[StarGrit]

> Define "preachy". Are you sure you aren't the one preaching the fun of burning coal and annoying people under the banner of "can't you take a joke"?

What are you on about? I prefaced my post quite clearly. This is nonsense.

> People burn coal while passing cyclists. Why? You yourself say that not all cyclists are preachy.

Because there is a perception that cyclists are like this. Whether it is true or not doesn't matter. If a group of people don't police the most extreme members you are defined by those members.

BTW mountain bikers/bmx don't generally have the same poor perception IME as many other cyclists because generally the attitude is generally different.

> Your accidental and short release of dark exhaust caused by driving an old vehicle does not fit the definition of burning coal. City busses where I lived in the 1980s emitted a lot of exhaust. That was simply bad emissions control, not rolling coal.

Other than it not being deliberate it was "rolling coal". To get the black soot you need to just have poor combustion of a diesel.

This was what was happening because I had to push the throttle to the limit so the engine didn't stall. For all intents and purposes it is exactly the same thing as there was incomplete combustion of diesel and therefore lots of black smoke coming from my exhaust.

[rootusrootus]

> Because there is a perception that cyclists are like this. Whether it is true or not doesn't matter.

I reiterate my earlier comment about it being childish. "You look like someone I should hate, so I am going to fuck with you in particular."

Oh the irony in these same people being quite fond of claiming it's everyone else that's the emotional snowflake.

> Other than it not being deliberate it was "rolling coal". To get the black soot you need to just have poor combustion of a diesel.

No. Rolling coal requires injecting vastly more fuel and making the mixture far richer than even the worst possible factory tune.

[StarGrit]

> I reiterate my earlier comment about it being childish. "You look like someone I should hate, so I am going to fuck with you in particular."

I agree. However if the most vocal members of the group come off preachy, self entitled etc. at best people are going to be ambivalent towards you and at worst straight off hostile.

> Oh the irony in these same people being quite fond of claiming it's everyone else that's the emotional snowflake.

It is often pot and kettle. I am not in the US and don't care about stupid culture war bs. I see both as equally ridiculous.

> No. Rolling coal requires injecting vastly more fuel and making the mixture far richer than even the worst possible factory tune.

This is exactly what happened. Someone has messed with the fuel pump (before I owned it) and/or the throttle cable isn't adjusted properly.

So all intents and purposes the effect was the same. That is why the vehicle is in the garage. I don't like having a vehicle that isn't running properly.

[eesmith]

> you are defined by those members

Hence, all drivers are defined by those who roll coal on cyclists and pedestrians for the lulz. Got it.

[StarGrit]

Yes, In some people minds that is the case. Do you think that is a big own on me? I agree, those guys shouldn't be doing that because they look like idiots.

However at the same time I understand the attitude. The fact that I understand an attitude doesn't mean I condone it.