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Old 10-14-10 | 06:24 AM
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vtjim
Belt drive!
 
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Burlington, Vermont

Bikes: 2011 Trek Soho DLX

39F with a light headwind. I've felt slow all week. I don't know what my deal is. Tires are inflated. I spin them off the ground and they're not dragging. 14-15MPH is about all I can comfortably handle, and I usually do 18-20 for the same effort. I'm wondering if it's the cold on my legs. Never bothered me before though.

Yesterday I had a bizarre interaction with a cager. He was trying to be nice but it was pretty funny. I was at a red light at a "T" intersection (must turn). I was turning left, so I was way over near the center line. Cager pulls up behind me and stops, but he's at an angle. Then he pulls up on my right (loads of room, no problem) and stops. I start wondering if he's going to try the left turn with me, so my guard is up. He says to me, "Excuse me." I look over at him. "I'm going to turn right." I said, "Uh, well I'm heading left, so, go for it!"



Some of them really have no idea how to deal with cyclists, do they?
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