My two cents worth. I ride on the road with my wife on a tandem, including quite a few rides in the cradle..... my other pedaling experiences are limited to the dirt but what i can say from my experience on the road, is that there are a lot of roadies who are EXTREMELY arrogant and inconsiderate on their rides. Things like riding 3 or 4 abreast when the cycling lane is not wide enough is common place, or even worse, riding two abreast with a gap wide enough for a car to pass in between them, all the while not even glancing once behind them to check if there are cars approaching. And what's worse is that if a car expresses their irritation or hits the hooter to warn them that they are there the cyclists will shout obscenities etc etc. Funny thing is, its usually not the top riders that do this, these guys (and gals) are generally smart and considerate enough to stay as far left as possible at all times. As for me and my wife we do simple things like staying left, bike lane or not, and checking behind us before we swerve out to overtake.... sounds so simple. Then again, if one had to point this out to some of the roadies out there, u might get sworn at, threatened etc. Bottom line is riders like this are ruining it for everyone, and should catch a flipping wake up! Cyclists with bad attitudes / or who aren't alert get DEAD. Problem is, until they get dead, they make the roads far more dangerous for the considerate cyclists out there.
