hopes that's true and a part of me which would strap a bo..mb to a bike and send it in to the a full car park, in protest
Hate reading shit like this. I was knocked off my bike by a van in a hit and run. Thrown into a ditch and left for dead. Hate to get heavy but I'm a son, father and husband. Makes me sad all this road rage because it's unnecessary at the end of the day"
I have been almost hit head on by motorist on 2 separate occasions when they were overtaking cars. I was light up like a Christmas tree so they can't say they didn't see me. It wasn't until I got home I realised how close I was to being killed. Decided that it is safer to throw myself down a hill on a bike than being on the roads. There assholes and idiots in every walk of life but interesting idiots in cars tend to kill people while idiot cyclists cause a nusicance |
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I have no issues with cyclists. It is sometimes easier when they ride in small groups rather than single file as easier for overtaking in one go.
When I was working in Belfast and 'eventually' got the opportunity to overtake cyclists on the dual carriageway on my way to work, I learned to stop closer to the kerb at lights so they couldn't sneak by me again.
Sneaky I know 🤭 |
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
The local cycling club near me tend to ride 3 abreast on the shit roads here. I was stuck behind the fuckers for miles. They need to change to a single line to allow traffic to flow or pull over to let the cars pass "
There's a very good reason for riding two abreast (and it almost always is, despite what drivers might think) - it makes them easier to see so they're less likely to be ploughed into from behind by a vehicle, and it forces drivers to give them more space when overtaking .
They're not being dicks for the hell of it, they're literally trying to protect themselves |
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
The local cycling club near me tend to ride 3 abreast on the shit roads here. I was stuck behind the fuckers for miles. They need to change to a single line to allow traffic to flow or pull over to let the cars pass "
3 abreast would completely block the road over the mountains so glad they only do 2
The only problem I get to be honest is going for a coffee on a sunday morning and I don't exactly need to rush for that |
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By *aid backMan 6 days ago
by a lake with my rod out |
I understand the two abreast thing on narrowish roads. What I don't understand is the big pelaton where they can be 4 or 5 abreast. The other thing is they don't use cycle lanes where they are provided and they rarely stop at lights or pedestrian crossings.
The fact that they are the most vulnerable road users and are probably easiest hurt they do display an arrogance on the road one little tip from a car and it's all over.
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By *alvin.Man 6 days ago
Cork/Dublin |
Anyone cycle on here ?
Hell yeah
What do you ride?
Raleigh Burner 1982. Gold and black. I still have to use the stabilisers though
Biggest accomplishment?
Built a ramp out on the street and got my two little brothers to lie down behind it. Cleared them first go.
Goals for 2025?
Form a gang of street bikers. Boys and girls welcome. We could give ourselves a cool name and just cycle around all day until teatime. Sweet |
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I ride a bike now and again and don't have any issues with cyclists in general.
There will always be the odd idiot though.
My only issue is regarding cycle lanes.
A few years ago a 7 or 8 mile stretch of cycle lane near me was in poor condition.
Local cycle clubs wanted it upgraded so after some negotiation it was completely resurfaced and relined on the condition that the clubs used it.
In the 5 years or so since that happened I pass the club riders every Sunday morning and not one of them is using the cycle lane and every one of them is on the main road that runs parallel to it.
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"I understand the two abreast thing on narrowish roads. What I don't understand is the big pelaton where they can be 4 or 5 abreast. The other thing is they don't use cycle lanes where they are provided and they rarely stop at lights or pedestrian crossings.
The fact that they are the most vulnerable road users and are probably easiest hurt they do display an arrogance on the road one little tip from a car and it's all over.
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If there's 4 or 5 abreast in a peloton then it's likely a road race and the road should be closed (or it would be here). The only way to hold a road race is on the road 🤷♀️ but they don't happen all day every day.
One of our local cycling clubs holds a crit annually in town. The road closures are well advertised in advance and the diversions don't take anyone more than a minute or two out of their way. It's a great event that brings lots of people to the town. Once a year. In the evening time. And still the amount of people that grumble and complain about it is ridiculous 🙄 |
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"I ride a bike now and again and don't have any issues with cyclists in general.
There will always be the odd idiot though.
My only issue is regarding cycle lanes.
A few years ago a 7 or 8 mile stretch of cycle lane near me was in poor condition.
Local cycle clubs wanted it upgraded so after some negotiation it was completely resurfaced and relined on the condition that the clubs used it.
In the 5 years or so since that happened I pass the club riders every Sunday morning and not one of them is using the cycle lane and every one of them is on the main road that runs parallel to it.
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I know one of the issues there was drainage and debris - not sure what that's like now after resurfacing |
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"I think alot of people who give out about cyclist should be made cycle a bike on our roads for a bit, that might change their perseption when they realise how vunerable you are on a bike"
100% agree. I’ve raced my bike for years. Sadly I’ve had many friends killed on the road while out cycling.
The hatred expressed towards cyclists sometimes in unreal. People don’t see that we are someone mother, wife, sister, daughter etc.
we don’t wear armour and at the end of the day we have no defence against a car (or even a car door as someone joked about). |
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"I think alot of people who give out about cyclist should be made cycle a bike on our roads for a bit, that might change their perseption when they realise how vunerable you are on a bike
100% agree. I’ve raced my bike for years. Sadly I’ve had many friends killed on the road while out cycling.
The hatred expressed towards cyclists sometimes in unreal. People don’t see that we are someone mother, wife, sister, daughter etc.
we don’t wear armour and at the end of the day we have no defence against a car (or even a car door as someone joked about). "
Totally agree..
Everyone needs to calm down and slow down as you’ll still get to your destination..
They can be a death trap for,
Walkers,runners,cyclists and motor vehicles..
No one in particular owns the road,they’re built for everyone’s use…
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
The local cycling club near me tend to ride 3 abreast on the shit roads here. I was stuck behind the fuckers for miles. They need to change to a single line to allow traffic to flow or pull over to let the cars pass "
There is a big misconception on the rights wrongs and reasons for cyclist going side by side.
1. 2 a breast is the correct way to cycle. It mimicks a tractor or slow car in terms of space taken up, this encourages cars to treat them as an obstacle to be overtaken in the usual manner instead of buzzing them and clipping either them or an approaching vehicle.
2. If you have a groups of 6 cyclists single file as a car driver you will need to over take the equivalent of a bus length if they are 2 abreast then it's much shorter. Getting your car back o to the right side quicker thereby protecting you and your passengers.
3. As soon as the road straightens then the cyclists should of course switch to single file and take every opportunity to assist cars to pass.
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"I literally live on a road where dozens of men on a sunday morning think that they're in the Tour De France and cycle past 2 abreast and head up the mountains
I'd rather they were on the road than the footpath
Yes there's lots of videos online of scumbags opening the door of their car to knock over a cyclists even in Ireland
The local cycling club near me tend to ride 3 abreast on the shit roads here. I was stuck behind the fuckers for miles. They need to change to a single line to allow traffic to flow or pull over to let the cars pass
There is a big misconception on the rights wrongs and reasons for cyclist going side by side.
1. 2 a breast is the correct way to cycle. It mimicks a tractor or slow car in terms of space taken up, this encourages cars to treat them as an obstacle to be overtaken in the usual manner instead of buzzing them and clipping either them or an approaching vehicle.
2. If you have a groups of 6 cyclists single file as a car driver you will need to over take the equivalent of a bus length if they are 2 abreast then it's much shorter. Getting your car back o to the right side quicker thereby protecting you and your passengers.
3. As soon as the road straightens then the cyclists should of course switch to single file and take every opportunity to assist cars to pass.
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