Damn...I feel so used
10-25-07, 09:36 PM
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"There is no greater wonder than the way the face and character of a woman fit so perfectly in a man's mind, and stay there, and he could never tell you why. It just seems it was the thing he most wanted." Robert Louis Stevenson
10-25-07, 11:44 PM
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He may have looked the part but he was probably a noob and glad of the wind break.
You may have helped the poor lad get home in time so he wouldn't have got spanked by his momma.
You may have helped the poor lad get home in time so he wouldn't have got spanked by his momma.
10-25-07, 11:57 PM
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I hate someone drafting off of me without announcing as much as the next guy, but you are taking it to the whole other level!
I saw the roadie sitting on my wheel when I shoulder-checked to make a left turn. Never heard him approach so don't know how long he's been there. A brutal headwind greeted me after that turn. Now I'm neither a strong nor fast rider, and never will be. And yesterday, I was riding my 30-lb mtb with a front-fork suspension (it's my winter/rain bike). So I'm a lot slower than usual. On this stretch of the road with the headwind, my computer was barely hanging on to 16 mph. As I made the turn, I fully expected this stranger to pass me, which was fine cause I'm used to being passed anyway (remember, I'm slow). Well, he didn't. I slowed down to a crawl - 12 mph. Still he wouldn't pass me. Was he gone? I flicked a glance. Nope, he was still there. WTF?
When it was evident he was content to sit on my wheel to hide from the wind, I settled on 14 mph, on an easy gear. Slower than my usual, but I didn't want to bust my butt for him and I had to get home. This went on for 2 miles, and when the a$sho!e and I parted ways, I had a good look at him. He must have been in his 20's and lots fitter than me (I'm 40-plus with a spare tire), in tight-fitting jersey, shorts and warmers, on a fast-looking road bike. There I was with non-aero rain jacket and rain pants on a mountain bike, just wanting to get home before dinner. So forgive me folks, I'm your ho of the day, and I feel so dirty and used.
When it was evident he was content to sit on my wheel to hide from the wind, I settled on 14 mph, on an easy gear. Slower than my usual, but I didn't want to bust my butt for him and I had to get home. This went on for 2 miles, and when the a$sho!e and I parted ways, I had a good look at him. He must have been in his 20's and lots fitter than me (I'm 40-plus with a spare tire), in tight-fitting jersey, shorts and warmers, on a fast-looking road bike. There I was with non-aero rain jacket and rain pants on a mountain bike, just wanting to get home before dinner. So forgive me folks, I'm your ho of the day, and I feel so dirty and used.
10-26-07, 12:21 AM
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Maybe. I've been riding the bike for about 15 years, but never seriously, or not as seriously as some I've read about here. I think I'm a pretty well-rounded guy, and cycling is not an obsession. If I had to choose, playing Martin guitars is more my addiction.
But when there's a strong headwind my mountain bike and I were struggling against (I mentioned I could barely manage 16mph in that wind), it's just not fair that some young and fit-looking stranger on a fancy roadbike latch on to my rear wheel without a "hi" or "hello" and without sharing the load. I am pretty sure that if that headwind wasn't there, he would have blown by me like others usually do. So maybe he had bonked and I helped him out a little. Yeah that's what it is!
It's not a biggie, really more of an annoyance and thought I'd vent here. If not for this thread, I probably would have forgotten about the incident already! Damn this Internet!!
But when there's a strong headwind my mountain bike and I were struggling against (I mentioned I could barely manage 16mph in that wind), it's just not fair that some young and fit-looking stranger on a fancy roadbike latch on to my rear wheel without a "hi" or "hello" and without sharing the load. I am pretty sure that if that headwind wasn't there, he would have blown by me like others usually do. So maybe he had bonked and I helped him out a little. Yeah that's what it is!
It's not a biggie, really more of an annoyance and thought I'd vent here. If not for this thread, I probably would have forgotten about the incident already! Damn this Internet!!
10-26-07, 07:04 AM
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Other thread topics from BF:
1. Being drafted makes you faster
2. Protect your front wheel, or the person in front rarely falls from wheel contact
I don't recall any threads warning of gang bangers in kit trolling to mug you and steal yo' steel.
