The Friday Whinge Thread - MOD NOTE - You must read post #1 before posting

Beasty

Inspired by ROK ON’s post in the Broomwagon, we’ve have decided to set up a Friday whinge thread.

This is the thread some of you have been waiting for. This is where you get that issue that has been bugging you off your chest.

Before you post there are some Ground Rules that must be followed:

1. You are not allowed to disagree with a posted whinge.
2. Get your point across – debating on the “merits” of particular whinges is not allowed. For example, if someone says they hate Clif bars, that’s fine. If someone follows up with “so do I” then that’s fine also, but if someone then says “why?” that’s not a whinge, and will be deleted.
3. Normal Boards and Cycling Forum rules apply (except for the relentless negativity one!)
4. Whinges must be cycling related – “Clif Bars are vastly overpriced” is fine, but “have you seen the price of eggs?” is not
5. Do not whinge about specific individuals – “Gavin, show us your training log” or “I think Beasty’s training log posts are crap, and too long” are not acceptable. “I hate helmet threads” is though.
6. Persistent offenders of these rules can expect to incur infractions

We’ll leave the thread open through Friday, but extended whingeing will not be tolerated thereafter. We may bring the thread back on another Friday if there’s sufficient demand, but don’t rely on it – let off steam now, as you may not get another chance - the relentless negativity rule will return in full at midnight!

Happy whingeing:D

tomasrojo

I really hate whinge threads.

SubLuminal

I really hate threads where I have to read rules at the start. <snip>. <snip>. <snip>. <snip>. My bike clicks in a weird way sometimes. Cottered cranks! COTTERED CRANNNKSSS... <snip>. <snip>.

tomasrojo

Well put, SubLuminal.

To which I might add:

<snip>

DirkVoodoo

I really hate my new haircut, it's making me terribly self conscious. The only things running through my head since I got it are:

"Kenneth, your haircut is offensive to lesbians" and "Kenneth, I hate your hitler youth haircut".

Kenneth:



It's very much cycling related as it interfered with my cycling (other stuff too) at the weekend. I need my mojo back!

Also, I hate cleat adjustment, why can't there be a stupidly simple way to get them right. First cramping, now knee pain and all because I moved from Shimano to Look!

Lumen

I hate my right knee.

ROK ON

I hate the fact that people take my posts seriously.

Lumen

I really, really hate bold text, particularly when used by those in positions of authority.

Captain Havoc

I hate having to write in bold to show I'm using my authority!

Beasty

It really bugs me when people don't bother reading the rules, and I then have to come along and snip the off-topic bits out ....

La Tandenno

I hate that it took so long for my Boards Authorisation e-mail to come through.

Dirk, said hiarcut helped you to carry off the 'man-bag' look effortlessly at the weekend - crap have I already broken the rules by deviating from 'I hate...'

godihatedehills

I hate lurkers.

RobFowl

I hate it that as the season goes on I get fitter but everyone seems to get even fitter and I end up struggling as much as ever.

Hermy

I love hate this thread.

Chips Lovell

I hate helmet threads. I want to write a script that will generate an entire helmet thread and just run it once someone starts one.

I hate the state of the roads and can't understand how countries with a lower per capita GDP can build and maintain a decent road network and we can't.

I hate the way cyclists whinge constantly.

ednwireland

i hate the way i worked too hard for a company and travelled every week for 3 years living in hotel and and eatiing crap food that went bust and now i'm trying to get back in the shape i was before i moved here

dont regret for a day moving to donegal in '97 ever

niceonetom

I hate the way every wealthy loo-roll/brake-fluid/cattle-feed/whatever magnate seems to buy a mock mansion in the Meath commuter belt and a Range-Rover for his idiot trophy wife - one of those bitches is going to kill me and probably not even notice because the thunk of her wing mirror cleaving my skull will be drowned out by 14 speaker soundsystem.

Hermy

I don't like cyclists who cycle against the flow of traffic.

abcdggs

I hate people asking me "i want to buy a new tyre/ wheel/ pedals/ etc/ etc",
"certainly sir/madam, what size would that be?"
"oh i dont know the one the couriers use"

Jawgap

I hate dislike objectfeel myself slightly indifferent towards the new mods.......

AstraMonti

I love hate Fridays and I love hate this forum. Am I out of topic?

<snip>

Hermy

AstraMonti wrote: »

I love Fridays and I love this forum. Am I out of topic?

