Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
With these narrow, winding roads, any traffic can be an issue. There are few opportunities for cars to pass me, so I will pull over sometimes just to be a nice guy. No point in aggravating the drivers and leaving the local riders to deal with it.
Steve in Peoria
Thank you! I really appreciate this sentiment.
I live and ride in one of those places that draws riders from the greater metropolitan area on sunny weekends. Inevitably there are a few folks with their blinding front lights who are terrified of the country roads that I ride for thousands of miles every year. They feel they must "take the lane." There are the club riders and the Wednesday Morning World Championship riders who think nothing of riding two or three abreast with a long string of cars stuck behind them. Those of us who live and ride here year round are left to deal with the ill will generated by this small number of our fellow cyclists.
Brent