Regard Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 In every cycling magazine there is always an army of roadies bitching and moaning about the lack of cycle specific lanes or roads ect, ect. Me being mostly a mtb'r then kinda feels sorry for them. BUT........ .... this morning about 10:00 I drove down Willem Botha ave. in Centurion. This is one of the only streets I know of with a cycle specific lane. And gues what I see???: There comes Cycle Lab PTA's sunday morning road group up the road holding up 3 or 4 cars behind them because they ride 3 or even 4 riders abreast and this include the two "marshals" in their red Team kit!!!! And this on one of the only roads where there is actualy a cycle lane!!! So:I wil from now on not be wearing my Cycle Lab kit, in the event somebody will associate me with those people If I ever hear about roadies moaning about accidents, motorists that are rude ect., ect. I will certainly think twice before defending the cyclist!! And I do not want any of Cycle Lab's boring emails telling me about "the clubs mission to make people more understanding towards cyclists and to promote road cyclists cause" WHAT EVER!!!!!!!! I truly feel that you only get the respect you earn!TAKE THAT ROADIES!!!! Regard2009-08-16 09:31:31
Regard Posted August 16, 2009 Author Posted August 16, 2009 wanker Just what I meant by you have to earn your respect
Roer Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Go read what happened to Gerhard and you will understand why we bitch and moan about it. Anyway, why bother. I had a lovely club ride with Cycle Lab this morning and I promise we rode single file Mr Perfect MTB'er.
Regard Posted August 16, 2009 Author Posted August 16, 2009 Shame!!! Nobody care to explain why they do that????
Regard Posted August 16, 2009 Author Posted August 16, 2009 Go read what happened to Gerhard and you will understand why we bitch and moan about it. Anyway' date=' why bother. I had a lovely club ride with Cycle Lab this morning and I promise we rode single file Mr Perfect MTB'er.[/quote'] I am truly very sorry to hear about Gerhard!!!!! My thoughts and prayers are with his family. But I am not blind and I won't make up stories about my own club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you want to I can go and show you where I saw it.
Guest Agteros Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Go read what happened to Gerhard and you will understand why we bitch and moan about it. Anyway' date=' why bother. I had a lovely club ride with Cycle Lab this morning and I promise we rode single file Mr Perfect MTB'er.[/quote'] No! YOU DON'T...! Numerous times on my way to Northern Farm I've had to wait for the Cycle lab bunches (not in single file) at the Lanseria / Cedar road intersection. So, I've experienced the opposite of your statement.
Capri Wheeler Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 very interesting cause at my club one of them had tried out a JHB lab ride and they said it was so strict and the marshals kept the group together properly and came down on those not obeying laws,,,,
Sammajoor Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 sorry for the hijack, but where did the accident happen and with which club was he riding.
Absalon Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Same thing goes for Cycle lab Durban on A saturday morning on their ballito rides, 3-4-5 abreast along a freeway nogal!! I have given up riding with them and have given my CL kit to people in need.
GTRacing Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Makes me think twice about riding my roadbike..
Roer Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Sammajoor, Pickle started a thread on it. Assuming PTA. Regard, it also makes me fume when I see it, because it just takes a few guys like that, to drag our names through the mud. Maybe Cycle Lab / all clubs should start some sort of penalty system. Heck, I don't know. Shouting at these cyclists doesn't help either, because then you just get the evil eye.
Roer Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Sammajoor - https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=58628
Windbreaker Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 wanker Just what I meant by you have to earn your respect You are a wanker because you are generalising and you are just looking for attention. You know what the clubs policy is, you say as much, but the club can't enforce policies on individuals any more than your ranting on here will. I won't ride with certain individuals in my club because of exactly this sort of behavior but I don't take the piss out of every other individual that is a club member because of it. And I really don't need your respect.
GTRacing Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Makes me think twice about riding my roadbike..Well then don't ... but we really don't care! "we really don't care!" You seem to be speaking for allot of people...
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