Bloody Death-Wish Cyclists....

[djstan]

The cyclist that tend to be knobs are the ones who most likely don't have a driving licence or worse still vegan

 

[Marekdawg]

Everyone annoys me

+1 :lol:

 

[wonkydonkey]

I often wear headphones when cycling and I feel it improves your awareness, I constantly look over my shoulder. Even when I don't wear them you can't hear a car coming until its right behind you from wind buffering.

I 100% disagree. Depending on wind direction I can usually hear when a car is behind me. You hear brakes as they approach, downshifts, turbo whistle, gravel under their tyres, sometimes hear their music...all kinds of sounds. I don't understand how shutting off your hearing can possibly "improve your awareness". When I'm out cycling and overtaking "keen cyclists" who are wearing earphones I curse them for not hearing me behind them. Those without earphones will hear my excessively loud shifter clicks and keep in. I almost smashed straight into a girl at speed down Cheddar Gorge because she suddenly veered out to the central white line. She did this over and over again. When I eventually passed her on a straight section I could see the earphones :x

I'm with [ref]chapeau[/ref]. Good luck to anyone wishing to survive on a bicycle if you can't even hear what's happening around you.

OP - There are idiots in every walk of life. Lycra seems to breed quite a few of them unfortunately!

 

[Kierandc5]

I often wear headphones when cycling and I feel it improves your awareness, I constantly look over my shoulder. Even when I don't wear them you can't hear a car coming until its right behind you from wind buffering.

I 100% disagree. Depending on wind direction I can usually hear when a car is behind me. You hear brakes as they approach, downshifts, turbo whistle, gravel under their tyres, sometimes hear their music...all kinds of sounds. I don't understand how shutting off your hearing can possibly "improve your awareness". When I'm out cycling and overtaking "keen cyclists" who are wearing earphones I curse them for not hearing me behind them. Those without earphones will hear my excessively loud shifter clicks and keep in. I almost smashed straight into a girl at speed down Cheddar Gorge because she suddenly veered out to the central white line. She did this over and over again. When I eventually passed her on a straight section I could see the earphones :x

I'm with [ref]chapeau[/ref]. Good luck to anyone wishing to survive on a bicycle if you can't even hear what's happening around you.

OP - There are idiots in every walk of life. Lycra seems to breed quite a few of them unfortunately!

Each too there own, I assume you have tried headphones while out riding

 

[wonkydonkey]

Each too there own, I assume you have tried headphones while out riding

Before I had a bike computer with nav I rode a couple of times using Google Maps and earphones. I immediately felt at risk because I couldn't hear what was happening around me. The best I could do was ride with only the left earphone in my ear, but even that was dangerous enough to make me spend hundreds of pounds on a computer with nav.

 

[Smartbear]

Each too there own, I assume you have tried headphones while out riding

Before I had a bike computer with nav I rode a couple of times using Google Maps and earphones. I immediately felt at risk because I couldn't hear what was happening around me. The best I could do was ride with only the left earphone in my ear, but even that was dangerous enough to make me spend hundreds of pounds on a computer with nav.

I must try going out for a drive blindfolded to see if it increases my sense of awareness :roll:
Rob

 

[PerryGunn]

Each too there own, I assume you have tried headphones while out riding

Before I had a bike computer with nav I rode a couple of times using Google Maps and earphones. I immediately felt at risk because I couldn't hear what was happening around me. The best I could do was ride with only the left earphone in my ear, but even that was dangerous enough to make me spend hundreds of pounds on a computer with nav.

I must try going out for a drive blindfolded to see if it increases my sense of awareness :roll:
Rob

Go full Tommy and you'll probably win the Tour de France....

 

[Keet]

I must try going out for a drive blindfolded to see if it increases my sense of awareness :roll:
Rob

Use the force young Skywalker

 

[wonkydonkey]

I must try going out for a drive blindfolded to see if it increases my sense of awareness :roll:
Rob

You could be onto something there! :wink:

 

[Mr Tidy]

Actually I think it's already being trialled extensively - by tw*ts texting!