Originally Posted by
chipcom
Are you claiming that my wife and I can't spend romantic time together on our bikes...as we do?
Why do you feel the need to interrupt our time together?
Do you think the chicks will dig you more if it seems like you have friends?
Do you understand the concept of good manners?
Also, your assumption that people only attempt to wheel-suck when we are going "fast enough to draft" is incorrect.
Did I ever say that I participate in these sort of activities (drafting off of people I don't know)? Why are you attacking me personally? Additionally, the topic at hand is "drafting etiquette" not "wheel sucking at any speed etiquette." Not to mention that the concept of "good manners" is awfully subjective and the more important issue at hand is that nobody is in danger rather than somebody encroaching on your personal space bubble of r=1 meter.
Originally Posted by
chipcom
You keep making false assumptions. I'll write if off to inexperience.
At 20 mph, I sincerely doubt you'll be doing more than an occasional back and forth. Also, again with the ad hominem attack. Did you have a particularly bad day and feel the need to take it out on someone?
Originally Posted by
chipcom
OMG, his draft wasn't
legitimate....yeah, that makes all the difference.
Dude, why is it so hard for you to understand that just because a group of people are riding bikes, that they may not want to include you in their group and/or make you privy to their conversations....at any speed?
A legitimate draft is when you're actually within the pocket of space behind the bicyclist in front of you that has minimal air resistance. This pocket is very small, and if you're farther than a foot away wheel-to-wheel, you're not getting very much of the benefit of drafting. But I'll write your lack of knowledge here off due to inexperience.
You'll enjoy life much more if you're less uptight about things and more friendly to people in general. Not everyone cares, and not everyone realizes that some people care. Instead of getting auto-mad about it, why don't you just let the guy know politely that you'd like more space for you and your partner/buddy/self?