does getting passed ,mess with your head?? because..
04-20-15, 05:16 AM
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04-20-15, 06:13 AM
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In a triathlon, it bothers me. The bike is my leg. Even though I ride a road bike, it is rare for anyone to pass me, and only one person has ever passed me on a road bike in a tri.
On a regular ride, it doesn't bother me with one exception. Three years ago I started riding with someone who was slower than me. Hills, sprints, it didn't matter, I was faster. Well, he is about 10 years younger than I am, and he just keeps getting faster. I don't. On our last ride, he beat me on every hill and all but one sprint. I spent the entire time chasing his jersey. It drives me crazy that he has gotten so much faster and I haven't.
I have had random men get upset when I pass them. They chase me down and make comments about they can't let a woman ride past them like that. They are ******s.
On a regular ride, it doesn't bother me with one exception. Three years ago I started riding with someone who was slower than me. Hills, sprints, it didn't matter, I was faster. Well, he is about 10 years younger than I am, and he just keeps getting faster. I don't. On our last ride, he beat me on every hill and all but one sprint. I spent the entire time chasing his jersey. It drives me crazy that he has gotten so much faster and I haven't.
I have had random men get upset when I pass them. They chase me down and make comments about they can't let a woman ride past them like that. They are ******s.
04-20-15, 06:27 AM
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LOL....
And you hear the voice in your head..."He's dancing on the pedals!" "He brought a suitcase of courage today!" "Mano a mano!" "He looked back and asked, are you coming or not? And the answer is NOT!" "He stretched the elastic and the elastic has broken!"
Stuff like that??"
You always win the race in your head.
And you hear the voice in your head..."He's dancing on the pedals!" "He brought a suitcase of courage today!" "Mano a mano!" "He looked back and asked, are you coming or not? And the answer is NOT!" "He stretched the elastic and the elastic has broken!"
Stuff like that??"
You always win the race in your head.
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04-20-15, 06:36 AM
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I got passed by the Italian National team training for the World Championships and they graciously invited me to their wheels. Now, that was a treat. They used their hands a lot when talking. I just sucked wind.
04-20-15, 06:53 AM
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Hopefully they did not stick a frame pump in your front wheel...
04-20-15, 07:05 AM
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For the most part I don't care. I'm older and ride a heavier steel bike so I'm not going to pass a whole lot of people anyways. The only time I take notice is for my own yardstick of how I'm doing on a ride that day.
04-20-15, 07:13 AM
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"does getting passed ,mess with your head??"
I dunno...I live in Wisconsin...I'll let you know when it happens.
I dunno...I live in Wisconsin...I'll let you know when it happens.
04-20-15, 07:30 AM
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I got passed once. I used to pretend I was an Italian exchange student to impress this girl. I would ride all over on my bike. I end up signing up for this local race because my favorite italian team is coming to do a little demo.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
04-20-15, 08:16 AM
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Different rides for different days. Also since I am 62 I can generally figure most people that do pass me are younger, so who cares. If I pass someone I can feel good that I did it despite being older than they are. So I can't loose.
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I got passed once. I used to pretend I was an Italian exchange student to impress this girl. I would ride all over on my bike. I end up signing up for this local race because my favorite italian team is coming to do a little demo.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
Dad: "Well now you know."
04-20-15, 08:24 AM
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Aside from the regulars on my routes, I never know who it is or what they're doing so no, there is no mental anguish when I get passed.
There's a local pro development team that sometimes rides a lap or two on the Greenway. I only figured that out when one of them beat my KOM on the access road ... during his recovery ride. They're fast riders, but zone 1 or 2 on the Greenway so it's meaningless who passes who. Any random rider, at any speed, could be like that.
There's a local pro development team that sometimes rides a lap or two on the Greenway. I only figured that out when one of them beat my KOM on the access road ... during his recovery ride. They're fast riders, but zone 1 or 2 on the Greenway so it's meaningless who passes who. Any random rider, at any speed, could be like that.
04-20-15, 08:32 AM
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We had a miniature dachshund we used to let ride in a front basket. She barked at anyone who passed us. Enough said.
