Originally Posted by FBinNY (Post 16635723)

IMO- this is the worst time of the year for cycling. The roads are still narrowed by margins of sand, gravel and crud left over after the snow mounds melt. It makes it much harder to share the road in a reasonable way.

However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.

Originally Posted by FBinNY (Post 16635723)

However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.

Originally Posted by delcrossv (Post 16636034)

+1/ Good advice and saves a lot of hassle. If they're in such a dammed hurry, let them go.

Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 16636603)

That advice won't work for the slice of A&S posters who seem to thrive on hassling with others on the road, and posting the results on YouTube, BF and the like.

Originally Posted by noisebeam (Post 16635778)

While it is illegal and perhaps annoying, is it really a safety issue if they pass on right with adequate clearance? It is not like you were not aware of them and they of you.

Originally Posted by FBinNY (Post 16635723)

IMO- this is the worst time of the year for cycling. The roads are still narrowed by margins of sand, gravel and crud left over after the snow mounds melt. It makes it much harder to share the road in a reasonable way.

However, after 50+ years riding, I've long felt that I'd rather have an impatient idiot in front of me than behind so I do whatever I can to send them on their way at the earliest opportunity. Lest anybody think this is a nervous biker thing, I do the same when driving, and learned the tactic from an over-the-road truck driver. Letting idiots get as far ahead of you as they will and out of your life, just makes everything go much better.