Cyclist rant: back in black

"AndrewR" wrote in message
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wrote:
It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars had
their dipped headlights on.
But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.
Do they have an invisible force field?

Yeah, yeah, but wouldn't this have been much funnier if you'd cross-posted
it
to uk.rec.cycling?

Maybe they could have answered your question.

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And what about old people in their electric scooters with black hoods!
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Regards

John

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"AndrewR" wrote in message
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wrote:
It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars had
their dipped headlights on.
But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.
Do they have an invisible force field?

Yeah, yeah, but wouldn't this have been much funnier if you'd
cross-posted it
to uk.rec.cycling?

Maybe they could have answered your question.

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And what about old people in their electric scooters with black hoods!
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Regards

John



Don't forget 'bikers' who rarely wear anything that isn't black.

.....or black cars.

some heavy snipping

It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars had
their dipped headlights on.
But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.
Do they have an invisible force field?

I'll answer for everyone else in u.r.c. Yes, the unlit cyclists in
black ARE idiots, but it's highly unlikely that any of them are
sufficiently interested in cycling per se to read an Internet newsgroup
devoted to the subject. So it wasn't us, guv.

Temp3st wrote:

Don't forget 'bikers' who rarely wear anything that isn't black.

Yeah, but we're wild rebels on the last train out of oblivion city ...
cyclists all eat quiche and think Mr Blair is a lovely man.

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wrote:
It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars had
their dipped headlights on.

Most -- so some didn't? Sounds like the conditions were marginal.

But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.

So you could see them clearly enough? If they were invisible you would only
have detected them by the crump as they hit your bonnet.

Do they have an invisible force field?

Unlikely. But being York you cannot claim that a cyclist is such an unusual
sight and should have learnt to drive anticipating that they will be there.


Yeah, yeah, but wouldn't this have been much funnier if you'd
cross-posted
it
to uk.rec.cycling?

Yeah -- we just love plonkers complaining.

Last time I was knocked off my bike I had two fully operational rear lights,
two fully opperational front lights, enough reflective tape on the bike to
be seen from the dark side of the moon and a hi-vis tabard. Plonker's first
words (all together now)

"Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You".

FFS

Tony W wrote:



Yeah -- we just love plonkers complaining.

Last time I was knocked off my bike I had two fully operational rear lights,
two fully opperational front lights, enough reflective tape on the bike to
be seen from the dark side of the moon and a hi-vis tabard. Plonker's first
words (all together now)

"Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You".

FFS


What do you expect? You obviously dazzled him.

Halmyre

Tony W wrote:

Last time I was knocked off my bike I had two fully operational rear
lights, two fully opperational front lights, enough reflective tape
on the bike to be seen from the dark side of the moon and a hi-vis
tabard. Plonker's first words (all together now)

"Taste police! You're busted!"

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Zog The Undeniable wrote:
some heavy snipping

It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars had
their dipped headlights on.
But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.
Do they have an invisible force field?


I'll answer for everyone else in u.r.c. Yes, the unlit cyclists in
black ARE idiots, but it's highly unlikely that any of them are
sufficiently interested in cycling per se to read an Internet newsgroup
devoted to the subject. So it wasn't us, guv.

Please desist from answering for me. Cyclists who wear black are
entitled to their choice. Perhaps they are not deluded by any notion
that others will see them, and hence better off. However, the arse with
the cross-posted whinge could obviously see them clearly. What's his
problem?

I have no intention of dressing up as a Xmas tree when cycling, and if
you don't like it, **** you.
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Joe * u.r.c resident idiot, by appointment of Zog.

"JLB" wrote in message
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Zog The Undeniable wrote:
some heavy snipping

It was a gloomy morning today, coming in to work (York). Most cars
had
their dipped headlights on.
But there were lots of cyclists on the roads, wearing black/dark
clothing, no reflective strips, no lights on.
Do they have an invisible force field?


I'll answer for everyone else in u.r.c. Yes, the unlit cyclists in
black ARE idiots, but it's highly unlikely that any of them are
sufficiently interested in cycling per se to read an Internet newsgroup
devoted to the subject. So it wasn't us, guv.

Please desist from answering for me. Cyclists who wear black are
entitled to their choice. Perhaps they are not deluded by any notion
that others will see them, and hence better off. However, the arse with
the cross-posted whinge could obviously see them clearly. What's his
problem?

I have no intention of dressing up as a Xmas tree when cycling, and if
you don't like it, **** you.

You won't be muttering that, as you lay there in a crumpled heap, after a
car has taken you roughly from behind, will you...

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JackH

"JackH" wrote in message
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You won't be muttering that, as you lay there in a crumpled heap, after a
car has taken you roughly from behind, will you...

Getting rammed up the jacksey is a rare cycling accident (3%). Mostly dick
head cagers kill cyclists by turning across and through them.

Given the number of complaints about 'stealth cycling' that appear on cager
sites we can only presume that they can, actually, be seen quite well -- it
just gives tosser cagers something to complain about while stuck in a
traffic jam.

Have a nice day.

T

Untaxed, unfettered but insured.