Originally Posted by
Onegun
No, talk to the club, group, or whoever organizes these group rides and outlaw them from the group! There is no place for earbuds or aerobars in a peleton! Using either one shows an arrogant disrespect for the safety of those around you. If everyone refused to ride with anyone using them, soon the offenders would have no one with which to train.
Unfortunately, the ride had rules in place concerning the use of earbuds. The rider who hit me had apparently put them in after the ride had started. I was passing him and had, I thought, made him aware of that fact by announcing "On Your Left". As I began to pass him, he moved to the left and clipped my wheel. The rest is history. The really sad part is that he stopped about 15 feet away from me then rode off before I could get up. The people who helped me up told me that he was wearing the earbuds. By the time I got moving again, he was long gone.
Not sure if I would recognize him again, but my wife might.
Oh well.........