Refer to Post #14.;)

manwithaplan

I hate cycling, I just can't get it right
I'm not getting thinner and my wallet is light
I sneak things home in the middle of the night
My derailleur is loose and my calves are tight

This whole lark was a terrible mistake
I'm going off the imaac and back on the steak
To hell with gear ratios and calliper brakes
I'm taking up knitting for my marriage's sake

I'm decommissioning all my Tiagra
And trading it in for a box of viagra
But something tells me I've left it too late
**** it - see you at Blake's Cross at half past eight

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

I hate my right knee.

I hate Lumen's right knee

Idleater

I should've cycled today

Hermy

I don't much care for my left knee.:(

mfdc

I hate cars that drive in the wrong ****ing lane!! You're in the left turning lane on Tara street, I'm in the middle lane and... oh look at that! You've gone straight on and cut me off in the process! ****!! This happened to me yesterday.

You're in the middle lane on Dorset street, I'm behind you cruising along happily and... you drive by the big queue of cars in the left lane turning left, then stop and put on your left indicator making me stop too! Leaving me with an all out sprint when you finally move so as not to be clogging up traffic! GOD DAMN IT!! This happened about 40 minutes ago.

Aaaah... just had to get that off my chest An unexpected full on sprint is not cool when you're tired.

ThisRegard

I hate cyclists who don't acknowledge me on the road when I'm on my flat bar on the way back from a mountain/trail run so am therefore not wearing the appropriate Euro approved gear.

Bloody bike snobs.

Moflojo

I hate how much time I spent wasted trying to clean my gears before I discovered degreaser spray.

Raam

I hate non-images of beauty in the images of beauty thread.

I hate hate people wearing neoprene overshoes with shorts.

I hate race fit jerseys with baggy shorts. Pick a look and go for it.

I hate Gerolsteiner jerseys worn with Daisse D'Epargne shorts. Who are ya? Alejandro Schumacher? Pick one team for your spin. No sitting on the fence.

ednwireland

Raam wrote: »

I hate hate people wearing neoprene overshoes with shorts.
QUOTE]

try living in donegal

actually i did it in france a few weeks ago (and boy was i glad i did)

Beasty

I hate the first week in September, when the schools are back, and a lot of people seem to have forgotten how to drive in busy traffic, trying to escape from side lanes without seeing cyclists, clogging up the roads, shooting onto roundabouts and slowing me down.

Bring on Halloween - our only respite this side of Xmas. In the meantime, looks like I'm back to 6am starts again:(

RobFowl

I hate the way all the pro's talk about going "full gas" when being interviewed. WTF does that mean

Raam

RobFowl wrote: »

I hate the way all the pro's talk about going "full gas" when being interviewed. WTF does that mean

Seriously?

I hate when people leave posts ambiguous.

Lumen

RobFowl wrote: »

I hate the way all the pro's talk about going "full gas" when being interviewed. WTF does that mean

I think it's shorthand for "my haematocrit just hit 49.99%".

poochiem

I hate that I spent two hours last night degreasing, cleaning, lubing and dialling in my gears and brakes and then going up the N11 this morning I almost got off because the squeaks and clicks and crunks made my shiny bike sound like a dying high nelly :mad:

mtbireland

I hate posts about how to fix punctures...my god i was seven or eight and fixing punctures without having to ask how to do it on forums (which weren't invented)

I also hate (hates a very strong word...annoys is probably better) the fact that everyone seems to be a do-gooder cyclist on here who doesn't break traffic lights... I break lights when it's safe to do so and I do it with caution... that is a weight lifted off me....

ednwireland

mtbireland wrote: »

I also hate (hates a very strong word...annoys is probably better) the fact that everyone seems to be a do-gooder cyclist on here who doesn't break traffic lights... I break lights when it's safe to do so and I do it with caution... that is a weight lifted off me....

i dont have any lights near me within about 50km (and they are pedestrian crossings) crap thats not a whinge

kennyb3

I hate the wind

DirkVoodoo

mtbireland wrote: »

I hate posts about how to fix punctures...my god i was seven or eight and fixing punctures without having to ask how to do it on forums (which weren't invented)

I also hate (hates a very strong word...annoys is probably better) the fact that everyone seems to be a do-gooder cyclist on here who doesn't break traffic lights... I break lights when it's safe to do so and I do it with caution... that is a weight lifted off me....

I turned left on red yesterday and I hate myself for it...but it was quite safe and convenient, I got a jump on all the traffic and had a clear run down the road.

cdaly_

I hate that I haven't anything to complain about on this thread...

daragh_

I hate porridge.
I hate having to get up at 5 to go for spins because I'm 'time poor'.
I hate the phrase 'time poor'.
I really hate porridge.
I hate the fact that I didn't discover how much I love cycling until I was 39.
I hate the fact that so many other blokes my age made this discovery at exactly the same time - I wanted to be special.
I hate the fact that I'm nearly 41 and will never be as fast, skinny or generally as awesome as most of the cyclists I meet.
But most of all I hate porridge.

