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Old 04-19-10 | 12:16 AM
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HigherGround
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From: Somewhere between Funkytown and Margaritaville, PA

Bikes: Lynskey R240, Sportive, and a Helix Sport disc model in the works; Eddy Merckx MX Leader; Specialized Rock Hopper Comp (1988!)

In all seriousness, I'm torn about calling "on your left". If I'm on a MUP, I simply accept the fact that I won't be going as fast as I would be on the road, and I slow down until I can pass pedestrians with a wide margin.

A few years ago, I was passing other road riders on a group ride. It was a club-sponsored metric century with about 3,000 riders on various courses. Someone who I had passed on a downhill announced somewhat indignantly, "There's a rider passing without calling it out." I didn't want to say "on your left" because of the large number of riders on the road (would they know who I was speaking to?), as well as the fear that they would veer left in to my path. I was not buzzing people, and as someone (umd?) noted above, if they can't handle being passed with a safe margin, should they really be riding on the road?
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