You must be a really strong rider to be tested by a mtn bike. No wait, swap that around to he must be a really strong rider to test a roadie.

wow, pretty creative. :beer:

This thread is hilarious, keep it up guys :)

Well, I was waiting at this traffic light, and this guy catches the green and passes me up and looks back at me you know giving me the look. So I had to show him what I was made of so I dialed my heart rate monitor up to 90% and passed him only to get caught at a red light, then as the light turns green he catches it again and gives me the look! So I dialed my HRM up to 90% again and passed his sorry non-lycra clad butt and got stuck at another light which he caught and passed me and gave me the look............. And it keeps going on like this!

Seriously though, the fact that r600Durace even posted in the commuter forum is very humorous in itself. I think he is being funny, and I am exceedingly entertained.

Interestingly enough whether I pass or get passed on any given day depends on whether I have a rest day that day or am doing a paced workout at a higher heartrate.

This was CRAZY man! I was coming home on my commuter with full panniers, when what comes up to my left but a 75 year old woman on a trike. It's dangerous to ride like this on the MUP and it's kinda crowded, so I let her go. Then, she gives me "the look." It's on. Hell hath no fury like a roadie who has been given "the look." So, I crank it up to 725 watts. I'm cranking hard on it, BAM! I break the sound barrier and decide to settle into a subsonic TT pace. I look back and she's almost on my wheel, so I crank it up again. Runners are getting blown away by the tailwind I'm generating. I pass this silly roadie racing a mountain biker. I look back and they're at a distance, so I calm it down and take a drink of water.
I hope she wasn't too tired to play bingo tomorrow.

You lie ! We dropped you like a ton of bricks. And stop drinking out of the dog's dish while drafting !! :)

I totally dusted some kid on a Big Wheel on my way home last night. If I were any more awesome, I'd need a Burley trailer to haul my ego.

Man, the other day I was on my way home and noticed someone right on my wheel. So I dialed it up to 1.21 jigawatts to teach this guy a lesson. Can you believe it, the SOB stuck right on my wheel! I glanced back to see if I could get a look at him, and all I could see was a dark, shadowy figure. I knew he wouldn't be able to keep pace with me forever so I settled into my aerotuck while maintaining mach 2 and weaving through evening traffic. I kept on riding like the wind the whole way home and noticed he was still on my wheel when I pulled on to my street. Against my better judgement I rode right home knowing he was still there. When I got into my driveway, hopped off my bike, spun around and shouted "HA!" only to find that no one was there. Strange.

that was no kid....and next time you pass me on my big wheel, would you please yell out "on your left":p

Was this guy driving a blue VW van and waving a machine gun in the air with a bunch of other Libyans? They're probably still pissed about that shiny bomb case full of used pinball machine parts ...

Heading to work via Roswell road, I was taking it slow. An hour earlier I have a very nice eggs benedict. I was carrying my Brooks Brothers double-breasted in my rack trunk. I will be pitching a client today. Just enjoying my commute and looking forward to the sales call. Spinning on my small ring and going about 8 mph. Up ahead, I saw this dude on a MTB with a his work cloths in a plastic shopping bag dangling from his handlebar. I just rode towards him. 50 yards or so later he, he pulls into a Quicktrip. Mind you it is a convenience store. You don't just stop there for a rest. I let this dude just pull in. Well it was like he was waiting for me. He comes out with a couple of donuts a candy bar and a Pepsi. He sorted of grinned at me. I nodded and he looked at my quick release seatpost rack and kinda chuckled. I said hi and he did the same thing. He kinda looked at my trunk bag and smirked. This went on for 3 or 4 seconds. I got very annoyed. Now there's a Krispy Kreme coming up. The next turn is the back of the parking lot, I whip over and through a puddle with my hardcore freddy fenders. Stood up and attacked.

Ready for some cubic inches? In 30 seconds, the Topeak MTX DBX fold down panniers flop down and the expanding top is up. I was at 1500 cubic inches. About 1 minute later, I've attached the Delta handebar bag I carry for extra storage and transferred the Brooks Brothers. 5 minutes later I'm loaded up with 6 bagels, 2 dozen mixed, a cube o'joe and 1 dozen hot glazed. Surprisingly he's still half smiling. Since his plastic shopping bag was tattered I knew he wouldn't be able to expand any further. I picked up some napkins and shoved them in my jersey pocket. Looked back and he was starting to melt. By this time I was about to grab the cream cheese and mount up. I hope he wasn't too humilated to work today.

I can understand your irritation. On one commuting route I had a similar fool. What's aggravating is that they slow down after passing, so that you can't even keep your normal pace and you are forced into a little passing game if you want to get to work on time.

You did right in just blowing him off for the day so that he couldn't pass you again. But if you want to avoid it in the future, I suggest finding an alternate route when you see him. People like that are as weak in the mind as they are in the legs. If they see you, they will never leave you alone. That's what I did, just found another longer route where I didn't have to over-exert myself. Good luck in the future.

1.21 jigawatts!!!! That's Impossible! Add a flux capacitor to your bike and you could have gone back to the future :)

LOL, the beagle thread, hilarious.

R600DA I love you! You have the spirit of cycling. I will race you anytime.