My wife and I were riding on the Frisco bike path in Summit County, CO, yesterday.

This section of the trail is windy and a little steep, and there is a white line separating the two sides.

As it is Saturday afternoon in a resort area, there are (and you ride with this expectation) a lot of new folks riding, folks of different skills, folks with children and pulling baby trailers, etc. It is simply a part of the Gestalt, and don't ride there unless you agree to all the related issues of mulit-leveled bike riders on a single path. It is, after all, a recreation trail.

As I am going up, down comes two roadies in all their paraphernalia riding high-end bikes, going as if they expected all to clear out of their way. They were moving along about 35 mph.

So, my wife is about 200 feet behind me in low gear on her mtn bike going up the middle of her lane. The roadie, going too fast, needed to fully crowd her lane to make it through. She was fully on her side, but instead of slowing down a bit, he yells at her, "Lady, stay on the right!"

She was on the right, just not way over so the roadie could crowd the white line and keep his descent line.

If she had had a gun, there would be one less roadie out there today!!

Yes, I am also a roadie. But never have I acted so inappropriately in a riding area which is so obviously a mixed use path. I never seem to get this type of behavior from mtn bikers, even those going fast. Also, there is a perfectly acceptable highway going the same direction that this roadie could have taken, if he had wanted speed.

But, some roadies seem to think it is their calling in life to "educate" the rest of us.

Tirade stopped, red face a little less red. Thanks for listening.

Waiting for Velocipedio's response!!