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

Idleater

nereid wrote: »

I should've cycled today

I hate that I can't even live up to my own promises to myself about going out for a cycle when I got home from work due to not cycling the commute.

I thought it'd be the perfect evening to make up for not cycling the 10m TT the other night.

As penance I'll have to do it tomorrow or Sunday in the rain.

I hate penance

Jawgap

I hate fat f£ckers in cycling in soccer jerseys - seriously, who are they trying to kid - lose the weight or give up the jerseys.......

WakeyTyke

I hate it when people ask me why I don't try racing again

I hate being shelled out the back.

I hate having to train twice as hard every year just to keep up with the junior riders

I hate being beaten by Triathletes

abcdggs

I hate when people call me gay outside the chipper.
But love when i think of a clever suitable retort "so's your dad, he was class last night" mmh chips

DirkVoodoo

experiMental wrote: »

Today, I had my black Carrera Vulcan mountain bike stolen, at around 3p.m at Mountjoy Square South in Dublin. I reported it to the Gardai today, and the scumbag who stole it was caught on CCTV, and there was a fair number of witnesses around. Do you reckon I could recover this bike any time?

If you see a bike in Dublin area that resembles this image, please send me a PM.
Carrera Vulcan bike link and specs

Are you not angry someone took your bike? It's not much of a whinge.

Me? I absolutely hate when some little scumbag steals a bike!

I am also mildly annoyed by posts ending up in the wrong area.

Beasty

OK – that’s it. Whingeing over – Dirk has come top of our league of whingers with 11 posts, and Lumen is in second place with 9 – no surprises with those two I guess. Also taking their places on the podium in equal 3rd place are Ednwireland and Raam. You guys sure do know how to whinge. Hopefully you’re all over it now, and we can look forward to some more positive posts from all of you.

Thanks to all for contributing in the spirit intended (well, I guess there were a few posters who struggled with the concept of reading the rules first)

Next Friday our new poet laureate manwithaplan will be introducing a special thread where you will be able to share your little cycling ditties...

Beasty

It's back, but not for long. Last year was an endurance event, this year it's a sprint. This thread will remain open until 2pm, then you can all get back to work (I, in the meantime, have taken the day off and will be watching the cricket on TV...)

Just a reminder of the ground rules from the OP:

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

Raam

White bikes are a bollox to keep clean.

oniume

worn derailers are a pain in the gear

ROK ON

Raam wrote: »

White bikes are a bollox to keep clean.

I completely hate my white bike. But its not the bikes fault, its the country. We live in a pile of sh1te country for weather. Anyone who owns a white bike and cycles it in this country is an idiot.
While I am on the topic of weather, I met a friend for a few GandT's a few nights back and we ended up talking about the weather. He reckons that with the Gulf Stream moving south, that we are finally getting a glimpse over the past four years of the type of weather that countries with similar Latitude get. In a few years time we wont have to worry about whute bikes, it will be like we are living in Greenland.

Raam

OK, let's all get a hammer and smash the shít out of our white bikes. On 3....

1, 2, 3...

Captain Havoc

Reading about your weekend spins/ sportives/ races and having to go out on my own all the time during the week is horrible, I wish I could have one weekend day off every week

Hungrycol

The jeans I'm wearing today smell.

Oh cycle relevant, my FD changing works better on my commuter bike than on my racing bike.

ROK ON

Raam wrote: »

OK, let's all get a hammer and smash the shít out of our white bikes. On 3....

1, 2, 3...

You go first.

Captain Havoc

I own two white bike, two negatives makes a positive, right?

Hungrycol

All jumpers, shirts and tee shirts should have back pockets. I swear I got out of the car last weekend and went to put the car keys in my back pocket that wasnt there. I've also been known to drink a bottle of beer using the side of my mouth.

marnie d

I hate my colleage, who happens to be a cyclist. I'd love to shove his bike where the sun don't shine.

Khannie

I hate learning about fixing poxy gears.

Lemag

I hate bed bugs. I have to boil the crap out of all of my clothes. Hope the bib shorts, jerseys etc survive.

Edit - is there going to be a prize awarded after 2pm for the best whinge?

oflahero

I hate having a Garmin on the bike showing my average speed, so in the last 30km, when I should be enjoying it and cooling down, I'm instead hammering it home to pointlessly nudge 29.7 up to 30.0.

manwithaplan

I hate the long haired lunatic cyclist I regularly encounter on my commute. I am happy tootling into work or home and he comes by me out of the saddle and looks at me as he goes past. I can't resist the bait and have to take him on. I'm faster than him but not by much so I am wrecked on arrival.

Actually, I've just realised that it's myself I hate.

Raam

manwithaplan wrote: »

Actually, I've just realised that it's myself I hate.

I hate you too. You won the club champs race that I wanted to win.

G rock

oflahero wrote: »

I hate having a Garmin on the bike showing my average speed, so in the last 30km, when I should be enjoying it and cooling down, I'm instead hammering it home to pointlessly nudge 29.7 up to 30.0.

i hate how inferior a post like that makes me feel. i'd love to see 29.7 as my average speed

oflahero

manwithaplan wrote: »

I hate the long haired lunatic cyclist I regularly encounter on my commute. I am happy tootling into work or home and he comes by me out of the saddle and looks at me as he goes past. I can't resist the bait and have to take him on. I'm faster than him but not by much so I am wrecked on arrival.

