1 Reason we are hated........

tfitz · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:08 pm

racerbill wrote:

For hikers I yell, good morning hikers, always gets a smile. For horses I yell, get the hell out of the way. For bikers who come flying by me without making a sound, I yell asshole !!

I YELL? Please let us all quiet the bells and stop for all trail users we will get there before our time.

Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:04 pm

and if you ride no-hands, you can clap to let them know you're near.

Slowgrind · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:14 pm

I hate being hated by other slow trail users, so I ride by them as fast as I can to shorten the period of pain.

Mike G · **Posted:** Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:23 pm

jjthewhale wrote:

I realized very quickly why we are hated... and now have had my observations validated...The reason is..........when you haul ass through a beginner trail on a sat/sun around blind corners and show no courtesy, you end up looking really bad. :wave:

So they don't hate us when we bomb Noble? You seem to think the trail rating equates to hiker approval or disapproval?
That makes absolutely NO sense at all. People who hate mtn bikers hate mtn bikers regardless of trail ratings. Do you really think the mtn bike hater would say to himself/herself "That mtn biker is a douche but since this is noble canyon I guess its ok?", I must say, with reasoning like this, who needs mtn bikers like you?

Like Brian says, save it. A mtn biker acting like a douchebag is still a douchebag, trail terrain has NOTHING to with it.

jjthewhale wrote:

I hear ya. I wasn't talking to every mtb'r on the trails, just the douchebags, they know who they are.

Ummm yes....you were talking about every mtb'r. What part of "I realized very quickly why we" do I not understand? When you say "we" you are refering to yourself too...douchebag.

Kimba · **Posted:** Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:12 pm

Hey, let's remember everybody is a douchebag okay. Especially me for biting on this.

jjthewhale · **Posted:** Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:39 pm

Mike G wrote:

jjthewhale wrote:

I realized very quickly why we are hated... and now have had my observations validated...The reason is..........when you haul ass through a beginner trail on a sat/sun around blind corners and show no courtesy, you end up looking really bad. :wave:

So they don't hate us when we bomb Noble? You seem to think the trail rating equates to hiker approval or disapproval?
That makes absolutely NO sense at all. People who hate mtn bikers hate mtn bikers regardless of trail ratings. Do you really think the mtn bike hater would say to himself/herself "That mtn biker is a douche but since this is noble canyon I guess its ok?", I must say, with reasoning like this, who needs mtn bikers like you?

Like Brian says, save it. A mtn biker acting like a douchebag is still a douchebag, trail terrain has NOTHING to with it.

jjthewhale wrote:

I hear ya. I wasn't talking to every mtb'r on the trails, just the douchebags, they know who they are.

Ummm yes....you were talking about every mtb'r. What part of "I realized very quickly why we" do I not understand? When you say "we" you are refering to yourself too...douchebag.

wow spinning ....... but i figured out what you are saying and Ill simplify my post for you. We all end up looking like a-holes when a few "actual" a-holes behave badly on densely populated trails. So, no I wasn't referring to Noble. I don't see many 5 year olds with their families there hiking stairway. I guess you know who you are :lol:

MiLo · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:58 pm

OhNooo wrote:

The funny thing is that most people on flatland trails think of mountain bikers as goons that are fully padded wearing crash helmets and baggy clown clothes while bombing the trails. That is the fear image they get in their minds.

But the true douchbags they are most likely to encounter are usually lycra wearing racers trying to get good strava times on these family trails. At least those are the ones I have the most problems with when I'm out for an easy ride at Hodges. I don't know how many times I've been run off the trail by a lycra clad pack hell-bent on going as fast as they can. They usually have matching kit too.

Some lycra wearing douche actually bumped my buddy at lake hodges too. nothing against them, just the douchey ones.
If only we were able to catch him.
Next time, i hope to have the gopro on and at least identify him.

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