Has anyone had yelled at you while cycling?
10-22-24, 12:45 PM
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Has anyone had yelled at you while cycling?
It doesn't happen to me often, but sometimes when I'm cycling people and cars just roll their windows down and scream at me for no reason. Does this happen to anyone else here?
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10-22-24, 12:49 PM
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Yes, but it's usually just my mother.
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10-22-24, 01:05 PM
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10-22-24, 01:11 PM
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They're the exit point of the human digestive system. (Is this okay, censors?)
10-22-24, 01:34 PM
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When I get yelled at, it usually sounds to me like they're hollering, "I'm so stu - u - u - u - pid!" So I smile and wave, thinking, "Yes, you are."
10-22-24, 01:42 PM
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Has anyone had yelled at you while cycling? Does a bear sh*t in the woods
It happens to any cyclist that cycle on the roadways. However, it doesn't seem to happen to me as much as it use to years ago. Maybe, because so many people recognize me in this area where I live. People come up to me (out of nowhere) and ask questions, like..."how far do you ride a day?"
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It happens to any cyclist that cycle on the roadways. However, it doesn't seem to happen to me as much as it use to years ago. Maybe, because so many people recognize me in this area where I live. People come up to me (out of nowhere) and ask questions, like..."how far do you ride a day?"
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10-22-24, 02:39 PM
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10-22-24, 04:46 PM
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I've been given the nickname "jerk" and since then everyone is my friend.
10-22-24, 06:22 PM
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Yes, of course. I actually enjoy it on some level when exercising my right to cycle in the road slows down some jerk's trip to the next red light by 3 seconds.
10-22-24, 06:33 PM
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it's far worse with a tandem My wife gets the brunt of it.
10-22-24, 07:42 PM
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Got yelled at by some roadies on a bike path in Conn. a few weeks ago. I was pulling 3 other riders, moved left to drift to the back, when 2 roadies going much faster than appropriate for a MUP wanted to pass, when I did not hear them saying “passing” much less moving out of their way, they then had to actually slam on the brakes and then really shout. I’m reasonably hard of hearing, is why I hear them., I did hear one of my buddies tell me to move over. I had some choice words for the roadie *******s. 22-25 or so in a MUP is going to get you into trouble.