04-20-15, 08:57 AM
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I got passed once. I used to pretend I was an Italian exchange student to impress this girl. I would ride all over on my bike. I end up signing up for this local race because my favorite italian team is coming to do a little demo.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
I end up blowing their doors off for a while until they came up on me and started messing with my bike. Eventually they got so annoyed at me passing them that they jammed something in my front wheel. I took a really nasty fall. The whole field passed me. It was then i realized that the world isn't exactly what i thought it was. I was crushed that day. I went home and cried on my dad's shoulder. I never pretended to be an exchange student again. The girl got pissed that i lied too.
On a side note i ended up killing it at a local school race that was held on a running track.
It's like deja-vu all over again.
04-20-15, 08:59 AM
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If there is someone behind me that does not pass me, I stop and check on them to make sure they are still breathing.
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The only time it bugs me is when I am alone trying to haul ass, I'm in the zone thinking I am going for gold....... and some old dude on a mountain bike in jeans passes me ......true story 
......true story
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The voices in my head get very angry if anyone ever passes me.
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If you are not in a race, passing another cyclist doesn't necessarily mean you are faster than him/her - they might be doing a recovery ride, cooling down after a hammerfest, or finishing up a 600 mile randonneur! Heck, even in a race, passing another cyclist doesn't mean you are faster, either (unless in a TT or in the sprint). So many variables.
BUT, if you are the one being passed and it bothers you to the point that makes you train harder and become a better cyclist - then good for you!
BUT, if you are the one being passed and it bothers you to the point that makes you train harder and become a better cyclist - then good for you!
04-20-15, 01:53 PM
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Speaking of Crissie, you said you have rarely been passed in a Tri, then you would have been very upset if you were one of these ladies....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtslGL9Qat8
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Unless you are in a race (a real race, not the one in your head) passing someone means absolutely nothing. For all you know they could be 50 miles into their ride and was just spinning an easy gear to take a breather, while you are fresh on mile 1 going full gas. Being a heavier rider myself, I definitely do not try to match the pace of a lighter riding who flies past me, especially on a climb; its a recipe for disaster.
If you ever want to improve as a cyclist you need to understand a concept called tempo - momentarily accelerating to blow past someone who doesn't even know you are attempting to race them only to run out of breath a couple minutes later does very little for your overall fitness even if it does boost your self-esteem. Of course this doesn't apply if you're doing interval training.
If you ever want to improve as a cyclist you need to understand a concept called tempo - momentarily accelerating to blow past someone who doesn't even know you are attempting to race them only to run out of breath a couple minutes later does very little for your overall fitness even if it does boost your self-esteem. Of course this doesn't apply if you're doing interval training.
If I am in a "friendly" race during a ride I would be ok with losing but not if I allowed myself to entertain thoughts of allowing it. It drives me nuts to think that I may actually break mentally. It has not happened yet but I hate when I have to fight back the thought of it. Mentally breaking scares me far more than losing.
04-20-15, 02:00 PM
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I like getting passed. Then I give about 10-15 bike lengths and see how long I can keep their pace. My rule is not to pass someone that passes me if I had to work to catch up to them. But as to not know how slow I am at a charity ride... I like to give everyone a 10 minute head start. That way I can say that I passed more people than they passed me.
04-21-15, 06:11 AM
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I never have, and never will understand this. I know guy's that feel this way as well. Runners, and cyclist. I have never been bothered by being passed by a woman. For all I know she may just be a born natural. Have any of these guy's ever heard of Crissie Wellington? She would blow a lot of men (including me) right off the road. Silly IMHO.
Speaking of Crissie, you said you have rarely been passed in a Tri, then you would have been very upset if you were one of these ladies....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtslGL9Qat8
Speaking of Crissie, you said you have rarely been passed in a Tri, then you would have been very upset if you were one of these ladies....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtslGL9Qat8
04-21-15, 07:21 AM
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It never bothers me, and it happens frequently, as slow as I am, but it must bother some of the kids that feel its a necessary expenditure, to pass an old guy with health issues. I must get into their heads something fierce.
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04-21-15, 07:25 AM
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Good day to you , Bill. Hope all is well.