Originally Posted by
Nick94804
You can make it anything you want. You can take it as a compliment that you're a strong enough rider that you're worthy of a tow. Or, you can get your panties in a bunch because of "safety", in whatever manner that is manifested.
Hey newb, you still don't get it. I'm guessing that you are not a veteran of the sport and therefore don't understand why this is even an issue and why it may actually be a "safety" concern.
Originally Posted by
Nick94804
If you're really worried about your "skin and blood", you can POLITELY (which I suspect is a struggle for you), make it a teaching moment and help to make our community safer.
Funny. In the first sentence you mock "safety" and in the next you suggest that it would be a struggle for me to do anything to increase the safety of the cycling community.
FYI: Sitting up
is asking politely for a person to get off your wheel if you are uncomfortable with them being there as they may or may not be a danger to you or themselves or both. Showing up unannounced is a clear demonstration of that. There is a reason why it is frowned upon the world over.
Any experienced rider knows this.
Originally Posted by
Nick94804
Or you can just be a dick, behave badly, and make the rest of us look like a-holes. So, how do YOU want to be be remembered?
Being a dick or behaving badly can often be described as jumping on a wheel without notifying the person doing the pulling that you are there. It is considered
rude by the cycling community at large.
Ironic, non?