Seriously, if he wasn't there you would have been alone anyway. Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
1. Being drafted makes you faster
2. Protect your front wheel, or the person in front rarely falls from wheel contact
I don't recall any threads warning of gang bangers in kit trolling to mug you and steal yo' steel.
Seriously, if he wasn't there you would have been alone anyway. Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
10-26-07, 07:47 AM
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Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
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* Are you daft?
+1 for NaBlade
Some one who rolls up, doesn't say hi, bye or do you mind if I rest a spell is a leech. This ain't Euroland and sneeky wheel-suckers are ill mannered and to be dispised. A person that can't at least be polite and say something is someone I wouldn't want around. Joke'em if they can'y take a f–––.
All that and I'd be embarassed to be caught drafting a mtb.
Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
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* Are you daft?
+1 for NaBlade
Some one who rolls up, doesn't say hi, bye or do you mind if I rest a spell is a leech. This ain't Euroland and sneeky wheel-suckers are ill mannered and to be dispised. A person that can't at least be polite and say something is someone I wouldn't want around. Joke'em if they can'y take a f–––.
All that and I'd be embarassed to be caught drafting a mtb.
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10-26-07, 07:51 AM
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[QUOTE=foamy;5524858]——————————————
Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
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* Are you daft?
[/ a QUOTE]
Sorry, forgot to engage the sarcasm smiley. What was I thinking writing a facetious post here in the road forum without a big flashing warning light!
better?
Be glad that he was there to help in case you had a flat. He could have been a one man Bicyclist Assistance Patrol riding around looking for rear dérailleurs to tweak.
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* Are you daft?
[/ a QUOTE]
Sorry, forgot to engage the sarcasm smiley. What was I thinking writing a facetious post here in the road forum without a big flashing warning light!
better?
10-26-07, 11:02 AM
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Just start talking to yourself loud enough for him to hear.
"Do you think he's one of them?"
"No....maybe. What should we do?"
"Play cool. Maybe he hasn't figured out we're here yet."
"Maybe we should just hand over our poo now just in case that's what he's looking for."
"Good idea. Do you have a bag or should we just let it fly at him?"
etc...
"Do you think he's one of them?"
"No....maybe. What should we do?"
"Play cool. Maybe he hasn't figured out we're here yet."
"Maybe we should just hand over our poo now just in case that's what he's looking for."
"Good idea. Do you have a bag or should we just let it fly at him?"
etc...
10-26-07, 12:04 PM
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Well you could always try what happened to me.
A couple of weeks ago, I was slowly closing on a commuter guy on his hybrid bike, he appeared to be a decent cyclist and he had no clue I was catching him. I was watching him the entire time, and he never looked back untill I was about 2 bike lengths away. I was planning on passing him and I felt I was being polite by not hovering over his rear wheel.
When he finally looked back and saw me he must have had simmilar thoughts as you, because when I did not pass him immediately due to on comming trafic, he locked up his wheels and did a semi panic stop for no reason in front of me.
I had to swerve around him, and when I did so, he proceded to speed up and attempt to race me when I pulled along side of him.
Needless to say I took this little bit personally and I showed him the difference between our ego's, by putting about a 1/4 mile space between us after passing him.
It really pissed me off so I though it was pretty effective on his part if he did not want me to draft off of him.
A couple of weeks ago, I was slowly closing on a commuter guy on his hybrid bike, he appeared to be a decent cyclist and he had no clue I was catching him. I was watching him the entire time, and he never looked back untill I was about 2 bike lengths away. I was planning on passing him and I felt I was being polite by not hovering over his rear wheel.
When he finally looked back and saw me he must have had simmilar thoughts as you, because when I did not pass him immediately due to on comming trafic, he locked up his wheels and did a semi panic stop for no reason in front of me.
I had to swerve around him, and when I did so, he proceded to speed up and attempt to race me when I pulled along side of him.
Needless to say I took this little bit personally and I showed him the difference between our ego's, by putting about a 1/4 mile space between us after passing him.
It really pissed me off so I though it was pretty effective on his part if he did not want me to draft off of him.
