>too autistic to call out or even ring bell when approaching

Thanks so much for the blog post. Now go kill yourself.

>>1084558
I just yell beep-boop or meep-meep.

Screeching brakes or music played on loudspeaker works too.

I rattle the brake levers when i don't want to be so loud to scare pedestrians.

>>1084558
I just yell "ACHTUNG!" verry loud, the get scared and go out of my way.

>>1084558
Just go past quietly and fast. Ringing a bell just causes them to scatter in all directions making overtaking impossible.
>>1084769
Ha.

File: 1498146567674.jpg (156KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

156KB, 1280x720px

I always ring the bell, and I'd be too autistic not to.
Especially as I'm overtaking dog owners 90% of the time and they always need to prepare their flea ridden shits to stay put.

>>1084801
>Ringing a bell just causes them to scatter in all directions
This. Most assume bell=horn=emergency omg cant brake crash doom fight flight freeze. That's why i prefer stating my presence vocally.

I yell at them as loud as possible while doing the sickest skid, bike paths are not meant for pedestrians, fuck them.

>>1084801
>Just go past quietly and fast.
Sadly that isn´t always possible.
>>1084803
>dogs
I almost had some troubble recently with a dog on the bikelane.
>known to be training route for road bikes
>sign says keep dogs on lace
>drive 30-35km/h on bikelane
>2 persons walking with dog
>1m (3ft) still free
>more than enough space to pass
>drive to left hand side to pass
>dog jumps to the left
>no lace
>fugg.jpg
>pull brakes as hard as possible
>almost fly ober handlebars and lift off rear wheel
>stop litterally 30cm (1ft) before dog
>owner yells at me for "speeding"
>claims that I should only ride walking speed
>I say there is a sign about dogs and laces and his dog was almost killed due to him being a idiot and this is a bike way and I am allowed to drive as fast as I want
>and drive off
Next time I may not be able to slow down fast enoght and my 25mm tyres will cut the dog in half...

>>1084801
I always ring the bell while I'm still far away. Gives them time to look, mostly works.

File: sanicganerations2.png (28KB, 800x500px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 800x500px

Slowing down and playing with brake levers works wonders. Assuming the worst for a surprise direction change never has hurt either.
Some leashes are hard to see, so slowing and notifying others of your presence is the best approach. Doggo owners will know best if their pet behaves right or needs to sit.
After passing, it's time for pic related again.

>>1084827
I know that was your instinct, but you should've killed that dog

File: 1.jpg (68KB, 852x480px) Image search: [Google]

68KB, 852x480px

>Shared bike path
>Approaching a group of walkers from behind
>Three Chads and two Staceys spread across entire path
>Start verbalizing my presence as I prepare to pass
>"on your left"
>No response
>"ON YOUR LEFT!"
>Don't move, don't look back
>Only a few feet behind them now
>I don't know what to do
>"LEFT! LEFT! LEFT!"
>I am yelling the loudest I have ever have in my life
>They don't budge
>Forced to ride on the grass as I pass them
>Hear Staceys giggling as I overtake them

I rather risk my life riding with cagers than share a path with walkers

>>1084915
THIS!

also another greentext:
>ride downhill on my roadbike
>like 50-55km/h
>on bikelane seperated from road
>small road intersects with bikelane
>bikelane has priority
>blonde woman driving a red Golf arrives
>drives turns right from road over to bikelane
>no indicators
>not looking if nobody is driving there
>bikelane instantly blocked
>car is driving 20-30km/h at this point
>4m in front of me
>turn right instanly
>car doesn´t stop
>go offroad with 25mm slicks
>and 9bar of pressure
>make it with less than 10cm clearance
>and car still moving
>drive back on bikelane still driving like 40km/h
>look back
>car didn´t even stop
>car was 10m behind bikelane now

File: 1440719385917.jpg (42KB, 381x380px) Image search: [Google]

42KB, 381x380px

>>1084915
i usually brush assholes like them intentionally.
even knocked a few hats from their heads.
if the bikelane is sandy/dusty i whip skid dirt on em.
also i ride like hell after rustling their jimmys

>>1084915
It's seriously worth training yourself to fucking king hit cunts without falling off ya sled just for these occasions anon, nothing is sweeter than watching some poofter trying to chase you down and failing in front of stacy as you fred sled away

File: bnb_fire.png (260KB, 352x315px) Image search: [Google]

260KB, 352x315px

>>1084915
>riding on forrest path
>close in on group of joggers from behind taking up the whole path
>slow down a bit
>'excuse me?'
>hear message 'attention, bike' travelling through group
>group instantly gives space to pass
>'thank you!'

