Originally Posted by
Metzinger
I find it comical the number of posts from riders who feel slighted by those who would dare to draft off them.
Is it because they don't know that a trailing rider actually improves the aerodynamics of the leader? Or is it that they are self conscious of how their @$$es (thanks UrbanKnight) look from behind?
Either way, while I generally frown upon people who yell at strangers, I also like to take an interest in the welfare of those around me.
As George Costanza so eloquently put it, "You know we're living... IN A SOCIETY!"
Drafting is tailgating, and is dangerous under the best of circumstances. Unaniunced behind a stranger many times more so. I've personally had morons run into the back of me even when signaling stops. When I ride I will signal stops but I won't point out hazards unless I know someone is with me. I almost never have someone I don't know come up behind me (I know most everyone fast enough to do so), so that leaves people who try to get on my wheel after being passed or at lights. In those situations I will gradually accelerae until I snap the rubber band and break them free of me.