Rider Litter Louts

[Deleted member 35268]

I mean, how hard is it to just take your litter with you ffs

Box Hill

Caerphilly mountain

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...-sad-by-product-of-cyclings-popularity-195235

What a disgrace.

 

[rugby bloke]

Unfortunately scruffy b*stards are scruffy b*stards regardless of their means of transport. Very inconsiderate behaviour - Just because you've seen the Pro's do it on the tv does not make it ok to copy. Provides another stick for those wishing to beat with the cycling community.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Simple enough to put the wrapper back into the pocket the bar came out of.

 

[Lemond]

I blame car drivers.

 

[Hacienda71]

I haven't checked as I don't use gels, but are any of these wrappers biodegradable? The ability to do this exists. I am not excusing the knobbers who do drop them, but it would seem sensible for the manufacturers to do this if they don't already.

 

[glenn forger]

wassat foam stuff?

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I see it all the time on organised events and such like , gel wrappers in the road, its a sign of the times , scruffy gits who don't give a toss

 

[Globalti]

On the London 100 (shortened to 86 thanks to some American wind) the organisers handed out gels just before a small rise called Wimbledon Common. The road for the next few hundred yards was carpeted with wrappers; I wonder if they all got cleared up?

 

[Hacienda71]

How is that relevant? Things don't biodegrade instantaneously on contact with the ground.

Littering is littering - whether the litter is biodegradable or not.

Which is precisely why I said "I am not excusing the knobbers who do drop them"

 

[Racing roadkill]

They weren't treating their surroundings very Caerphilly.

 

[Racing roadkill]

wassat foam stuff?

Tyre weld , or possibly something else.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

wassat foam stuff?

Its from a can of sealant + compressed air, basically a quick and temporary way to get home after a puncture.

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/pr...baUD_b95bVlDyU9HlJbuBDiEmv-0-wbLAMaAjts8P8HAQ

I've used this stuff twice as I usually carry one around for extreme situations, like when my pump decided not to allow me to get the flex hose out, or when I needed to get back in hurry and had a flat. Although they are very environmentally friendly, I definately did not leave it lying around in the countryside.

Inner tubes is another one, I mean ********** pick it up after you, lazy, careless people.

 

[MiK1138]

I see it all the time on organised events and such like , gel wrappers in the road, its a sign of the times , scruffy gits who don't give a toss

Fair enough on an organised event where the Event host is probably contracted to clean up after the event. but the amount of Gel wraps i see around the countryside these days is disheartening

 

[derrick]

I do not condone it, but it does keep a lot people employed.

 

[steveindenmark]

We have a big race day in my village every year for the Danish championships. At the end of the day a lot of the adults and children walk and ride the course picking up gel wrappers, bottles, caps, etc. I must have 10 water bottles in my shed.

If it is an organised event then surely they should have a clean up team who walk the course to pick up. If they didnt, I would be objecting.