madss wrote on 07/22/15 at 2:34pm:



+1

SycoCell wrote on 07/20/15 at 9:31pm:



The issue is not the headphones but the indignant nature of said a$$hole.  He/She knew you were there but decided that they were going fast enough so  f>%* you.
I run into a few of these $hitheads around the Charlotte area trails.

Usually a gentle tire rub is all it takes to break their confidence and they will let you pass.

I had someone (a friend) rub my rear tire during a race once, and SHE was the one that went down. I laughed all the way to the finish line.

I'm patient with people who are slower riding out in front of me because, nine times out of ten, I AM the slower one riding in front of someone else looking for a decent spot to pull over and put a foot down. I wouldn't rub their tire primarily because I don't want to cause a wreck. 

I'm not against a gentle reminder, however, and if you are skilled enough to pull off a tire rub without causing a pile-up, and someone refuses to yield, I say go for it. 

However, being slow, or startled, or new, or jaded from being rudely passed before, doesn't excuse unleashing a ridiculous string of obscenities at a fellow trail user who is just trying to get by and enjoy his or her ride. To be honest, he's lucky the OP didn't swing his bike to a stop in the middle of the trail and teach him some manners. 

Which brings me to a simple question. What kind of genius doesn't consider the following: How smart is it to start cursing at some random stranger on a lonely trail in the woods? - a guy who is apparently fitter than he is (and doesn't listen to T Swift), in a place with no cameras or witnesses (even when it is packed you can ride trails like carpet, toilet, or weigh station and never run into another cyclist) in a place like whitewater with hundreds of cars and dozens of similarly dressed cyclists (all disguising their features with helmets and shades) and plenty of crowds to disappear into afterwards?

Stupid. 

People who go out on the trails and treat other people poorly (when 99% of MTBers are cool) represent everything that trail riding is not.

Robert C. wrote on 07/24/15 at 1:37am:


Why are you? 

Seems like you boys can dish out but get offened when it comes your way.

Enoch wrote on 07/24/15 at 12:23am:


Jerry, I’m feeling the brotherly love, but don't take it personnel.  Several people on here claim this is the thing to do.  Tire tapping might even be in the IMBA mtn bikers multi use trail users guide for all I know

Look, having been doing this for quite a while, I can say that I am/have been faster than 95% on the downhills, and slower than 99% of you on the climbs.  So I’ve been on both sides of the equation.  I also have small kids who ride who can get all up in the way.  99.9% of people are good with the kids.  But there is 0.1% of lap timers that can’t wait 30 sec for my 6 year old to figure out what to do.  They don’t say it, because they know they can’t, but the look on their face tells it all. 

Let’s look at the OP’s incident.  He says he was behind this guy for 1.3miles in his granny gear.  Really?  First, that would be at least half a Taylor Swift album.  Second, can you tell me where there is a stretch of trial 1.3 miles long that there is not a section wide enough for someone to pass out right.  Especially someone who is sitting back there fully recovered in granny gear.  I bet there is not 300yrds of trail anywhere in charlotte that you could not find a place to pass out right.  So I do question some of the specifics here.  We need both sides of the story.
   
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the runner here is not a jerk .  I’m just saying any one who hits someone else on purpose, in the end, is the bigger jerk.   And I fully admit I've been there.

Yes a rider.  I don't think anyone is advocating running over a runner with their bike.

Spoke wrote on 07/24/15 at 4:13pm:


disagree.  It happens to me frequently at the WWC.  Happened to me the other day on the Lake Loop and several times this summer.

I've had it happen to me also.  Only at WWC though.

Spoke wrote on 07/24/15 at 4:13pm:


I don't think you read it correctly.  I didn't tire bump anyone.  I only do that to friends.  I yelled out many times about my presence - nothing.  I literally said outloud to myself "hmmmm okay maybe he's deaf?".  Legit thought that.