Originally Posted by
LarrySellerz
how would you tell them to knock it off, tell them to slow down? If someone told me "stop drafting me" I wouldn't draft them, would try to pass, but would definitely think they are a weirdo. if you don't like someone drafting you then slow down or drop them. in the future OP should pass people fast enough that they can't hop onto his wheel. Places like amsterdam where everyone commutes drafting is normal. There are roads near me with tons of cyclists and drafting there is also totally normal. Sometimes you are tired from catching up to someone and want a little breather before moving on to avoid playing leapfrog, which I don't mind doing but is probably more annoying to most people than a wheel sucker.
YOU're calling someone a weirdo?!?!? TBH, I don't think I should have to modify my pace just because some schmuck is too inconsiderate to ask, and I really don't give a rat's butt about the opinion of such a person.
I also don't ride in Amsterdam and am not commuting. Where I'm riding, unsolicited drafting is definitely not "normal".