Anyone ride a pushbike?

hugo-a-gogo · Trackday Trickster Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Karma :

I went out today, saw a parked car up ahead that I'd have to go round, and l found myself looking where my mirror should be, and my thumb going for an indicator button Embarassed

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Kye · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

lol, I was walking towards a set of lights the other week, they turned amber and I did a lifesaver Rolling Eyes

askew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Karma :

I've done exactly the same thing with the indicators and mirrors thing. Also, I find the saddle a bit weird to sit on after getting used to a motorbike.

I bet Bendy gets his knee down on a push bike out of pure habbit. Smile

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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

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LOLOLOLOL
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askew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Karma :

There was a little mistake there, did you spot it?

Sorry Bendy, I'll get my coat (What a peanut) Mad

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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

I find I do the life saver on my bike to...Not nessecarily a bad thing as prior to etting a motor bike I think I was probably more wreckless on my pushbike where as now I am more aware of the traffic around me. COming of pushbike knacks!

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

I've changed as a pedestrian/cyclist since riding a bike/vehicle in general.. for instance I don't walk close to cars when crossing the road anymore.. you know.. when you nip across in front of a car etc... when doing it you think/know you can get across in time and bollocks to the car.. but since being on the road you realise how annoying/worrying this actually is.. so I take more care crossing roads and respect other users more when crossing...

Also if I ever ride a push bike ( Shocked

) then I'd be more aware and considerate.. I hate push bikers who ride on the road.. yeah it may be illegal to ride on the pavement but push bikes don't pay tax or insurance or anything and on the roads are 1) a danger and 2) they slow everyone down massively. often see queues of cars behind a bloody push bike becuase the cars can't quite get past safely Rolling Eyes

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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

I almost came off my pushbike after approaching ajunction on it, I was properly changing down the gears, then i rammed in the rear brake as I was about to stop, thinking it was the clutch. Cue a locked up back wheel and a pretty classy sideways skid.
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Laura · Playboy Bunny Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Karma :

Push bikes are dangerous things,
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

Full Bananas · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

If I haven't ridden my pushbike for a while, it has been known for me to suddenly apply the rear brake when approaching a junction, having mistaken the left brake lever for a clutch. Embarassed

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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

They are using the roads and thus slowing cars down who pay to use those roads... I've never seen a cyclist that isn't slowing traffic down... sorry but that's what I think..

Cyclists are a big danger IMO... mostly because a lot of them are little kids who jump off the pavement onto the road then when a car hits them and kills the kid it's the car drivers fault Rolling Eyes

I personally try to ride on the pavement where possible, but then... me.. on a push bike Shocked

aving a laugh?? Laughing

that requires exercise Shocked

Also a cyclist can do quite a bit of damage if they were to cycle into a pedestrian, and I've seen a few cyclists cause car accidents by veering out into the road or jumping off kerbs etc.
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askew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Karma :

A well defended arguement, and I can see your point in part.

but...

craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

"They are using the roads and thus slowing cars down who pay to use those roads"

Since when did the roads become the sole property of drivers? Pedestrians use the road and slow down traffic...should you exterminate them too?

"Cyclists are a big danger IMO... mostly because a lot of them are little kids who jump off the pavement onto the road then when a car hits them and kills the kid it's the car drivers faul"

Kids are unpredictable and you should always be aware of them regardless of whether they are on a push bike or in fornt of a school. Should we ban kids as well from going near raods since they slow down drivers and don't pay tax?

"I personally try to ride on the pavement where possible"

Then you are actually a bigger danger to pedestrains and would get charged if you hurt anyone.

"Also a cyclist can do quite a bit of damage if they were to cycle into a pedestrian, and I've seen a few cyclists cause car accidents by veering out into the road or jumping off kerbs etc."

Fair point but google cyclist deaths and see how many there are in comparision to motor cyclist deaths and your popint will seem insignificant in comparision.

Besides without the cyclest there would have never been the motor bike so lighten up!

