Originally Posted by
marqueemoon
Sorry to get all practical on everyone but...
holding a line
riding in a group
recognizing slick/unsafe conditions (oil, metal plates, wet leaves, manhole covers, sewer grates, painted crosswalks, etc...)
predicting driver and ped behavior
quick acceleration (including getting into the pedals quickly)
not getting right hooked at intersections
staying the **** out of the door zone
This list is way more useful than the hipster OP. I'd add;
- always having at least two "outs", watching the street and always having at least two places off line if something goes the way you don't think it does. I suppose you could just call it looking two steps ahead.