Originally Posted by
Bob Dopolina
If you were truly an experienced rider you would know that riding into a headwind at any kind of speed makes it very, very difficult to hear anyone behind you. An extra shift might give it away, or maybe not. My bike has a dead quiet shift.
As for being nice to people I think it starts with the rider behind demonstrating common courtesy and saying hello before putting both riders at risk. Some, so informed, may not be willing to take that risk and should be given the opportunity to say so.
Oh, and hehehehe, you said 'duty'.
well then, might I suggest that you just move aside and stick an elbow into them and run them into a ditch? That ought to teach them some manners eh! And, it might even gain you a new customer Bob...ya think?
Or, you could have ridden next to them for a minute, introduced yourself, and had a POLITE chat where they might have learned something...and you might ACTUALLY have made a new customer Bob.
Your choice boys.