Is it riding into a head-wind on the last stretch of your ride?
That’s mine. I hear Danny Glover from Die Hard Lethal Weapon in my head every time…
EDIT: Correct movie referenced
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Reactive dogs that try to chew the rear wheel and your ankles off.
I’ve always been worried that could happen but it never has.
Sweat. I hate it. The feeling shen you arrive somewhere and the cold, sweaty clothes next to your body…
Headwind is the most annoying for sure. But sweat, to me, is just the worst.
Roughly in order:
- Cars
- Shit weather (rain, strong winds, snow)
- Having to clean the damn thing
Cleaning the bike is so annoying. Also I have to carry my bikes to the basement everytime. Which is fine but in the moring when I have to drive to work its a bit annoying to carry it up from the basement. Wish I could keep it outside.
Cars. Having to share the road with them specifically.
Come to my town. The squishy bicyclerati don’t so much ‘share’ as ‘begrudgingly lend’.
Die Hard?
Cars
When I’m riding a bike without mudguards in the rain, and the dirty water from the street sprays up into my face and onto my back.
My second least favorite thing are mudguards. I’ve never found a set that doesn’t rattle or touch the tire, and actually keeps the spray off completely.Rain
Dickheads in cars on their phones that will run me over and kill me from behind one day. RIP me. But it’s been a hell of as ride until that point in the future.
Ooh, and freehub incompatibility and different “standards” fuck those.
Cars
Drivers
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the rush of adrenaline when someone almost squishes you because they’re too ass-headed to shoulder check.
poor city infrastructure
This was also my answer.
The effort
Ebike for you then, yah?
That or an “e-scooter”, to zoom zoom around
NIMBYs that don’t care for cycling friendly infrastructure
Are there actually nimbys who don’t like dedicated bike lanes, etc? I wouldn’t think would be common. Personally I hate that my city simply cheaps out on infrastructure as a whole. I’d love to see dedicated veloways and actual curbs separating the bike lane instead of just random white strips.
You’re not from north america, are you?
This is very common here.
I’m from North America. I just don’t comprehend why people would have a problem with bike lanes. Or solar panels for that matter. I keep seeing stories about people throwing hissy fits over solar farms. It’s weird.
Sorry, my bad. I don’t either, yah. But some people are so car-centered that they can’t imagine life without them.
Oh my god dude, I live in LA and you have no idea how unhinged the Nextdoor comments get about bike lanes. These are the kings and queens of carbrain land, the use of land for anything other than single family homes and more lanes is unacceptable!!
How sad.
Lol about to share this as well
Wrists pain, then back pain, then ass pain, all before my legs are properly tired
Oof. Maybe you need a bike fitting?
But also, I feel you. I’m 58 and determined to ride as long as I can, but not sure what that will mean 10 years from now.
Parents pushing strollers while also on their phone while letting their dogs roam all the way across the path on a leash while letting their other kids run all over the trail
Ugh, those reel leashes, where the human is on one side of the path looking off into the distance in thought/on their phone, the dog is on the other side of the path, and the leash is stretched across like a clothesline.
@dexa_scantron @Never_Daunted park benches that face the shared path, encouraging people to sit and play fetch across the path…