Laughing

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Hey I never say cyclists/push bikes in general are bad.. I used to do cross country/downhill (back before I found the internet and became lazy, fat and unfit Crying or Very sad

) also used to cycle to and from work every day for years Thumbs Up

Ok you have made some good points also...

craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

"Kids yes, but I meant to say that a lot of teenagers/adults do it too... I've seen fully grown ,supposedly responsible adults cross a road on a cycle listing to their music without evening so much as looking.. THAT is really worrying and I don't know how people get away with it Confused I've seen this happen many many times... "

Thats fair enough but lets face it how many drivers cause the same types of errors? So cyclists are just as bad as the rest of em! No Surpise there then!

askew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Karma :

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

That's another annoying thing.. they ride along 3 abreast down country lanes.. you come round a corner below the speed limit (60 usually..) and find 3 dawdling lycra clad, wrap around sunglass wearing, bald middle aged blokes arguing over which energy drink is the best......

Slam on the breaks, slow down, beep horn and tell the bastids to ride in single line then bugger off till the next corner where it's a bunch of lycra clad 20 y/old women on bikes.... you slow down and follow because you "can't get past" Wink

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8316 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

because i've been riding for 6 days a week consistently now, with my push-bike being put into the shed, when i do get it out, im constantly checking my "mirrors" that aren't there and doing more lifesavers than ever. a good habit picked up.. Very Happy

its a pity my 700 metre wheelies from my bicycle can't be carried on to my gs! Laughing

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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Ive been cycling a couple of months. I loathe it. Its not getting me that much fitter, i dont die asmuch but it could be just cos its colder. And it keeps breaking. Im thinking of taking it back. There are triumph owners mocking its reliability!

Plus i also was all weird when i first got onto it, but nowit seems natural ish, and has improved my balance on the motorbike. I do find it funny when im on the pushbike and im cycling with a mate how few risks they deliberately take (such as in a doubleparked area squeezing through without slowing etc), but they never pause at junctions etc. And often dont lifesave.

I miss being able to stunt tho. Wheelies on pushbikes are pooh. And i looped it Shocked

And rear end skids are a) too easy and b) mean you have to pedal harder to get back up to the vaguely fast speed you decided to skid from

In short

BALLS!
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

lol after gettiing a mbike I found myself using the front brake of the pushbike which is a reall no no at speeds! As for reliability I have found as long as you clean the bike every fortnight and properly clean the chain and wd40 it then you shouldn;t get any probs. But then the build quality between bikes can hugely vary.

You'll probably find that after a few weeks of cycling the same route that your body gets used to the exercise so whilst it is good for you, the benefits aren;t as noticable (until you stop)!

Pete · Nova Slayer Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Karma :

I've been using a pushbike on the roads for 10 years and i'm only 16. Mother used to teach cycling proficiency so i know what to do etc. I take some risks, I do jump off the pavement into the road if it is clear behind, do some pretty stupid stuff sometimes, but on the whole I would say I'm safer on the road than many car drivers and smotorbike riders. I don't have much experiance compare4d to, say a 40 yr old who has had a bike/car for 20yrs, (me stands on soapbox) but I would say I'm safer on the roads than many. Did CBT a while back (but not allowed to have a bike on the road Shocked

) so picked up a few good habits from that. Do lifesavers, not looked in non-exsistant mirrors yet tho. Havn't yet mixed up clutch and brake, but have used right pedal to slow down once or twice!
Not very interesting or helpfull, but just my tuppence worth.

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pipnet11 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Karma :

I go mountain biking a lot. Find riding on roads any busier than a country lane is dangerous for me and the drivers/riders. I ride mostly on the pavement in towns and hardly ever get complained at, even the police shut up when I explain why im on the pavement. The danger to pedestrians from bikes is far less than the danger to cyclists from road users. The danger arises from people being idiots, this is the same on roads and pavements.

Right....calm down...

Only thing I find myself doin on my mountain bike is looking for the mirrors. Lifesavers I used to do anyway, otherwise I find it is quite easy to go between the two.
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