@earthowned I got left-hooked at exactly the same spot year by a car turning in without looking. It's probably over in the rubbish driving thread. It's a really poor layout. Glad you're ok.
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Today's rubbish cycling
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Me (possibly). It was definitely today's rubbish cycle maintenance, anyway.
Heading downhill on Colinton Road past Meggetland at some speed with micro-Greenroofer on the trailer bike behind me when something black comes flying off the trailer bike.
We stop and it transpires that one of the pedals has come off. Micro-Greenroofer did an excellent job of staying on the bike. I suppose it's easier than being on your own bike and losing a pedal because the handlebars don't rotate and he had something solid to cling to.
Retrieved pedal from the middle of the road and put it back on the trailer bike. Found the other one was loose too. Tightened them up very firmly when we got home.
If you've got an EBC trailer bike, probably worth checking that the pedals are tight...
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Fun and games on the NEPN.
Encountered angry man with 5 dogs on the Water of Leith bridge yesterday approx 1600 when I was heading north. (him south).
Returning south approx 1730 had an exchange with an angry and inconsiderate cyclist.
I took the west side of the A8 Glasgow Road bridge (I could see it was clear ahead as I caught up with man (50's?, hi-viz and helmet) on road bike. I shouted "On your right" as I approached him only for him to veer sharply from the East side of the path to the West trying to introduce to me the scenery.
Apparently it was my fault for not ringing my bell and of course it could not be his fault for changing sides of the path without looking.
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Chap heading into whatever bank has it's HQ at toll cross. He rolled through the lights at the ped and cycle crossing at the end of Melville drive, then proceeded to cross onto the wrong side of the road through the green man and across the red man to cross onto the pavement and up to the car park entrance... Just so frustrating it would have been much of a muchness to get off and push and avoid the inevitable spleen from various drivers despite the other 3 of us sat at the lights.
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Not exactly 'rubbish', but definitely inconsiderate cycling from my perspective at least: heading out of town on the canal towpath, I have been caught up and overtaken both mornings this week by a guy on a racing bike who, as he catches up behind, freewheels noisily (presumably this is a means of raising awareness that he is actually there, which *is* appreciated, but also comes across as being a little intimidating), but then overtakes silently (no bell or "on your right") before accelerating to a speed that would be more appropriate on a road. I picked him up on this both mornings with something along the lines of "no bell?", which was met with complete silence... Hope it isn't anyone on here, although I suspect not given that he also cycled by a pedestrian today on the aquaduct who did not appear to have specifically moved over to the let bikes through.
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I have been caught up and overtaken both mornings this week by a guy on a racing bike who, as he catches up behind, freewheels noisily (presumably this is a means of raising awareness that he is actually there, which *is* appreciated, but also comes across as being a little intimidating)
"Hmm, that could be me at the moment bar the fact I don't go on the canal. I'm on road bike with a hope hub just now, and as much as I find the noise delightful you can sometimes see people looking behind if you are freewheeling behind them. Not doing anything malicious just sometimes catch someone and can't overtake yet for whatever reason so have to wait for a bit. They are noisy hubs.
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Yesterday eve, had just joined the NEPN heading west at Sandport Place, where there's a blind-ish bend I'm always careful at, to find another cyclist at speed coming the other way. Cue much braking and sliding of wheels. Cries of 'sorry, sorry', but fortunately no real contact. I'll ring my bell there next time as a warning...
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On Saturday, en route to Jupiter Artland, we caught a couple of older but fairly-experience looking cyclists between Hermiston and Ratho who looked to be out with a young'un of grandchiddler age. We approached slowly, ringing my bell (a pleasant, clear brass "ding" bell) a couple of times until I got so close that I thought they must have been ignoring me.
We were approaching a bridge, so dropped back a bit so everyone could get through and then began to catch again. This time we rang the other bell (a "tring-tring" sort of bell) in case they were habituated to the noise of the dingbell.
We got the same response so had to go for the verbal "excuse us, can we pass please" approach. This eventually got the rear cyclist to move in a bit so we could pass, only to find that as soon as the first of us was through that she began to drift in to me, requiring another verbal request/warning.
The chiddler was fine, maintaining a steady course to one side so we could pass, it was the childshepherders which caused the problem. I find it puzzling that it's possible to get so close to people and have a fairly clear bell rung a number of times and for it to raise absolutely no response. I also find it frustrating that if you're unable to turn your head to look behind for whatever reason (can't or won't) that you can't invest in a mirror so you can be aware of other users trying to pass (doubly so if you can't or won't hear a bell).
Harumph.
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was cycling along South meadow walk, admiring the cycling of a wee girl on a tagalong, and pulled up alongside her to tell her what a nice job she was doing, only to look up and see a chap blasting towards me shouting expletives because I wasn't " *~#ing looking where i was going."
sigh.
Turned out the Dad also had a small one on front in a yepp seat. Apologised for causing the kids to be exposed to such language, and tried to recruit them for our bike curious workshop.
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What is wrong with some people!
I use cyclepaths for safety reasons but I expect other people on them and adjust my speed accordingly. If speed is that important to folk they should use the road.Posted 9 years ago # -
@SRD sounds like the sort of chap who would lean on his horn and accellerate when he saw a pedestrian on the road infront of him (like taxi drivers on Princes Street seem to be doing).
While anyone might grumble at the dozy cyclist not looking where they're going, the correct response should be to take avoiding action, ting a bell etc., not expletives and aggression.
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Young lad casually cycling east betweeen the westbound tram tracks. Simply lifted his bike over the path crossing at the Broomhouse end and continued on toward the bridge. Cue track noise and west travelling tram appearing over the bridge. Cue rapid dismount and exit from the tracks. Not very clever I thought.
