gogo@ Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Do you have difficulty reading or do you just see what you want to. I didn't say treat them like motorists treat cyclists, I said treat them like you would like the motorists to treat cyclists.Are you serious?
Pieter-za Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Come run with me then we can discuss possible ideas
Meezo Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 i shout STRAAAAAAAAVAAAAAAA on the top of my lungs, and speed up drastically and dramatically in their direction... teaches them to stay off the mtb trails
shaper Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 AND...dont get uptight..its Friday...besides....would be more fun riding my bike from PMB to Durban or vice versa anyhow ...I digress ...I am merely an amateur as I was once told by a comrades runner BUT I spose I will find out come Addo in March.....No uprightness, you new here... you want to stay around long be respectful and not a CHOP.!! And talking of which, when you have a newbie pitch up to your oh so precious trail run totally unprepared.... rather than calling them a CHOP, why not open your mind, change your attitude and help or give them advice!!.... so that they can learn and enjoy the trails as you had to learn once!!
Dirkitech Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Interesting indeed...I am a trail runner..ONLY...I abhor the hard stuff...BUT herein also then lies the question... When on a trail I am acutely aware of ANY MTBer on the trail ...not too difficult to catch a sound of a MTBer bombing down/along a given trail...I ALWAYS give way to them with a greeting along the lines...."Thanks for keeping the trails clean guys...". Recently I have acquired a decent trail MTB and myself enjoy riding the trails ....AND ...many of the trails I run in my area I have "stolen" from MTBers off of STRAVA.... So as to runners , roadies as they are referred to , STOP being chops and let the cyclists go past safely ...very easy to hop up OR down from the pavement BUT then again roadies are not that nimble it seems ...hehe...maybe they should come run some trails....I was blissfully unaware of the mtb vs road rivalry existing even when bikes are removed from the equation! Guess it pays doing all your training alone- you don't have to fight with people to sustain tradition
Dirkitech Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 No uprightness, you new here... you want to stay around long be respectful and not a CHOP.!! And talking of which, when you have a newbie pitch up to your oh so precious trail run totally unprepared.... rather than calling them a CHOP, why not open your mind, change your attitude and help or give them advice!!.... so that they can learn and enjoy the trails as you had to learn once!!As living proof of someone who's received a gold-filled vault worth of advice and guidance from Shaper, I endorse this mentality!
Stretch Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 I was blissfully unaware of the mtb vs road rivalry existing even when bikes are removed from the equation! Guess it pays doing all your training alone- you don't have to fight with people to sustain tradition Oh it's there alright... Me...I just run... Some of these small Irish roads are like trails anyway
Chingy182 Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Perhaps just as dangerous and frustrating is a runner changing lanes last minute for you to now pass him/her on the other side
Jaws677 Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 In my running group we all like road and trail running. Nobody is an exclusive road or trail runner. Most of young fast guys prefer road running with us older folk moving more to trails
Chris_ Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 As long as you signal to the biker early on which direction you're going to move, otherwise you end up doing that awful 'dance' like when you run into someone in a corridor.
Kenty Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 No uprightness, you new here... you want to stay around long be respectful and not a CHOP.!! And talking of which, when you have a newbie pitch up to your oh so precious trail run totally unprepared.... rather than calling them a CHOP, why not open your mind, change your attitude and help or give them advice!!.... so that they can learn and enjoy the trails as you had to learn once!!Actually I didnt call him a chop...I offered him my other full water bottle he gratefully accepted and guess what??..he has a hydration pack and is a convert...trails only that is...interesting how nice i am....BTW...your choice to delete me....wont be the first time BTW....respect??...I have tons of that BUT certainly will give my amateurish opinion and until proven otherwise...
Kenty Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Anyhow boys n girls have a great weekend and may your trails be long , tight and FUN...nay it be on a bike or by foot...traverse them safely and keenly... FAST OR SLOW....JUST GO!!!... SALUTE!!!
Jaws677 Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 as far as I know, by law, you shouldn't even be on the road... Is that assumption right or have I got this all horribly wrong? I agree, anyone using public roads for any form of sport should be locked up. They are built for us motorist to use to get places. They are a danger to themselves and an inconvenience to motorist. Do they even pay to use the road ?? No they don`t
shaper Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Actually I didnt call him a chop...I offered him my other full water bottle he gratefully accepted and guess what??..he has a hydration pack and is a convert...trails only that is...interesting how nice i am....BTW...your choice to delete me....wont be the first time BTW....respect??...I have tons of that BUT certainly will give my amateurish opinion and until proven otherwise... Seems you change your tune quickly.... as is not what you said earlier, perhaps you said it under your breath and not to their face as you offered him your other bottle.....perhaps listen to your granny more........ Aaahh...I got a bite....let me re phrase and apologise ....WHEN a roadie rocks up to run a trail with us and when the said roadie is TOLD to make sure they have hydration and rock up with a 350mil bottle in said hand and at the 15k mark ask where are the water points???...one word CHOP....BUT...each to his own and as my wise ole Granny once said ...you got nothing nice to say...keep quiet...the defence rests your honour...one more thing....running trails will certainly OPEN ones mind ....
Chris_ Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Do they even pay to use the road ?? No they don`t Pay your e-tolls
PingPong Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Who we all kidding. No one likes cyclists no matter what we ride so stick to our bad rap and bash them out the way. Problemo solved????
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