>see people taking up entire bike lane
>sprint ~1000w
>wait until the very last second
HEY, ON YOUR FUCKING LEFT
>whisper "thanks" as you pass by

File: Throwing Water Balloons at People Prank.webm (2MB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1280x720px

>>1084915

>notice multi-use path along my route
>must be good for bikes right?
>decide to try it
>has to weave for no fucking reason
>bumpy as fuck sidewalk seams
>rapidly approaching clueless young woman engorged in phone
>walking down middle of path
>ass so wide i'm not sure i can pass
>she's meandering back and forth at random
>autistically trying to calculate a vector around this chaos agent
>say "on your left" 3ft before passing and just barely slip by at maximum fred
>continue to feel autismal for entire ride
>guess i'll just ride in the street

Get a bell, ring it when you're still a moderate distance away. They'll turn and look and make room.

It's the pro autism way, because you don't have to talk, you just press the bell button and they move out of the way.

The only problem is when they're listening to headphones and can't hear the bell.

>tfw riding with abnoxiously loud gearhub so people nearly always hear me comming

>>1085514
>tfw obnoxiously loud hub
>tfw disc brakes with ear piercing squek when applied just right

>>1084766
>I just yell beep-boop or meep-meep.
I do this too, but it feels top autism

I've scared a lot of pedestrians

>lately got into the habit of (softly) slapping people in the back of the head when they're meandearing around the path/street or just cross even though they saw me and expect me to avoid them
>yesterday coming back from work
>a couple of faggots about to cross the lane
>one of the faggots notices me and stops, warns his friend
>friend disregards him and keeps going
>I swerve around him and prepare my famous slap
>he keeps crossing so now he's too close to me
>end up kind of clotheslining him / banging my elbow against his head pretty hard
>his hat goes flying off
>guy is fucking pissed
>friend is losing his shit
>I just ride away feeling kind of bad
Honestly the guy was an asshole and totally deserved it, but I still feel bad since I'm not a confrontational person, plus I ended up hitting him way harder than I intended to

>>1085573
Really hope a cager gets you

>>1084558
>Have this weird ability to get into bad car and bike accidents and simply walk away
>Wear a full face downhill MTB helmet
>People and bikers stop on my side of the divided bike trail
>I dont move out of the way aka play chicken
>They always move :(

>>1085573
nu uh, this kind of physical contact is a no no, you are going to end up being shot or something

>>1085573
>Honestly the guy was an asshole and totally deserved it

Projecting much? This is why everyone hates you outside of this circle-jerk board.

>>1085514
This.

The problem is, when you come to areas like MUPs or parks or whatever, is that the people walking there are otherwise exclusive cagers, and thus carry over all that attitude.
They do not care how carefully you go around them on the grass. They do not care about much leeway you give while passing or how much notice you may try to give them. (Whether it's a bell, or beeping, or shifting gears, or clearing your throat.)
They're entitled cunts and just don't give a shit, and thus, I not only do not care when I startle them, but delight in it.


>>1084801
This. Nine times outta ten, you try and alert a pedestrian and they jump right into your path.

>>1084558
>shouts i've used this week
¡ÓRALE!
PASSING LEFT/ON YOUR LEFT/BEHIND
MOVE RIGHT-LA! MOVE NOW LAOWAI

>>1085573
wow you are a cunt

Whats with brown people walking on the wrong side of the trail?

>>1085573
how big is the city you live in? i would be terrified that i would encounter one of them in the future.

ring the bell jfc thats what its there for

>>1085573
worst poster itt

File: 1466392607696.png (17KB, 370x370px) Image search: [Google]

17KB, 370x370px

>>1086718
>MOVE RIGHT-LA! MOVE NOW LAOWAI

>>1086728
>don't understand the words "on your left"
>don't even react to English
>continue walking 5 abreast somehow since they're never caught in groups of <4
>have to coast behind them until you find the chance to weave between their 8 kids
>ruins your strava segment

>>1084558
just get a really noisy freewheel

File: 1494199145678.png (14KB, 544x496px) Image search: [Google]

14KB, 544x496px

>>1084840
This, works flawlessly every time.

