Originally Posted by kurremkarm
There's a bike path along the Arkansas river here in Wichita, Ks, and it's very quiet, fairly smooth, and the whole thing is about 12 miles on this one stretch i ride. I ride my bike(s) for tranportation, there's almost no sport rider in me, it's just going from a to b. I was putting along one day on my mountain bike about 12 mph and two guys wearing spandex on road bikes passed me and they must have been doing 25 mph, i **** u not.
Let me ask you this, if it's 75 degrees, the trees are shading the bike path, the water is rippling beside you, a gentle breeze-- why in god's name be in a hurry to get out of that area?
Just my thoughts...
I hope it wasn't me that passed you! Ha. Just kidding, I love riding fast but I don't like buzzing people. I sometimes walk and run on the bike trail and I respect the cyclists that at least act like they're not trying to kill you. I'll bet you are talking about the section of path down by the "Keeper of the Plains". Sometimes it's very pretty down there and I have to tell myself to slow down and enjoy it. Especially if there is a nice sunset going on.