Incredible

[alice]

Road Hogs was a funny film

Did I mean Wild Hogs? Huh!

[Steffan]

I think the point is, if it is a public road then there is no such thing as no-risk to other. Just trucks and cars??

That said I have this sneaking feeling you are attempting to wind us up....

Steffan

[el vencejo]

Lots of people ride bikes for the pure thrill, why else 

They are not comfortable compared to cars, trains, buses.
Many cars are more economical to run than medium/large capacity bikes.
If you obey the rules, allowing time for donning UK type protective clothing, then a car or bus are quicker.
So why ride bikes?

Nearly losing it gives the best rush
If I had to ride like the Trail Riders Fellowship or the local HOG group on a Sunday run I'd give up bikes.

[Mark]

Lots of people ride bikes for the pure thrill, why else 

They are not comfortable compared to cars, trains, buses.
Many cars are more economical to run than medium/large capacity bikes.
If you obey the rules, allowing time for donning UK type protective clothing, then a car or bus are quicker.
So why ride bikes?

Nearly losing it gives the best rush
If I had to ride like the Trail Riders Fellowship or the local HOG group on a Sunday run I'd give up bikes.

1, I ride for the feeling of being outside in the fresh air pottering about taking in the scenery.

2, I feel more comfortable on a bike. My bike is far more economical not that this is an issue. Where are you going in such a rush you need to get there quicker?

3, Losing it gives the best rash. But if I had to ride like the local HOG group on a sunday morning I too would give up bikes.

Mark

[sexually oriented]

been playing on bikes for over 40 years
If I had to ride like the Trail Riders Fellowship or the local HOG group on a Sunday run I'd give up bikes.

Not that long to go then,
if it were me,id be grateful that I'm still riding full stop

Lots of people ride bikes for the pure thrill, why else 

They are not comfortable compared to cars, trains, buses.
Many cars are more economical to run than medium/large capacity bikes.
If you obey the rules, allowing time for donning UK type protective clothing, then a car or bus are quicker.
So why ride bikes

I ride because i love the solitude

i feel more comfortable on my bikes than in my car
how long does it take to don a helmet,not as long as waiting for a bus

[el vencejo]

how long does it take to don a helmet,not as long as waiting for a bus??
Spent many years commuting in the UK... warm mid-layer, waterproof suit, boots, gloves; stash regular jacket and shoes in a top box (vile things, upset the balace) or in panniers, mess around with locks and chains; reverse at the other end. Takes a long while, especially if you obey all the highway code etc. whilst commuting.

If you follow ALL the rules, you would be riding like the local HOG on Sunday.

Break one speed limit, filter too fast or on the wrong side, cross a double white, pull a wheelie or stoppie and you're a highway criminal. Who has never done any of those
Some just do it more enthusiastically than others  

Hope to be riding with occasional crashes for another 20 years ....or die trying

[guest7]

I'm not saying that old Boris-Balls-out is doing the right thing, but he does do it very well and yes I do understand the attraction of hooning around a city in rush hour. Apart from insane speed enduro riding (which can be much more life-threatening imho) there's little to compare with car weaving at speed for a buzz.

There I've said it, am I a bad man?

GC

[Steffan]

If you're looking to reinvent your persona GC you're wasting your time, we all know you too well. So you want to be a "Bad Man" ooh err......

As for hacking about in traffic, well OK, but an mindset that seems to take no consideration of anyone else is very worrying. No man is an Island. Everyone speeds on occasion and misjudges an overtake but an attitude which suggest that one is entitled to thrill seeking whilst endangering others is in my opinion seriously reprehensible.

Yes I despite myself - I liked Wild Hogs  - my 10YO and I are planning a Pan-America trip when he is old enough.

Steffan

[squirrelciv]

Hope we're being wound up cos the aparent lack of regard for others is just abhorent.

I wonder if these speed jockeys have ever been in traffic and been cut up by a bike/car/bus/lorry as they drove with no thought for others and thought to themselves, "Ah bless the little mite, great to see him enjoying himself"

People need to realise we all live together and have an unspoken responsibility to each other.

If you want thrills, take up paragliding.

As for why I ride bikes... Cos it makes me smile 

[el vencejo]

Some of us "speed jockeys" find it more challenging when the guy in the Mondeo tries to close the gap.  
I never complain when a "potterer" (a mobile traffic hazard be it bike/car/tractor) holds up traffic down a long country lane, I just have a bit of fun trying to get past the line of cars first without running out of road  

Done free-fall parachuting up to 15 seconds freefall, UK weather meant it took a whole year to get 32 jumps in... had more fun thrashing the old CX500 the 45-mile journey home. Wife will not consider me doing base jumping.
Worked on steel towers in the days before safety belts etc.
Done track days, OK for a couple of laps.

The rest of the time I'm very pc, law-abiding (in Spain we have a Constitutional Right to grow Nature's Weed for own consumption ) and pure Humanist.

Riding a bike my way is how I relax completely   

One of the many reasons I left UK, having FUN is a way of life here, no nanny state attitude  

[Mark]

You can always go on an Enfield holiday and ride around Dehli to your hearts content where they all ride/drive in that manner.

It's easy when you're the only one doing it but see how much fun it is when Joe public doesn't have road sense or feel responsible for your safety.