Nice to see cyclists fighting back.

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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Incidentally, cyclists are despised by a certain type of person.
Cyclists are NOT generally despised.

Well, looking at the comments in this group and other internet forums,
it would appear that you are totally wrong yet again.

A tiny, tiny, vocal group of morons does not make a majority. Besides, who
cares? We are winning against motorists on every level.

Well you're not because as you admitted, you hardly cycle any more. A
vicarious "victory", perhaps.

Every cost associated with your mode of transportation is going through the
roof and it is going to get a lot worse. Meanwhile, you are helping to buy
my bike for me - I forgot to mention in previous posts that you are also
helping to buy my girlfriend's bike for her

I hope the extra cost of a reinforced frame is coming out of your pocket.

On 21/09/2013 13:00, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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Incidentally, cyclists are despised by a certain type of person.
Cyclists are NOT generally despised.

Well, looking at the comments in this group and other internet forums,
it would appear that you are totally wrong yet again.

A tiny, tiny, vocal group of morons does not make a majority. Besides,
who cares? We are winning against motorists on every level.

Well you're not because as you admitted, you hardly cycle any more. A
vicarious "victory", perhaps.

Every cost associated with your mode of transportation is going
through the roof and it is going to get a lot worse. Meanwhile, you
are helping to buy my bike for me - I forgot to mention in previous
posts that you are also helping to buy my girlfriend's bike for her

I hope the extra cost of a reinforced frame is coming out of your pocket.

As I have tried oh so patiently to explain to you on more than one
occasion, the majority of my travel needs are met by my bike.

On 21/09/2013 12:56, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/activ...er-trolls.html



Just shows how much cyclists are detested.

And their propensity to grass.

Would you report a drunk driver?

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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I hope the extra cost of a reinforced frame is coming out of your pocket.

As I have tried oh so patiently to explain to you on more than one
occasion, the majority of my travel needs are met by my bike.

Please don't make me look for the post where you admitted that you "hardly
cycle any more".

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:49, Catrap wrote:


"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:37, Mr Pounder wrote:
"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:24, Catrap wrote:


"brianrob1961" wrote in message


A tiny, tiny, vocal group of morons does not make a majority. Besides,
who cares? We are winning against motorists on every level. Every cost
associated with your mode of transportation is going through the roof
and it is going to get a lot worse. Meanwhile, you are helping to buy my
bike for me - I forgot to mention in previous posts that you are also
helping to buy my girlfriend's bike for her - and my costs hover around
£100 a year. You are persecuted by the police, your roads are falling
apart, you are virtually banned from town centres on pain of huge
parking fines, the list goes on and on.



You make that sound like it's a good thing:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/cou...r-parking.html
http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com...p#.Uj2JxIakoYp
http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT%20Latest%...ct-analyst.htm
http://www.fpb.org/news/2386/Don_t_k...cils_urged.htm
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/r...e_high_street/
http://www.findalondonoffice.co.uk/b...hops-part-one/
http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/...1525-21476078/
http://www.fromepeople.co.uk/Parking...ail/story.html

You may notice I've deliberately included links from all over, from Scotland
to London to Cornwall et al., showing this is not a localised problem but a
national one.
Perhaps you are right after all, perhaps it is a good thing - all us
motorists can shop in comfort in newly built, heated and air conditioned out
of town malls, leaving you and your ilk to confine their shopping to charity
shops, takeaways and mobile phone outlets.
You'll have plenty of boarded up shop windows to lean your bikes against,
too.

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 12:56, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/activ...er-trolls.html



Just shows how much cyclists are detested.

And their propensity to grass.

Would you report a drunk driver?

A comparison would be "would I report someone for calling me a ****** in the
street?". And the answer is no.

On 21/09/2013 13:09, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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I hope the extra cost of a reinforced frame is coming out of your
pocket.

As I have tried oh so patiently to explain to you on more than one
occasion, the majority of my travel needs are met by my bike.

Please don't make me look for the post where you admitted that you
"hardly cycle any more".

Compared to when I was doing 200 miles a week for leisure, I hardly
cycle any more. As it is I now cycle 7 miles each way to work 4 days a
week, maybe two hours on a Boris bike in London every week if the
weather is good, a few trips to the shops and maybe a flit over to my
parents.

On 21/09/2013 13:09, Catrap wrote:


"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:49, Catrap wrote:


"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:37, Mr Pounder wrote:
"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 11:24, Catrap wrote:


"brianrob1961" wrote in message


A tiny, tiny, vocal group of morons does not make a majority. Besides,
who cares? We are winning against motorists on every level. Every cost
associated with your mode of transportation is going through the roof
and it is going to get a lot worse. Meanwhile, you are helping to buy my
bike for me - I forgot to mention in previous posts that you are also
helping to buy my girlfriend's bike for her - and my costs hover around
£100 a year. You are persecuted by the police, your roads are falling
apart, you are virtually banned from town centres on pain of huge
parking fines, the list goes on and on.



You make that sound like it's a good thing:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/cou...r-parking.html

http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com...p#.Uj2JxIakoYp

http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT%20Latest%...ct-analyst.htm

http://www.fpb.org/news/2386/Don_t_k...cils_urged.htm

http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/r...e_high_street/

http://www.findalondonoffice.co.uk/b...hops-part-one/
http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/...1525-21476078/

http://www.fromepeople.co.uk/Parking...ail/story.html


You may notice I've deliberately included links from all over, from
Scotland to London to Cornwall et al., showing this is not a localised
problem but a national one.
Perhaps you are right after all, perhaps it is a good thing - all us
motorists can shop in comfort in newly built, heated and air conditioned
out of town malls, leaving you and your ilk to confine their shopping to
charity shops, takeaways and mobile phone outlets.
You'll have plenty of boarded up shop windows to lean your bikes
against, too.

And if you were stood beside me you would notice that I ignored your
links and did not even read most of your drivel.

On 21/09/2013 13:11, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 12:56, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/activ...er-trolls.html




Just shows how much cyclists are detested.

And their propensity to grass.

Would you report a drunk driver?

A comparison would be "would I report someone for calling me a ****** in
the street?". And the answer is no.

Would you report a drunk driver? Answer the question. You have already
stated that you would not report a coach driver who was committing a
serious - and possibly imprisonable - offence, so how would you feel
about someone who you knew to be drunk getting behind the wheel of a car?

"Brian Robertson" wrote in message
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On 21/09/2013 13:09, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"brianrob1961" wrote in message
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I hope the extra cost of a reinforced frame is coming out of your
pocket.

As I have tried oh so patiently to explain to you on more than one
occasion, the majority of my travel needs are met by my bike.

Please don't make me look for the post where you admitted that you
"hardly cycle any more".

Compared to when I was doing 200 miles a week for leisure, I hardly cycle
any more.

Riggghhhhtt..