Rude La Habra Cyclery Rider on the Fullerton Loop

I half seen that guy,befour. I caught up to him and he wouldunt let me pass so I crushed my empty beer can and threw it in his spokes. He wanted to fight me but I had to be at Dominos for work in fiffteen minutts.

 

I usually like too take credit for this type of thing, but this time I'm fairly certain it wasn't me.

 

'America! F*ck yeah!' STR is on the case!

 

Actually he has a good point. This is an awfully big thread for the behavior of one person acting like an idiot. We run into people like this on a daily basis under many circumstances.

 

Yes and sometimes groups of them, but everyone's fundamental wish is to be heard and understood.

 

And if you think you've been wronged, or others around have been put at risk, don't you think it's worth mentioning?

Many people spend a lot of time on this board discussing far more useless topics. Remember this: The city officials have received many complaints regarding rude riders on the Fullerton Loop. One of those people at one time got so mad at mountain bikers that he started sabotaging the trail, putting riders in harms way. If I weren't a mountain biker, and I saw this rude bike rider do what he did, I wouldn't blame the guy for sabotaging the trail. If you ride the Fullerton Loop, this guy put you at risk of trail sabotage, or even worse, possible physical assault. If you think this idea is nuts, you should read about what happens in other areas. As an example, I was nearly close-lined by a wire while while riding my dirtbike about a mile away from someone's ranch out in the middle of the desert. Somebody pissed somebody off, and I almost paid for it.

Who knows...maybe this did get back to that guy from someone at the shop. And who knows...maybe he just said "f-it." Does it hurt to try?

 

Sure. I think the thread is useful in several ways. The first and most important is that people new to mountain biking have the opportunity to learn about acceptable and unacceptable behavior. The second is that word may get back to the rider and possibly but less likely he will be a little more courteous in the future. That was pretty much covered in the first few posts. Seems like everything else is just beating a dead horse IMHO.

True that.

 

Reminds me of a Celo Pacific rider who bitched out my buddy for...ready for this? Wait for it...passing too close!. And he didn't even touch the guy. It was the day of the VQ and we were riding back to Tustin Ranch after spectating on Motorway/Maple Springs. We were cruising down Jamboree and we rolled up on this Celo Pacific rider. I jumped to go for the town limit sprint and my buddy was right on my wheel. We pass the rider and weren't even close to the guy and he lets out a yelp. We turned right onto Pioneer and the guy stays on Jamboree grumbling. I asked him if there was a problem and he turns and rolls up to us screaming "Hey DICKHEAD!!!" (to my buddy) and says "Don't ever pass that close to me again, cause you'll have a problem". I told him to have a good ride and he stormed off. So to all of you part time roadies...watch out for this angry Celo Pacific rider and don't get too close!!!

 

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

 

double. nm.

 

These type of events always baffle me. I am fairly new to MTB and enjoying all of it, however some of the riders I incounter are just beyond understanding? No hello's no nothing just ripping by without a care? Are they social cripples? the kids who were picked on in school? I always try to be kind to everyone out there it's not hard..climbing is hard!! It is interesting to try to get into their heads now and agian. Maybe I just need to ride with more STR peeps!!! They seem to " Get It":beer:

 

Dont you know this is the offical club of the satans helpers!

 

So has he been a douchebag for the same amount of time?? or has he been one since birth??

 

Just checked the dates. Yeah OK, I'm the thread resurrector. Guilty as charged. What can I say...trying to get to 25 posts so I can sell some of my goods. Trying to tell actual stories rather than posting junk.

 

ease up with the La Habra bashing, they are great guys.
was this the same guy running people off the trail at SAN Juan?:?:
also in this thread and the "run me over fest at San juan" the thread starts to smell like a pinkbike thread...disrespect statring to rear its head.
A-holes come in many wrappers but they are all a-holes. XC,DH,SS,uni-cycle.
the sad part is the hikers that were on the loop have no clue all they see is an a-hole on a bike.

 

Screw that rider did you see the frog by the lake...???
He looks like TROUBLE...!!!!:bang:

 

Like Geronimo said "Roadies are like equestrians, you have to stop and let them pass or you may spook their bikes".

 

Can't say that I know anything of the roadie incident, but I can say that I've had people try to pass me without enough speed when they get into the wind, not knowing/realizing that they are drifting into my front wheel as they scoot over a bit.

If your friend was behind you, how do you know that he didn't do a bit of a wheel chop easing into your line before clearing the other rider?

I don't mean to defend the other cyclist, but have seen this several times by people who just don't know how to judge distance/speed of roadies (check out some crits if you don't think it could happen--even pros do this when they're lax/sprinting/just plain not paying attention to their wheel).

My point is, if someone accuses you of riding unsafe, check your actions before lashing out against them for their anger. I'm sure the LHC guy thought he was just fine and Lee was just an a-hole, too.