Except when encountering dogs or old people.

Also, cyclists without a bell are literal scum. There is absolutely no reason not have one, there is no need to yell to make your presence known as that only scares people and gives cyclists a bad name. Fuck you.

>>1086757
>he doesn't own a proper roadbike

Watch as i put a bell either on my full sus mbt or fred sled

Have you ever encountered people who walk with a hoodie on? Like one of those rustling wind jacked hoidies? Yup, those people don't hear you untill you are really close. How about the fact that about 70% of walkers have earbuds on?

I do have a bell on my commuter though, but as I participate in other kinds of diciplines, I aint' gonna waste space and money in something that can be fixed by yelling "on your left!"

File: IMG_0117.jpg (3MB, 5184x3888px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 5184x3888px

>>1086766
I do own a proper roadbike nigger, also bells can be incredibly loud. Earbuds are annoying though yes, but here only ~5% of cyclists/pedestrians will use them. And my mentiality with them is that I just kind of force my way past, they should understand its their fault for blocking out one of their most important senses while out in traffic.

>>1085132
This is poor fucking performance. He could easily have reached the bike if he had run a bit faster (right after the smack anyway).

Question is, what do you do once you reach the biker?

>>1086757
fuck you lol

Never had a bell, never yell or otherwise announce myself to pedestrians, and funnily enough - never have issues. Gee wizz lmao

>>1086757
You can't vocalise 'ding-ding'?

>>1086784
Slam him into the concrete and stomp on his wheels?

>>1086746
>yell "on your left!"
>family of Mexicans all shuffle to the left and I have to swerve hard into the other lane to avoid mowing them down
Fucking just learn the very basics of our language for fucks sake if you're going to be on a bike trail.

>>1086784
It's fake anon. I hate to break it to you but most of these pranks are staged.

>>1085573
ARE YOU FUCKING SORRY?!

>>1087273
learn spanish if u have problem withit

>>1084827
>No space between the number and the unit symbol
Please re-read the SI Brochure.

>>1084923
>No space between the number and the unit symbol
>Using non-SI units not accepted for use with the SI
Please re-read the SI Brochure.

>>1090114
9000hPa for you autist.
Also 1 bar is defined as 100kPa...

File: NEOsFdv5Wtz9RW_2_b.jpg (58KB, 600x316px) Image search: [Google]

58KB, 600x316px

>>1084803
>mdfw bike passes by

I feel bad for the cyclists, they look absolutely horrified.

Luckily I've made a lot of progress getting him under control since I adopted him.

> live in glorious bike land, the netherlands
> bike as fast as I would like everywhere
> people are used to people biking like madman
> no one even dares to cross a bikepath without looking both ways
> 14 free guarded bike stalls with 500+ places in my city
> no cagers, cars are always in the wrong when in an accident with a bike

>>1090296
I ran over a puppy once

>>1090300
Notice how all the problems with bikes go away once motorists actually fucking look with their eyeballs?

File: 1491399980514.jpg (21KB, 570x570px) Image search: [Google]

21KB, 570x570px

>>1090300
I live in realtively small city in Europe with no bike culture whatsoever, but we do have a lot of bike lanes, and as a result pretty much 70% of pedestrians look both sides when crossing.

People learn. Few months ago I stopped maybe 20 cm away from some teen girl after she was the only one of her group who crossed the bike path without looking, I was going around 30 km/h seconds earlier. She looked at me completely horrified and started crying and apologizing on the spot, I just kekked and rode away with the wind, I'm pretty sure she will remember to look both sides for the rest of her life.
A good way to gently help people understand is to pass them by maybe 10 cm when going sonic fast, obviously only if they are walking on the bike paths.

>>1090300
>live in alleged bike city, copenhagen
>bike paths everywhere, yet pedestrians are frequently unaware of their purpose and use
>frequently have to deal with blindly crossing walkers
>once in a blue moon have to swerve, lest I ram someone walking on the bike path against traffic