Fuller K Rapp Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I think everything about the TT is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Isn't it bloody-mindedness and a determination to exercise their legal right to use the mountain road, particularly during T.T. ? Most cyclists get it of course and use common sense and discretion, but there is a small minority who subscribe to that new lycra machismo and 'fuck you' attitude to other road users. Also, the mountain road is a key training route for some road cyclists and they ain't going to compromise or 'move over' for those lesser riders who need an engine to get over the mountain. Not anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 The road has closed twice for incidents since the Windy corner one. Let's hope there are no bicycles involved! I'm joking of course, there won't have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Only in the iom do the police warn cyclists not to use the mountain road as it's a bit stupid, yet they are more than happy to let motorbikes and cars travel over it in excess of 120mph. Where is the logic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackCarter Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Gizo said: Only in the iom do the police warn cyclists not to use the mountain road as it's a bit stupid, yet they are more than happy to let motorbikes and cars travel over it in excess of 120mph. Where is the logic? The logic is pretty much that if they don't let them do it they'll be doing 120 mph everywhere else and risking creating even more accidents and hitting people head on as half of them are foreign and not used to riding on the left. It would appear to make sense to make it one way so people can let off steam and use the other side of the road. After all they were lured here under false pretenses, generated from government advertising we paid for, which suggested that we welcome speed and that this is the ultimate biking festival etc, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 #cycletards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Shoe Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 3 hours ago, thommo2010 said: It's sad that the police have to put in writing what should be common sense. True. But it's also sad that the police have to put in writing that they can't keep the roads safe. Whether that's their ineffectiveness or political pressure to turn a blind eye is up for debate (although they don't particularly police the roads that well the rest of the year). However, I'll take their (sound) advice and go off-road for the next fortnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Whilst the IOM has always produced very good cyclists - I wonder if Mark Cavendish is aware that his success has single handedly produced a wave of arrogant ignorant fucktards with zero road or common sense - there is a strain of militant cyclists who absolutely boil my piss and defend it to the point of ignorance and arrogance whilst failing to acknowledge the number of road closures that sensible non leg shaving, traffic hindering citizens are forced tolerate for their hobby..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Gizo said: Only in the iom do the police warn cyclists not to use the mountain road as it's a bit stupid, yet they are more than happy to let motorbikes and cars travel over it in excess of 120mph. Where is the logic? The police don't make the law, they just enforce it. So as our legislators refuse to think about speed limits, they're doing what they can to keep the body count down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Shoe Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Whilst the IOM has always produced a very good TT event - I wonder if Agostini is aware that his success has produced a wave of arrogant ignorant fucktards with zero road or common sense - there is a strain of militant MFers who absolutely boil my piss and defend it to the point of ignorance and arrogance whilst failing to acknowledge the number of road closures that sensible non leather wearing, traffic hindering citizens are forced tolerate for their hobby..... Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Darwin Awards said: The overwhelming arrogance of the Lycra clad numbskulls never fails to amaze me. Yes it's your right to ride the roads, though you should be paying Road Tax to use them. But we all have rights that at times could put ourselves and others at risks, and most people choose not to exercise those rights in the name of safety. Why should cyclists pay road tax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Because following cyclists makes cars less fuel efficient, causing global warming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 *copy paste from last years exact same thread* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 37 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: Because following cyclists makes cars less fuel efficient, causing global warming What??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 The road fully reopened 2 hours ago after being closed for an incident, and a male cyclist has been taken to hospital after coming off his bicycle at Keppel Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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