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Old 06-22-05 | 06:00 AM
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vtjim
Belt drive!
 
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From: Burlington, Vermont

Bikes: 2011 Trek Soho DLX

Nice ride. Fast. Tail wind. High 50Fs. I had just crossed a street and was sort of weakly accellerating. I think I had upshifted twice. Was going about 14MPH. Looked in my mirror and I was being overtaken by a technicolor roadie. We exchanged g'mornings and I let him go for a while, then tried to reel him in for fun.

(Again - I really wish I could get a group of fast commuters to ride with!)

I never completely caught him (riding 20+MPH most of the time and slowing for stop signs) but I did get around him once we got into the city and I took a faster route to the main road. I beat him to an intersection. He turned and headed back the way we'd come from. Guess he was just out training, not commuting. (No gear on his bike, anyway.)
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