Cyclists' loud bragging about bedroom antics leads to renaming of route - Update

Complaints about cyclists' in Australia talking loudly about their sex lives have become a joke among the riding community, which is using new tech tools as a reminder to keep quiet along the controversial route. The popular cycling map app Strava has had one of its most popular Brisbane segments renamed 'Bedroom antics - shhhh' following complaints from homeowners along that route that riders were overly noisy and even obscene.

Complaints from Yeronga residents sparked a petition last month to crack down on riders talking too loudly along a stretch of the popular River Loop. One regular loop cyclist Glyn Diwell said he thought renaming the map was a clever way of reminding riders to be on the lookout for cranky locals.



"I think it’s very funny and shows that cyclists on the whole have a good sense of humour. I also think it’s pretty clever in that it indicates the segments, roads, areas along a specific route where cyclists may encounter difficult residents,” he said. "I think on the whole the debate, discussion is more about the residents getting fed up with the number of cyclists along the River Loop - probably pretty much every day of the week.

“It’s the only safe route in Brisbane where cyclists don’t encounter any traffic lights or any obstacles for a good 40km ride. The council should invest in providing safer cycle paths along roads around the city so people have alternative routes to do, rather than wasting money putting up signs which will only formalise the River Loop route further rather than discourage riders - which is what I think the residents actually want.” The Yeronga woman who first reported the sex talk laughed when told about the app. "I love it. That’s hilarious,’’ she said.

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