Speed limits?
08-02-07 | 05:58 AM
#27
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LOL 
Not really, at 190 lbs gravity has a way of dragging me down hills fairly quickly.
Add 60 lbs of gear in panniers and you can really get going. 
Maintaining momentum on the flat is an easy spin. 
Now as for my speed climbing the next hill. 
Not really, at 190 lbs gravity has a way of dragging me down hills fairly quickly.
Add 60 lbs of gear in panniers and you can really get going. Maintaining momentum on the flat is an easy spin. Now as for my speed climbing the next hill. Last edited by islandboy; 08-02-07 at 07:44 AM.
08-02-07 | 08:50 AM
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its interesting the drivers response when a cyclist keeps up to them or passes them. On many occasions i have seen them speed up way over the posted limit to stay ahead of the cyclist. You cna see the irritation as the cyclist keeps passing them, the driver gets more aggressive and speed more. Its almost like we trigger something them......lol
Long ago my father shared his philosophy about pedestrian right of way with me. When you're at an intersection and you have the right of way to cross, you should still look for approaching traffic. The reason is that if you step out in front of a car and die, of what value was the right of way to you?
08-07-07 | 05:13 AM
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It seems to me that this has little to do with bicycles directly. Many drivers of vehicles will attempt to pass the vehicles in front of them just to get in front of them. Of those of us that drive cars as well we are probably all familar with the driver that speeds up, exceeding the PSL, to pass us and then slow down. Similar things happen between bicycles, I've been passed by other bicycles just to have them slow down in front of me. I've also been run-off the road by other bicycles not paying attention. It isn't that your on a bicycle, it's just that your in front of them and they need to be first.
08-07-07 | 05:31 AM
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08-07-07 | 05:47 AM
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