Oh, so that was you was it Ana? I do remember knocking someone out of the way when riding my MS in Tonbridge Wells the other day. Sorry, but the horn isn't working.You'll just have to move out of the way a bit faster in future.
I hate them too. It's only polite to ring your bell to warn a pedestrian that you are behind them and to thank someone if they step aside to let you through.
I'm with you all the way vampire queen. I do like to feel the wind in my hair. My pet hate though is those cyclists who approach you silently from behind (hopefully on a shared path as opposed to a footpath) and then whizz by brushing your elbow and you gasp and think 'if I had just taken a step sideways...!'
I like cycling ducks behind sofa but I'm not a stupid cyclist. I follow the highway code, have good, bright lights to make sure I can be seen and wherever possible stick to cycle tracks. I never cycle on pavements and I ABSOLUTELY NEVER wear lycra. My bum in lycra . Now that would be a distraction....and not in a nice way