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It is said that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Are you one of the good ones, /n/? Do people say you're not like those other cyclists?
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You are inventing scenarios in your head to get mad at again.
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where I live there are these two archetypes yes, but the pictures are reversed.
...or maybe its that both those doodles belong in "dont respect" and the only normal people are the ones who got into cycling more through the recent gravel bike explosion, they are by the only normal ones where I live.
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i dont respect anyone
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>>2028036
>Sucking a natural resource from deep underground, cooking it until it separates, and burning one of two forms of the product (gas or diesel) in metal boxes designed to keep people safe and comfortable is somehow immoral
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>>2028032
suburban texas, the degenerate fixie youth and 40 yr old alcoholics on BMX bikes are contained to the urban cores, people here arent that "into the culture" like you see in SF/PNW/NYC so theyre not THAT annoying and niche, theyre mostly just kinda gross looking.
The roadie group ride addicts are all quite mentally ill, they do not act like normal human beings and they do make cycling their entire personality. They're very insular, not friendly to new people. If you want to get *in* with them you have to show complete devotion to the crew. They have no other non cycling friends or interests. I am cool with a few of them but when I run into them in a group setting with the whole 'crew' they are suddenly very autistic and like can't even look you in the eye. They're a weird bunch.
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my only source of personal transportation is my bike, ive never owned a car nor driven one on my own becuase im a 33 year old autistic loser. got my license at 26, never used it
20 year old 27 speed cannondale road bike, my only bike i own
i dont wear spandex, just a t shirt and shorts and a backpack
i only bike alone, never with others or in a group
the most "cyclist" thing i have is probably my rack and pannier bags
i always stop at stop signs and red lights, but for red lights, ill go through it after stopping if theres no cars around
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>>2030993
>staggering energy
Yes it's a marvel of human innovation how I can move 4000 lbs 24 miles at 70 miles per hour on just one gallon of gasoline, and there are vehicles even more efficient than mine. The energy density of gasoline is an amazing and beautiful thing.
Also, see >>2030994
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>>2038534
So you know how there's a subset of the population who lives in constant fear that there is an invisible transgender lurking under every toilet seat waiting to pop out and, I don't know, force them to smoke estrogen-laced weed or make them listen to Charlie XIX or whatever?
That's how the REEEE CARS REEEEE people sound. Like I get it you clicked on the wrong thing maybe by accident maybe out of curiosity, and now your personal algorithm is 100% focused on stoking your rage over this totally random thing that was never an issue until you decided to make it your personal vendetta, but actually, to normies, you just sound crazy.
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i dont belong to either group really. i dont own a car and only use a bike because of autism. but i dont have any special bicyclist gear like spandex or anything like that. i also dont really talk about bicycling at all, or rage against car drivers or anything like that. the most i do is just joke about having "the best parking" if i go somewhere that i can bring the bike inside or keep right next to me. i just have a road bike, have a rack on it with a few saddle bags in case i pick up something or put my backpack in one of them
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>>2028001
Cyclists I respect:
Dude on a bike with some panniers, stopping at each stoplight and stopsign, signalling, taking the lane when needed
Cyclists I don't respect:
>beanie DUI tweaker riding on the sidewalk and then cutting across the road randomly
>$2000 bike fred speeding down the double yellow line to go around traffic, blowing lights and stopsigns
>fat ebiker wearing no helmet and going against traffic in the shoulder on the highway
>tweaker with no helmet, jeans tshirt riding in the tiny gap between congested traffic and the door zone and ignoring lights and stopsigns
>obvious opportunist thieves who look suspicious riding a child's bike very very slowly and poorly on the sidewalk
>>2028137
How many individuals do you personally know that have ever hit a pedestrian with their car? I don't know any on even an acquaintance level, but maybe I just don't associate with the kinds of people who drive like shit.
>>2028232
Similar to me too anon. Not the same, but similar.
Difference is I'm an autistic winner. And I like bike stuff so I have several (only one I bought from a store) and customized my shit pretty hard and wear nice loose athletic clothes on them.
>>2038695
His point is the people who screech about how much they hate cars are like the vegans who screech about people eating meat or the cuckservatives who constantly bitch about trannies or the lefties paranoid about nazis.
>>2031277
I came back due to a misclick. Gonna leave again though lol
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>>2038537
except trans people take up <5% of the population but cars are the majority of road traffic in most countries and up to 95% in many areas of the US and canada and will endanger you and even purposefully drive close to you, coal roll you and yell at you for daring to ride on a bike.
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>>2043123
>How many individuals do you personally know that have ever hit a pedestrian with their car?
holy shit I know this board is retarded but you are actually arguing based on anecdotes when the data is literally seconds away on google https://www.nsc.org/newsroom/nsc-estimates-over-44,000-traffic-deaths- in-2024
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>>2054689
Being passionate about something doesn't require you to be a dick about it to everyone else
In fact I would mind being a dick about it less than what they're really like which is acting all accepting and all bikes are valid, except if it's a bike that looks fast in which case you're a jerk if you have one
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>>2042254
on the same boat really.
>own a car but don't drive it often as much as i used to in my younger years
>being stuck in traffic because retards can't drive if life depended on it gets tiresome quickly
>primarily use to get groceries or visit friends from out of state
>Sometimes drive to work 8 miles away, depending on mood or weather
>also own a bicycle
>one of those fancy gates carbon belt -pinion gearbox drives because maintenance free is practically convenient, and it works great for all season usage
>Happier riding around town more than driving every time
>still abide by rules of the road
>don't dress up like a clown with the stupid aero neon spandex meme
>Only gadgets is a basic bike computer (i like some degree of statistics), bike radar to let me know who's approaching, a cheap bicycle bell because somehow pedestrians are even more clueless/on their phones constantly
>I don't get mad when needing to slow down or stop at a red light. strava is a meme
why motorists lose their shit at me every now and then for simply following the rules of the road and staying out of people's way, is beyond me. Jealousy? Too fat? Inconvenience of seeing someone else having a better day?
Who knows.
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>>2056711
driving turns you into a sociopath. this is well studied, people actively don't see other drivers and cyclists as real people and a 5 second delay to their commute might as well be physical assault. this is also enforced as accepted behaviour in north american society where caring for your environment and the people around you is seen as weak and getting in the way of your efficiency and ability to make money.
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>>2061503
I'm confused at the fact that sovereign citizens haven't worked themselves up to the highest levels of power, considering the miasma theorists somehow got control of the CDC it's only fair that the "I don't need car insurance or a valid license" people get their fair share of the federal government
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I don't own a car because I don't need one, I wear aged cycling hats, have a beard, helmet mounted mirror, a rack on a vintage steel bike and slow my roll generally. I tend to piss off freds and make them risk their lives overtaking me because they MUST go faster and then simply draft them to annoy them even more.
you mad?
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>>2064101
no need to be a retard faggot like that bro