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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this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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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.
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.
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!!
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.
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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.
Cold wet starts :(
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.
Flats.
I’m very close to going tubeless, as my bike is ready for it.
But this month I’ve had three flats that luckily I was able to finish my rides before noticing - only to find out the next morning.
But my tire beads are really tough to get off the rim, so it’s always a fight to change a tube.
Totally recommend tubeless.
I’m fortunate that my bike came equipped with the capability out of the box, so I’d just need to buy the valves and fluid to put in there (the wheels are already taped even).
But it came with tubes installed, and I have just been super lazy. But now I’m really considering making the switch.
I've used tubes with anti puncture goo in them. Only problem I had was when a big nail went through the wheel. Never had permanent flats for years
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Cars
Roughly in order:
- Cars
- Shit weather (rain, strong winds, snow)
- Having to clean the damn thing
Currently my derailleur. No matter how I adjust it it seems like at least one gear will click a tiny bit and try to jump. I'm thinking maybe I bent my hanger slightly as it is driving me up the wall!
Also brake pads -_-
Buy a new hanger they are practically free
I will when I have the money but they are definitely not "practically free" otherwise I'd have done that a while ago just to eliminate that possibility.
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Having a mechanical right when I get to the mountain. Or worse right when I get to the top. Nothing worse than getting psyched for a sweet run and then having to walk your rig down the mountain. I want to jump things, not walk things.
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Got to be strong headwinds, all day, the constant wind noise becoming the most exhausting thing.
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.
I was lucky. I had a 15 mile to the city but you see going in was overall downhill and wind at your back but it was the reverse going back out. See but our metro system lets you bring your bike aboard so I would ride in and transit back.
Head wind is definitely number one for me too. EDIT: OK actually it would be snow or rain, but those really aren't issue where I live (AZ desert).
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.
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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.
edit: read this as 'most' not 'least'. I'll leave my comment tho.
If I need to make multiple stops on an errand run I'll always pick bike over anything else. It's the best.
Otherwise I like how chill it can be while still being a practical mode of transportation.
Shoulder season frozen hands
I really enjoy cycling, but there are external factors that can demotivate me, for sure.
In the winter, it's road salt. Not so much that I have to clean my bike more often, but the stuff destroys components and steel frames, and you can never really clean it all off. And the amount of salt that my municipality dumps on paths ends being more hazardous than ice!
Other things that I'm not a fan of:
- having to worry about theft, and having to bring 6 lbs of locks every time I plan to stop at a store.
- poorly connected infrastructure or a lack of infrastructure; I have 10 options to go north and south, but almost none that run east/west. And my municipality lacks multiuse paths along major roads where the neighbouring three have them... this is aggravating beyond belief!
- poorly maintained infrastructure. I've opted for dangerous roads rather than some bike paths, just because those bike paths are so uncomfortable to ride on in their state.
- not having a place to park my bike at a destination; further annoyed by the fact that car parking lots are near empty at some stores.
- cars/large trucks + aggressive drivers. Some people drive like they are in a video game, and expect the consequences of their actions to be zero.
- Sweat can be annoying, but it really depends on the effort you're putting out, more than the environment; an e-bike would solve this for 99% of people.
- headwind is fine; I see it as a way to get some extra training in. But winds of 40km/h + are downright awful.
- Not having the ability to legally make an Idaho Stop is something I hate, so I do them "illegally". Forcing any cyclist to wait at an empty intersection for the light to change (sometimes 10+ minutes), only to further insult them by never having the light change unless a car is there, is discriminatory. Cycling can save time over driver, but only if car infrastructure doesn't interfere.
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