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Does cycling attract more arrogant folk than other sports?

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  • June 2, 2013 at 12:17 pm #18973
    Tinternet_tim

    The reason I ask the question……

    I’m currently out for a few hours on the bike and have stopped at a small cafe in ambergate for coffee and cake. As I am out by myself I’m not giving anyone the opportunity to slip away with my bike so I wheeled in in to the cafe to order before I was going to take it out with me to sit outside.
    The cafe owner didn’t seem to bothered that I brought it in while ordering but then I hear someone chirp up behind me (a fellow cyclist) and the conversation had gone something like this:
    Cyclist “you can’t bring THAT in here”.
    Me “I’m just bringing it in while ordering and will be sitting outside”
    Cafe owner ” Dont worry we have never had one pinched to date, but then I have just tempted fait!”
    Me “well it to expensive for me to have it pinched”
    Cyclist “Dont worry but they’ll nick my R3 before they nick THAT!”
    Me “well I can’t afford to have MINE nicked”

    As I walked out his R3 was indeed looking like a nice bike and just so we could all tell he was a competitive cyclist he’d been kind enough to leave a race number attached from his last event.

    So, if you are that man my personal opinion is that you sir are an arse!

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  • June 2, 2013 at 6:10 pm #739595
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    Tinternet_tim

    Ha ha, all your comments have
    Ha ha, all your comments have made me chuckle and restored my faith in the cycling community!

    I was riding a Colnago CLX3 with some upgraded Campag hoops so not cutting edge but not really shabby either. Maybe its because its one of the ‘made in Taiwan’ range rather than Italian built 😛
    Surely there is a rule somewhere in the rule book where you don’t refer to others steeds as THAT 🙂

    Think I’ll just about get over it 😉

    June 2, 2013 at 5:21 pm #739593
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    bashthebox

    Meh, I wouldn’t let it get
    Meh, I wouldn’t let it get you down. It was probably just a bit of a thoughtless remark rather than an attempt to one-up you.

    The sun’s out, have a recovery beer-or-wine-or-gin and smile about things.

    June 2, 2013 at 5:14 pm #739591
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    Steveal

    Yep, he sounds an arse. I’m
    Yep, he sounds an arse. I’m only half an hour away from Ambergate, I may pop down next Sunday, I quite fancy swapping my knackered old commuter for an upgrade 👿

    June 2, 2013 at 4:04 pm #739589
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    dodgy

    You should’ve gone outside,
    You should’ve gone outside, leaned your bike up and rode home on his while he was getting served 👿

    June 2, 2013 at 4:04 pm #739587
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    Super Domestique

    What on earth were you
    What on earth were you riding? Lol 😉

    Ignore him, the guy was being an idiot, he probably wanted lots of ‘wow’ and ‘ooh’ over his bike!

    June 2, 2013 at 3:58 pm #739585
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    Tinternet_tim

    I’m now home and glad it
    I’m now home and glad it wasn’t just me who found him to be a bit of a ‘tool bag’. Totally agree with the comments re: not taking bikes in to packed cafes and shops and a little common sense is always required.

    The fact that he butted in when it wasn’t required was a bit out of order. But the comment that got to me was him smuggly pointing out he owned an Cervelo R3….or R3 as he fondly referred to it and why would any would be thief possible want to knick my bike when his was available! Was it wrong for me to secretly wish that someone had pinched it:-)

    It’s just lucky I hadn’t been out on my old commuting bike, I’m thinking he’d probably spat on me:-)

    As I was outside enjoying the sun and coffee the owner popped out for a chat and to admire my substandard bike 🙂 so he obviously wasn’t bothered that I had brought it in for a couple of minutes.

    As matey was obviously such an amazing cyclist I’m sure he must read this forum, after all even us weekend warriors do, so I’m hoping he chirps up again to explanation his unwanted input:-)

    June 2, 2013 at 3:24 pm #739583
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    cidermart

    ‘Hat’ for being pragmatic and
    ‘Hat’ for being pragmatic and not telling the spangle to go do one. Just think common sense is the order of the day afterall the owner, initially, said nothing and the shop was not packed.

    June 2, 2013 at 3:12 pm #739581
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    northstar

    Ignore him, it’s none of his
    Ignore him, it’s none of his business, you get idiots everywhere it seems.

    June 2, 2013 at 3:05 pm #739579
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    BenMWilliamson

    dodgy wrote:BenMWilliamson

    dodgy wrote:
    BenMWilliamson wrote:
    dodgy wrote:
    However, it is somewhat unorthodox to bring a bike into the cafe :/

    I agree but should it be like that?

    Imagine a busy cafe, like my local cafe (Eureka Cyclist’s Cafe), you’d have perhaps 20 bikes in the shop.

    I just don’t think it’s practical. What seems reasonable to one person (say 2 bikes, 3, 4?) and the owner (none, 1?) and everyone else will never be the same.

    Ah yes I can understand that. But if he is just popping in to order before going outside again..?

    I guess that it relies a bit on good old common sense!

    Ultimately it should be decided by the shop/cafe owner.

    June 2, 2013 at 2:06 pm #739577
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    notfastenough

    I can see both sides of the
    I can see both sides of the debate, but regardless, he does sound like a weapon.

    June 2, 2013 at 1:34 pm #739575
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    dodgy

    BenMWilliamson wrote:dodgy

    BenMWilliamson wrote:
    dodgy wrote:
    However, it is somewhat unorthodox to bring a bike into the cafe :/

    I agree but should it be like that?

    Imagine a busy cafe, like my local cafe (Eureka Cyclist’s Cafe), you’d have perhaps 20 bikes in the shop.

    I just don’t think it’s practical. What seems reasonable to one person (say 2 bikes, 3, 4?) and the owner (none, 1?) and everyone else will never be the same.

    June 2, 2013 at 1:24 pm #739573
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    Bob's Bikes

    Stopped at a cafe whilst
    Stopped at a cafe whilst touring in Scotland (sorry can’t remember where) a few years ago and was invited to bring the bike inside by the owner/manager.

    different strokes for different folks

    June 2, 2013 at 1:02 pm #739571
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    robbieC

    Anyone visiting StP will
    Anyone visiting StP will witness me and many other cyclists on occasion, pushing a cycle into the one or other of the shops to get stuff before we board the train. Done it in Glasgow too without a problem.

    Bloke seems a bit of a tool.

    June 2, 2013 at 12:31 pm #739569
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    BenMWilliamson

    dodgy wrote:However, it is

    dodgy wrote:
    However, it is somewhat unorthodox to bring a bike into the cafe :/

    I agree but should it be like that?

    Personally, I feel the same way in the sense that my bike is too valuable for it to be knicked and so I have taken it into cafes – and even a couple of shops – but I have never had anyone chirp up about it.

    If I were you I would just ignore him and mentally label him as a bit of an ‘idiot’ (or any other abusive word you can think of…).

    June 2, 2013 at 12:24 pm #739567
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    dodgy

    If you are actually in the
    If you are actually in the cafe *now*, post a picture of him so we can all have a good laugh.

    However, it is somewhat unorthodox to bring a bike into the cafe :/

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