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Perhaps he hadn't got the memo that, five years late, the trams have started? :)
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Special marks today must go to the chump on his mountainbike cycling in the cycle lane the WRONG WAY against morning rush-hour traffic here:
Heading right into the traffic island pinch point between the end of the cycle lane and the bus lane.
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Girl who stopped behind me at the traffic lights at bread street coming down from toll cross, only to then ride nonchalantly up onto the pavement and along towards the sainsburys past the cinema. Completely unapologetic and almost hit a young lady who was both confused and angry **sigh**. Of course that young lady is going to remember the bike on the pavement and not the several cars that ran the red before her green man...
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8-10 yoofs who were old enough to know much better came through Shandwick Place yesterday afternoon on BMXs, past the tramstop on wrong side of the road, 2 or 3 of them on the pavement, 2 on the platform and the rest on the road.
They then continued up towards Princes Street, some on the (busy) pavement, others riding the gutter on the wrong side of the road. They actually rode inside buses coming the other (correct) direction. I thought it was going to be the end of some of them... Darwin Awards in waiting.
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Those BMXs probably didn't have brakes either... Seen a few of those sorts having some issues around roseburn.
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During a short leg-stretcing ride last night, I saw a kid on his bike pulling another kid along on his scooter, on Craigcrook Road. At least they were on the right side of it I suppose!
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@Focus I saw one of them (plus a child and another presumed parent, both on pedal bikes) entering the Pinkhill path yesterday afternoon. Those tadpole-configuration Micro scootlers are very easy to tip when being pulled by the stem.
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Today's rubbish cycling was the curly-haired man on a mountain-type bike who was zooming along the eastern end of the Stenhouse-Balgreen path, and then thought nothing of zooming down the slope at Balgreen, narrowing missing two women who were walking up the path and exclaimed to me exactly what they thought of him, a moment after I had exclaimed to him exactly what I thought of him.
He took a roundabout route through Roseburn Park I think, while I spent ages at the end of Riversdale Crescent waiting for a gap so I could turn right onto the Corstorphine Road (a horrible manoeuvre I shan't bother to try again). I hightailed it into town, and our gentleman caught me up at the Roseburn Street junction and then sucked my rear wheel all the way along West Coates, at which point I tired of his antics and lit the afterburners. Naturally at Haymarket I met a red traffic light and a scrum of West End-bound taxis, but our hero caught me up again, dived around all the taxis and two of Lothian Buses' finest, and then sped along the tram lane on West Maitland Street.
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Arellcat: your description sounds like someone I've seen coming along that route a few times in the opposite direction to me. Matches both the hair and cycling style, especially through the park which he treats like a race track.
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Chap on an aquamarine Genesis on the Roseburn Path this morning. He caught me up at the Craigleith junction as I had stopped to give way to a couple of cyclists. Although I quickly picked up speed, he decided to overtake me at a painfully slow pace just after passing under Queensferry Road even though we were approaching a pedestrian on the other side of the path, shortly followed by two cyclists. I suggested to him that it was a silly place to pass. I then sat right behind him going the same speed, if not slower, as when he overtook, until he turned off towards Wester Coates Terrace. Pointless and inconsiderate towards everyone else using the path.
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Four inconsiderate berks between Crewe Toll and Five Ways yesterday evening, all overtaking when I slowed down for multiple clumps of people moving in both directions.
Two of the seven cyclists in the Marionville-London ASL this morning spoiled it by jumping the red/pedestrian green to turn down Abbey Lane.
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STopped a garage break in this morning outside my flat at about 4:45. One of the chaps was so bad at cycling he left his bike on the ground and ran instead. Ladies silver carrerra which is now safely with the polis.
Silly boy.
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I was in the motor car waiting at a give way last night to turn onto Palmerston place. A cyclist....stopped and waited for me to emerge. The guy was on the main road and had right of way. Even if I'd realised what he was doing in time I'd have ignored him.
Most odd. Very polite I suppose, but I hope he doesn't make a habit of it. Randomly stopping on the main road will get him rear-ended for sure.
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I can't get excited about the later RLJs in wingpig's video. The cyclists could see in all directions that they'd need to, they weren't near any pedestrians and they weren't inconveniencing anyone. What they did is legal in lots of places.
I don't jump red lights, but the only reason is PR for cycling as a whole. I think it would be better if we could just apply common sense rather than insist the rules be followed at all times, but we don't appear to be that sort of country.
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Last night, on the Broomhouse path just after crossing the notorious "get off and push" crossing - guy ahead of me got very arsey about a pedestrian walking on the 'bike' side. Began dinging his bell well before reaching the girl, but since the path was clear on the other side she didn't react as she probably just thought it was a courtesy to alert her of his approach. However, he kept dinging until he was right up behind her, and as she didn't leap out of his way onto the pedestrian side, he gave her a punishment pass, brushing her elbow.
All of this rather than simply go around her on a clear path with no-one coming the other way.
You sir, are a prize pillock. Wondering if it was the same bloke I saw pulling the same stunt last year, only this time he wasn't in his 'full replica kit' gear. I'd like to see him try it on a bloke next time and get a response he wasn't expecting - but I suspect he's only brave enough to harass lone young women.
Need to check my helmetcam footage to see how clearly I caught it.
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woman this morning was wheeling a bike along pavement on Melville Drive. Without so much as a glance around her, she plonked the bike down into the lane ahead of me and began a slow and unsteady clamber on. There was a wall of cars on my right and I wasn't quite able to come to a full stop behind her and ended up squeezing unvoluntarily between her and the vehicles.
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