It’s irritating rather than upsetting.
Agree, it's very irritating. And I suspect that there is a degree of snobbery involved, with some assuming that anyone not decked out in full aero kit is going to be a slow rider. However, I ride fixie with drops, in cycling gear, but I also find that people seem determined to squeeze their way past me at traffic lights, often to plonk themselves across the white line, in front of the car that I have stopped behind because it's pretty damn obvious that the car is going to be able to move away more quickly than me and I prefer to have a clear road in front rather than an irritated moton behind. I don't mind so much if people do it and move off briskly but I get extremely p-----d off if they do it and then crawl away from the lights in top gear, blocking everyone behind them.
Even more annoying are jerks like the one at Trafalgar Square this morning who positioned himself in front of me, just to my left, and then proceeded to turn right, across my front wheel, when the lights changed. Grrr.
(Oooh I do like to have a good grump while eating lunch.)
Yeah, this happens to me. I hadn't thought about the lack of cycling gear, but yes, it is typically the lycra boys who perform one of the following manoeuvres:
1. The Squeeze Through. They gotta gotta gotta get ahead, even if there is not room to get past without the kind of close physical contact more usually reserved for the bedroom. If I can feel you, you are too close. And typically, I am where I am for very good reason. The large lorry in front, for instance. Clueless dicknorks.
2. The Does My Bum Look Big In This. I'm waiting at the lights. I'm at the head of queue of traffic. Cyclist passes and halts directly in front of me. That may treat me to a view of their wobbling lycra skinned arse as they aim (and miss) to impress with a trackstand (what are you, six years old?) or they'll simply sit there until the lights change. At which point they'll start to faff trying to clip back into their pedals, or work up enough strength to get their fixie/SS with the ludicrous gearing to inch forwards.
3. The Buzz Aldrin. The lights change, you start to move, a phenomenon often accompanied by a slight wobble. They pass at light speed regardless, within a whisker, but hey they're not slowing down. They're on a mission from God. Chances are they'll meet him more quickly than anticipated.