Actually, I've just realised that it's myself I hate.

Ask him if his name's Tyler Durden.

ROK ON

While I dont particularly enjoy cycling on my own all of the time I hate cycling in organised groups, I hate pacelines.
I find chaos far more preferrable. A big marauding group driving up the road. No one calling holes etc. Followed by a descent at lunatic speed with wreckless acorss the road cycling, taking corners on the opposite side of the road.
You need a bit of madness in your life.

oflahero

G rock wrote: »

i hate how inferior a post like that makes me feel. i'd love to see 29.7 as my average speed

I don't mind quite so much the many more times it says 25.something...

I hate that 30kph isn't my average very often then. OK, actually, not often at all.

manwithaplan

We'd be less physically damaged if we just went into a basement and beat the **** out of each other.

Coronal

I hate that there are never cheap and simple solutions for anything, and that the answer is always "you need another bike". And that people give me funny looks when I say I have three already. I also hate that I don't have a training bike in Ireland.

Hermy

I hate being unemployed.

Chips Lovell

I hate the fact that there's a constituency of cyclists appear to be pathologically obsessed with other cyclists waving at them. Some random psycho shouted "ignornant b*****d" at a friend of mine last week because he omitted to wave.

Khannie

oflahero wrote: »

I hate having a Garmin on the bike showing my average speed, so in the last 30km, when I should be enjoying it and cooling down, I'm instead hammering it home to pointlessly nudge 29.7 up to 30.0.

Will....not....average....less.....than......nnnnnnnBEFORE.

Khannie

I hate cleaning my bike after the rain and muck make crap of all the moving parts. Just stay clean ffs.

Jawgap

After over 2 months of the school holidays,

I hate my kids........:D


especially when they say "Daaaaad, I'm booooored"

READ A BOOK YA LITTLE FECKERS:)

Beasty

Jawgap wrote: »

After over 2 months of the school holidays,

I hate my kids........:D


especially when they say "Daaaaad, I'm booooored"

READ A BOOK YA LITTLE FECKERS:)

Having crammed in 14 races in the last month I hate the fact my kids will be returning from their summer holidays on Monday, meaning I will no longer be able to go out and do what I want when I want....

oflahero

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

I hate the fact that there's a constituency of cyclists appear to be pathologically obsessed with other cyclists waving at them. Some random psycho shouted "ignornant b*****d" at a friend of mine last week because he omitted to wave.

I'd say it's psycho's fault for overcommitting. Never commit to a big grin and a goofy wave. It'll only be a larger kick in the teeth when the acknowledgement is not forthcoming. Limiting yourself to a languid finger off the bars and an imperceptible nod makes rejection a lot easier to take.

ednwireland

i hate everybody being able to cycle faster than me

Hail 2 Da Thief

I hate the guy who bought a cycling item from me on ebay at a bargain price but still complained about the cost of shipping!

Coronal

I hate hearing the screaming of a rusted chain grinding along the FD due to cross chaining.

Khannie

I hate those bastards that think they're great by overtaking me when I'm stopped at lights.

Khannie

I also hate those bastards that swoop in just in front of me at lights. I'm just gonna overtake you again you gimp! Stop doing that!

Captain Havoc

I hate those clowns who always moan about the weather and not being able to go for cycle despite the fact I haven't seen rain on a cycle in three months. I also hate that beginners come do some fantastic training over the summer but as soon as the weather drops below 15 they hang up their bikes, HTFU. I also hate the fact that the weather never really took off this year and I'm only gently tanned and I'll be pasty white again by October. I also hate pensioners and triathletes over taking me on climbs, that one really annoys me.

Dermot Illogical

I hate the little b0ll1x in his banger of a car who told me to get off the road yesterday. At the next lights I asked his passenger if he had a full licence. He said didn't. Ditto for the driver. The car had L plates displayed.
One of us was not entitled to be on the road alright, and it wasn't me :cool:

smacl

I hate that little fcuking hill to get back into Enniskerry after a long cycle when I really don't want to see any more hills. I really hate myself for taking the fcuking Devil's elbow up to Johnnie Foxes to avoid same hateful hill.

I firmly believe Enniskerry should either be bypassed, or preferably, levelled. Even if it probably has won more twee towns award than anywhere else in wickla. Hate the place.

Hungrycol

I hate the helmet debate.

Beasty

smacl wrote: »

I hate that little fcuking hill to get back into Enniskerry after a long cycle when I really don't want to see any more hills.

Speaking of hills, I hate valleys, because at the end of them tends to be hills. I think they should use the hills to fill the valleys, and make the country completely flat, apart from the camber on the roads required to drain the water off...

Sr. Assumpta

I am irritated by the inconvenience attached to needing to pee when wearing bibshorts.

I hate fat people, smoking, socialism, organised religon, GAA, the fact that there are no worthwhile candidates for Uachtarain (?sp.), bad spelling, and the inane, futile, pointlessness of it all....... but that's just me.*

*this list is not comprehensive.

Beasty

Thanks again to everyone for taking the thread in the spirit intended

If anyone has any suggestions for more "Friday" threads PM us, and we'll let you know if we think it's a crap idea ...