Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Reading the title I thought you were going to ask about being passed by other cyclists. There used to be a website devoted to 'The Game' whereby you accumulate points for passing other cyclists based on various criteria--type of bike, attire, etc. Couldn't find the link.
I was passed this morning by a guy on an ebike on a hill. I was pushing maybe 20 km and I saw him in my mirror. He passed doing maybe 30 km/h, on the same hill. I thought, I gotta get me one of those.
Ah yes,
silly commuter racing. I don't keep score, but I have to admit to participating.
There was a day last week when I spotted another commuter ahead of me. I was slowly gaining on him over a couple of miles. He got stopped at a traffic light, and I figured I'd catch up to him there and there would be no excitement. As it turned out... The intersection with the light was right at the bottom of a short hill (about 15 foot drop in around 50 yards). He waited a bit then moved over to the awkwardly placed "cyclist crossing" button and took both feet off the pedal as he pushed the button. Meanwhile, I was at the top of the short hill and hadn't started to slow down yet. At that very instant, the light turned green. I blew through the intersection at speed while he re-oriented himself and tried to get moving. I'm pretty sure he didn't even know I was back there until I blew past him.
It was kind of like this: