Originally Posted by
Azndude51
He then looked back at me and gave me a big nasty smirk and hammered away like it was a huge accomplishment beating someone on a fixed gear and not even racing. Is this common to have commuters like this?
My commute is 18.6 miles each way - when I first started, I needed to pace myself to conserve energy. Coast when I could, and take a slower pace the rest of the time. I got passed a lot, and didn't really care about it very much.
As time as gone on, the hills that used to be really tough to climb became no big deal, so I started to pick up the pace. Still, I see no point in racing anyone - the ride is long enough, and it never really occurs to me to try something like that.