Culture

Runners rarely greet cyclists when they're burning up the tarmac, but will happily exchange with other runners.  Similarly, bikers generally treat drivers with contempt - and fair enough - when did you hear about two motorcycles colliding when one of them u-turned in devereaux ave... it just doesn't happen.

Ive been pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of other bikers since I joined their team.  Of course, theres a lot of ego in it too - bigger is better... which didnt help when I stalled infront of Mr Delivery last night.  Im also becoming less and less a fan of teenage girls on scooters who persist in over taking me.

This morning I snuck down a long line of backed up traffic, only to be stopped by an akwardly parked car... fortunately, I was now alongside a guy with a bike on the back of his bakkie... so there wasn't a problem.