Originally Posted by
rsbob
Ya just never know when a guy that blows by if they are riding an e-road or mtb. A couple of years ago I was busting my aspirin on a shot climb when this old guy blows my doors off. He did slow down and had the decency to tell me that his Specialized was electrified and to not feel bad. He then zipped away.
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As far as aging to 100, seeing the condition of my parents mentally and physically (with a portent of my genetic destiny) I think I will pass. Dad is going strong physically at 95 but his short term memory is completely shot. Its not unusual to hear the same sentence three times in 20 minutes. Mom at 94 had terrible health and became paranoid about conspiracies against her by everyone. Also believing that people were stealing was constant. I offered to buy her a complete set of silverware several times because the spoons were being stolen by caregivers. Yeesh. I only hope I have the presence of mind to know when it time to check myself out.
It wasn't an e-bike. I got a good chance to look at his bike at the light. No fat rear hub, no swollen BB area, no sound but tires on the pavement, He's just skinnier and fitter than I am.
It does remind me, though, of one time I had one of those "Cycling God" days. You know, when your fitness just seems WAY higher than normal for you, and every time you ask your legs for more power, they comply? I passed a number of cyclists near the bottom of a ~ 1 mile, 3% gradient, then we all got stopped at the 3 stop lights on that segment. Each time they all took off first because I can't clip in with Keos like I can with Deltas, and each time I caught and dropped them easily. At the last light, some guy on an old Kestrel said, "It's nice when the bike does it for you", which I only later realized meant he thought I was riding an e-bike.
Nope. Just an exceptional day.