The Dark Side of Cycling

[Arun Raghavan]

Okay, so the subject might be a tad dramatic, but I've had this happen
to me twice in the 2 weeks I've been cycling, so comments appreciated.

The first time I took the cycle out on the intermediate ring road,
some punk on a bike decided that he'd like to see how fast he can
drive by and how close he can get to hitting my head with his hand
without actually doing it. Today again, some kids doing triples on a
Kinetic Honda decided that that they should pat me on the back for my
valiant effort.

So has anyone faced this? And any suggestions besides on handling this
short of going armed for a street fight?

Cheers,
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Arun Raghavan
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[Rakesh Karun]

I have the answer for that, peper spray my friend and spray it away, why should people on bikes have all the fun :)

[Rohan Kini]

been cycling on that road the last 4 years and not once have I had that problem.

Bear .. n .. grin

better than getting into a fight. A fight is always the worst way to resolve an issue ! 

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~ ROhan
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[Sudhir P]

wear a cool looking helmet, and they'll look at u in awe instead.

Of all the reasons to wear a helmet this is the most significant for me. I've even experienced lorries giving way for me :)

regards,
Sud

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[Sanchayan Nath]

Do a case study on this

Publish this in HBR

Give interviews to the media

And become famous

[coolgal_mishu]

Have had to bear with a lot of hooting and nasty comments but rarely have I had to get off my bike and beat them up with my shoe.

I generally glare at them or ignore them if they swoosh away after the dastardly act. Until now, however, nobody has dared to touch me while I am on my bike. When that happens, I hope I won't lose it.

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[subhash]

Such morons are there in Bangalore you should stay away from them, but
i sure suggest keeping that spray, if things are going little out of
control you might want to use it.
And i advice not to ride alone on lonely roads!!

On Sep 20, 9:55 am, coolgal_mishu <redsilkro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Have had to bear with a lot of hooting and nasty comments but rarely have I
> had to get off my bike and beat them up with my shoe.
> I generally glare at them or ignore them if they swoosh away after the
> dastardly act. Until now, however, nobody has dared to touch me while I am
> on my bike. When that happens, I hope I won't lose it.
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Sanchayan Nath

> <sanchayan.n...@gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
>
> > Do a case study on this
>
> > Publish this in HBR
>
> > Give interviews to the media
>
> > And become famous
>

> > *From:* Bangalor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> > Bangalor...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Sudhir P
> > *Sent:* Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:35 AM
> > *To:* Bangalor...@googlegroups.com
> > *Subject:* [BBC] Re: The Dark Side of Cycling

>
> > wear a cool looking helmet, and they'll look at u in awe instead.
>
> > Of all the reasons to wear a helmet this is the most significant for me.
> > I've even experienced lorries giving way for me :)
>
> > regards,
> > Sud
>

> > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > been cycling on that road the last 4 years and not once have I had that
> > problem.
>
> > Bear .. n .. grin
>
> > better than getting into a fight. A fight is always the worst way to
> > resolve an issue !
>

> > On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Arun Raghavan <arunis...@gmail.com>

> > wrote:
>
> > Okay, so the subject might be a tad dramatic, but I've had this happen
> > to me twice in the 2 weeks I've been cycling, so comments appreciated.
>
> > The first time I took the cycle out on the intermediate ring road,
> > some punk on a bike decided that he'd like to see how fast he can
> > drive by and how close he can get to hitting my head with his hand
> > without actually doing it. Today again, some kids doing triples on a
> > Kinetic Honda decided that that they should pat me on the back for my
> > valiant effort.
>
> > So has anyone faced this? And any suggestions besides on handling this
> > short of going armed for a street fight?
>
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > Arun Raghavan
> > (http://nemesis.accosted.net)
> > v2sw5Chw4+5ln4pr6$OFck2ma4+9u8w3+1!m?l7+9GSCKi056
> > e6+9i4b8/9HTAen4+5g4/8APa2Xs8r1/2p5-8 hackerkey.com
>
> > --
> > ~ ROhan

> > @http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com

[Sanchayan Nath]

Always use sprays against pests - cockroaches or human types

[Prem]

Respecting own space, lane, speed and of course appearance brings
dignity to the cyclist :)

What I do is, Own a lane, wear a helmet, and feel (not speed) as if
you are driving a sedan !!

People will look to the bike and respect the Helmet .. believe it
unless we do stunts on the traffic ( I have seen few of the
members) !!



On Sep 20, 11:47 am, "Sanchayan Nath" <sanchayan.n...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[sriram.bmsce]

simply wear a helmet,that way ppl think u are a foreigner and behave properly and at most they will laugh,but not get physical..

[Shobhit Bhatnagar]

beat the hell out of those creeps and then tell them "if you want to be as strong as me, better cycle". Such sick unsocial,inhuman and dumb animals should be treated like they deserve.

[Geeth krish]

i have come across this..

the first time 2 guys in a kinetic honda tried to do the same with me, but I came to know of their intentions only after i saw these 2 guys lying on the road after loosing balance trying to show off with me...

may be my physique helps in such times..

Regards,

Geeth
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