I'm struggling to understand the chemical reaction that affects people's brains when they put on some lycra.
Here's a photo I took thisafternoon:
The council even tried to camouflage the cycleway with asphalt... obviously not fooling this fine fellow.
Can someone explain to me what's going on?
It's not a joint use, cycleway/footpath is it??? I know some cyclist don't like using them, otherwise, it's just human contrariness
Are you complaining that a cyclist is riding on the road for cars?
If so, you are obviously not a bike rider, the bike lanes are usually full of glass, gravel, bits of cars etc.....you ride in them all the time you get punctures!
Bikeway looks cleaner than the road to me. And, not being allowed to cross the double lines by law the motorist must therefore miss the cyclist by about 30cm. The rider thereby entrusting his life to the skill and perception of the motorist.(who could be, an idiot, drunk, on the phone, sneezing, asleep, or just a bad driver). Me ? I'd be on the bikeway.
I wish our roads had cycle lanes like that! I don't get a choice and have to ride on the road! 
And the only reason I wear lycra knicks is because they're padded and the seat is hard! 
Ive always wondered why bikes are allowed to be riden on the side of the road?
They are not registered.
Is it legal to ride a skateboard on the side of the road?
Can I borrow the forklift at lunch to duck down to the corner deli?
Its not registered.
Ha-ha! Let's start a CAR Vs BIKE thread for the trolls to visit...
(It might distract them from poleys Vs teabaggers)
My 2 cents, as long as both (cars & bikes) are acting consciously and using correct etiquette, it shouldn't be an issue...(sound familiar?)
No Rego, no insurance, they are lucky to have a bike lane ... so use it, or go ride around the goverment funded vellodrome all day
They need frickin' laser beams:
What is with the puncture vs death argument?
What I really hate is when they ride side-by-side and take up a full half of the lane, across a two-lane bridge.
I think the thing that gets most car drivers is that bike riders want the same rules as car drivers but then blatantly disregard said rules when it comes to traffic lights, pedestrian crossings etc.
I dont know how many times you go past a roadie, pull up at a red light and then watch as they go straight through. No wonder drivers get p****d off.
I saw a guy nearly bowl over an old bloke going across a pedestrian crossing. He didnt even slow down approaching it and then swerved when he nearly hit the old bloke. He just kept on going oblivious, it rattled the old fella.
Same as people riding 2-3 abreast, fair enough but when they are cruising along talking to each other or on a phone then thats just that "I dont give a s**t" attitude too many people have today.
My 2 bob's worth.
According to most women guys think with their d!cks, so it follows that if you wear super tight lycra around your tackle then your thought processes will be strangled somewhat..
When I cycle to work I wear knicks but don't want to shame those less endowed so have shorts over the top (unlike boardies over a wetty - that is just stoopid).
BTW I stick to the bike paths - better ride, safer, why the kn hell wouldn't you??
I also like pina coladas and...
Cyclists have superior moral rights. They can do what ever they want in the sure knowledge that they are going to heaven when they die - a bit like suicide bombers.
I'll see your lycra clad non-conformist and raise you some real nutters-
5am pitch black
Rain
Fog
Mt-Cootha
Narrow twisty 2 lane road with double white lines, no shoulder only barriers
15 nutters running up the hill in groups of 2-3
What is it people switch off the common sense part of their brain in the name of exercise 
I know what you mean, people do some crazy things at night!
Check out these bozos:
There are numerous cases of road racing cyclists getting seriously injured or killed on public roads. There was the incident of a few years ago in Germany where a bunch of cyclists were hit by a car driven by an inexperienced driver. There is a case before the courts in NSW where a group of cyclists, including a famous female cyclist, I think her name is Kathy Watts, were run into by a fellow who appears to need to work on his anger management. Road cyclists must know some car drivers cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
Living on the north side of Sydney the main road, the Pacific Highway is quite busy and not particularly wide. Fortunately I don't have to drive that much but when I do, especially on the weekend I often come across groups or individual cyclists. I try to drive with courtesy around them, especially as there few cycle paths in the area.
There are some who ride as if they own the road, riding in a group at about 10 or 15 km/h up a hill with a long line of traffic behind them. So even considerate and polite drivers will get the sh!ts with them as driving in Sydney traffic is not the most pleasant experience in the world.
The pro or semi pro riders, wearing the pants, shirts with Euro company logos and the little caps and who dream they are in the Tour de France when they are riding through Turramurra are annoying. Why can't they put their bike on the back of their car and drive somewhere with little traffic to live out their fantasies? Why don't the police book them for not wearing a proper helmet?
The other thing thats annoying about these semi pros is if you are on a normal bike like a mountain bike and just cruising along, they give you no room and no respect, acting just like the bullies they accuse some car drivers of being.
If only I had more than the one green thumb to give.... a few of these replys would get em !!!
bloody cyclists roads are for cars and motor bikes and the occasional bus BUT NOT BLOODY CYCLISTS USE THE FREAKIN FOOTPATH THATS WHY THE CONCIL BUILT THE BLOODY THING, and they wonder why they cop a bike full of abuse everytime they use the road[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)]
why dont they just turn the cycle ways to gopher ways for the pensioner/senior citz that way I dont get stuck behind 80yr old drivers who do 40km in the 90 zones.
why dont they just turn the cycle ways to gopher ways for the pensioner/senior citz that way I dont get stuck behind 80yr old drivers who do 40km in the 90 zones. 
Bender you make some good points, and I agree that bikes of any kind don't belong on footpaths.
I'm about to have a go at some of the points you raised, but I'm not having a go at you. These points seem to be raised by most cycling enthusiasts that I meet (apart from the windsurfing comparison)
And do you cyclists really need to shave your legs??? Or do you just take up cycling cos you'd like to shave your legs and wear lycra and want to stay in the cupboard?
