Most days I’m riding my Xtracycle to work, It’s attached to a pretty chunky old Raleigh mountain bike. Anyway the first time I saw this guy I nodded and said hi… He’s a pretty lean fella, nothing but sinew and muscle and rides some slick looking road racer, anyway he ignored me totally and just let me pass him and then snuck in behind. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and tried to keep a good pace hoping he’d take his turn in front… Actually at the time I thought my heart would knock a hole right through my chest I was riding so hard… (Pride…) Anyway we rode along a 3km stretch and he never gave me a break… when I lost the energy to keep up the pace he just powered straight past me and left me for dead! The next time I saw him he did the same thing! I couldn’t believe it! It happened about 4 or 5 times before I finally decided to just slow right down until he was forced to overtake me. I try to remember to do this whenever he comes near me… I’ve dubbed him the Parasite and my lip starts to curl when I see him on the road. I’ve occasionally thought of pulling some v.spy.v.spy action on him like dropping a bunch of ball bearings from my pannier or spraying him with oil or something mean like that… but I’ve found it just as rewarding to slow down and enjoy the ride.

Ponders

Certainly can’t promise anything, but tweaking the categories i.e.: ““Contribution to community cycling networks by a online or social media platform” could cover such bullshittery.

Touching upon to the subject of BEWARE OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, a certain long running Adelaide case could have just that. Sometimes, when a lot of bad shit goes down, some people move beyond angry. They stop being ranty, go a bit quiet and start to meticulously research why a legal process may not really be a justice system.

http://www.woj.com.au/2010/03/18/wheels-of-justice-statement-has-justice-really-been-seen-to-be-done/