Whatever your thoughts on groups of youths using cycle lanes to pull stunts, this is definitely not how to attempt an overtake... cycling
A London cyclist who tried to shove another wheelie-popping rider out of the way as he overtook got what many are describing as"instant karma", as the wheelie cyclist managed to keep his balance and the one on two wheels came off rather worse...
Shared on Instagram by oneway.bradd, a disagreement of some sort can be heard when the footage begins, before the wheelie cyclist strays into the path of an overtaking rider, wearing a blue helmet and on a hybrid bike.While it's not clear what happened in the build-up – and it's not clear if the wheelie cyclist was aware of the approaching cyclist behind him – what happened next is probably a lesson to us all in how to ride calmly patiently when using segregated cycling infrastructure.
Amongst the insults and analyses with frutier language than we'd care to share in this article, one of the more measured commenters said:"This person doing the wheelie would be annoying for sure but there’s no need to turn aggressive on him. People are so aggressive these days, motorists and cyclists alike. There’s no need for such behaviour."
Replying to criticism of his riding and accusations he was"blocking the lane", the wheelie-popping cyclist who was shoved, who goes by the name jrzy_nojus on Instagram, said:"That made no sense I didn’t ride in front of him I turned and he pushed me.", but in recent years the riding of mostly urban and BMX bikes en masse has started to gain some further traction, and has even been encouraged by the Met Police in London.
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