Doctor Bob

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I really hate my new haircut, it's making me terribly self conscious.

Count yourself lucky that it's the cut- I hate my hair! After cycling, I tend to look like a 1950s Irish farmer doing a bad impression of Janelle Monae. (Would a helmet help?)

mfdc wrote: »

I hate cars that drive in the wrong ****ing lane!! You're in the left turning lane on Tara street, I'm in the middle lane and... oh look at that! You've gone straight on and cut me off in the process! ****!!

Big +1 on this one, though recently I've started just skipping Tara Street altogether, even though it makes my journey slightly longer- not just for the reasons you mention, but also for the poxy surface and the speed of the traffic.

• I hate the presumption that I cycle because I’m trying to save the planet. The truth is a) I’m a tight-fisted bastard, and b) I like to arrive on time I hate delays.
• I hate that, even though I pride myself on perfect road behaviour, I still very occasionally make bad judgements. (This is a sidelong apology to the cyclist on Strand Road this morning who I only saw as I was pulling out of my side road- not exactly a near miss as he was still quite far away, but new, Dutch-style Doctor Bob is meant to have more patience than a saint.)
• I often hate the tone of The Irish Times, especially during summer- its smug sponsorship of the Electric Picnic, its Summer Living stuff, especially that infuriating Limerick competition it’s been running over the last few weeks. To keep this bit of hate on-topic, here’s a limerick I composed with a cycling theme. (I should point out that the first verse was written by a female colleague. I took it, tweaked it slightly, then went off on a solo run with it. Please forgive my artistic licence- Donegal people don't pronounce Y as A, and I know bicycles have back carriers.)

There was a young woman from Muff
And the jokes they sure made her life tough
So she sought to declare
She was tidy and bare
And strolled through the town in the buff

Now consider this man from Buncrana,
Whom rumours reached of some Muff manna,
So he jumped on his bike,
Rode there quick as you like,
And inquired of the famous bald fanna.

"Bald fanna?" asked Frankie the Spinner,
"Will you just let me finish me dinner,
Then I'll show you the way,
To the house by the bay,
'Tis home of the downstairs Yul Brynner."

So the Spinner climbed up on the pillion,
Then they raced through the landscape (a hilly un),
Thereby seizing the chance,
To remove someone’s pants,
And see an authentic Brazilian.

On arrival their faces turned ashen,
(Instigated by some minor crashin’),
When they peeled off her smalls,
They saw not cleft but balls,
“Well that’s damn well killed off the passion.”

With faces crestfallen and grey,
They headed for Ballybofey,
Bemoaning the shame,
Of a real Crying Game,
“It’s the first time I’ve wished I were gay.”

Lumen

@Doctor Bob, this thread is about whinge not minge.

silverharp

I hate menopausal bints who smile at you just before they pull out through a road gap in a cycle lane. FFS at least give me that blank stare so I can guage the situation.

jimm

kennyb3 wrote: »

I hate the wind

Pop into your local pharmacy for some flatulence remedy:D

Doctor Bob

Lumen wrote: »

@Doctor Bob, this thread is about whinge not minge.

A temeritous blow-in called Lumen,
Part bike, but still largely human,
Was the first to riposte,
But I ask, At what cost?
Will he live to regret his contumin'?

(OT: I hate neologising for the sake of a rhyme.)

Roadtoad

I hate wet dark Monday nights in November, when cycling is out. Go figure.......

jimm

I hate cycling through Blessington. IMO it's one of the most dangerous towns/villages in the East of the country to cycle through.

Because most of the car parking is "nose to the kerb" and not parallel to the road, a lot of motorists just reverse out into the carriageway without thinking about bikes.

Added to that, the state of the road surface, and Peds. strolling across licking their ice-creams means you need 110% concentration at all times.

Jawgap

RobFowl wrote: »

I hate the way all the pro's talk about going "full gas" when being interviewed. WTF does that mean

Calm down or you'll "blow your lights" - htf does a pro blow his lights when there's none on the bike?!?!?

kennyb3 wrote: »

I hate the wind

It hates you just as much.


I hate doctors who tell me I'm suffering from tendonitis and to lay off the bike for at least a week (time starts now!).

Russman

jimm wrote: »

I hate cycling through Blessington.

I also hate the fact that this thread is one of the funniest things I've read all week.

And I hate the price of bikes in Ireland.

There, I feel better