Yes they are, formicalinoleum! They are rude! But, not all of them, luckily. I think most of the roadies are very considerate.

Back in mountain biking's heyday in the 1990's people were getting really rude out here in Michigan, but luckily, the popularity had its crest so the mountain bike trails are not being used as someone's personal race course any longer...thank goodness also for the environment.

I stopped racing my mtn. bike in the late 90's partly due to illness (I am better now) and the frustration I had over men yelling at me to get the @#$#%&* off the trail, even though I would move over for them to pass and I was very polite. It was a very difficult time for me. This would happen ever if I was out with my husband. It upset him as well because being the kind, polite gentleman he is, he didn't think it was right...and he loves to see female cyclists out there doing their thing...he's very supportive.

The worse was when I'd ride in a group of girls on the trail and some of them were the top racers in the state at the time...lots of guys would harass us...mainly male rec riders, so we'd bomb down the downhills (they'd say some sexist comment as we passed) and we'd also have to pass them in really tight places (with warning of course) because they wouldn't let us pass (imagine that, girls can be faster than boys! LOL) and we'd also pass them politely, while riding no-handed at times and demurely say, "passing you guys on the left."

What a hoot, huh? But, now I find there's very few rude people on the trails any more. If I encounter them, I try to educate them on trail etiquette. It's nice to be able and go out for a fun ride, not hammering and encounter nice people now though.