I hate this:

Hartford CT men in general seem to have their heads firmly embedded in their behinds, road cyclists here are even worse.

There seems to be a game of sorts here in friendly CT:

You are going along solo and don't happen to be cranking way hard, maybe you are just coasting, taking a breather after that last hill climb.

Another guy on a road bike passes you and of course you don't hear him coming or see him in your mirror because he's probably been sneaking up on you in your blind spot directly behind you. It's 10 PM, a very dark foggy night.

He waits till he's right in your ear, then makes the sudden "HEY! How's it going" ? but doesn't wait for a reply, just keeps zipping along.

If you really cared and wanted to chat wouldn't you slow down and ride along side to exchange pleasantries?

Tonight it was "ARE YOU OK?" like this other jerkoff thought just because I wasn't doing 25 MPH down this straightaway I was hurt or something. This a "vogue" stretch where all the carbon fiber geeks need to be seen.

The next time someone does this I am going to pull them over

1. "excuse me, can we talk for a second?'
(Pulls over)

2. "How long have you been road cycling?
(Oh 42 years, won the Tour 5 times, why, what's the problem?)

3. "Great, Pal, good for you!!! nice bike, BTW. but has it ever occured to you that you may startle a rider by doing that, and cause him or her to crash? Do you do this to everyone you pass?

(Oh whatever, blah blah blah, Hahaha etc)

4. I Whip out my boat airhorn, stuff it right in your face, emit loud blast

5. "oh sorry didn't mean to startle you , you D-bag. Are you ok now? "


So be nice out there, give a yell. I pass people all the time, but let them know 30 yards back with a friendly holler or a toot on my whistle.

Don't pass other riders two inches away, like right in their ear. WTF is wrong with you, do you have some inferiority complex or something? After all it was pitch black out also.

Do this to a guy who is riding no-hands for a second, opening his water bottle, and you will probably send him to the hospital . He's probably got three kids at home.

I hope you read this, you freaking loser.