{"id":179195,"date":"2020-09-02T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=179195"},"modified":"2021-11-25T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T14:24:55","slug":"the-8-most-annoying-types-of-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/09\/02\/the-8-most-annoying-types-of-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Most Annoying Kinds of Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All cyclists matter, one would say. Some people on two wheels are more annoying than others, though. Searching our memories, we&#8217;ve picked the types of cyclists that we\u2019re not so pleased to meet.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1. Aggressive pro-cyclist-wannabes ploughing their way through peaceful families in pedestrian zones because you know for sure that the public hate will fall on all cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>2. Owners of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/11\/25\/the-4-biggest-fallacies-about-e-bikes\/\">electric bikes<\/a> who overtake you despite sitting irrationally too low to be able to pedal correctly.<\/p>\n<p>3. Those types of cyclists determined to come into conflict with any other road user, be it a driver or a pedestrian, since everybody did something to violate their rights somehow.<\/p>\n<p>4. Tourists riding fearlessly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/13\/is-bike-sharing-financially-sustainable\/\">rental bikes<\/a> in the middle of a cycle path, so everybody must dodge them to prevent collision.<\/p>\n<p>5. Unwanted ride partners who try to get on your rear wheel for a free ride out of the wind, even though they have the faintest willingness to take turns to pull at the front.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178353\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/06\/profimedia-0374729557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-178353 \" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/06\/profimedia-0374729557.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beware of cycling mates. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>6. Cycling mates who show up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/12\/07\/how-to-achieve-perfect-tyre-pressure\/\">flat tyre,<\/a> having no spare tube or gear.<\/p>\n<p>7. Bikers filming every inch of their bike park adventures with their GoPro cameras despite being as slow as molasses.<\/p>\n<p>8. Any cyclist riding either faster or slower than you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All cyclists matter, one would say. Some people on two wheels are more annoying than others, though. 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