Welcome to 4X, the no-holds-barred bike racing that’s like BMX only bigger, meaner and gnarlier
Cycling etiquette, from the correct way to pass a lorry to the proper behaviour on a towpath, is perhaps the most revisited theme on this Bike Blog. It’s certainly the one guaranteed to provoke the feistiest comments.
So I’m going out on a limb here and suggest that not all of us want to be polite and proper all the time when we ride our bikes. Sometimes we just want to put the power down and charge, using any means at our disposal to get past the rider in front and beat them to the line, and if that involves elbows or cutting them up, so be it. Obviously not a great idea during the morning commute, but the good news is that there is a two-wheeled sport that not only allows such behaviour but positively encourages it:4X mountain bike racing…Â Details