I cheated on my commute today!
04-03-08, 11:21 AM
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I cheated on my commute today!
Ok so I was coming home from my commute and I decided to take an extra route to hit a big hill that usually kicks my butt. Well A huge oil truck passed me and there were no cars in sight behind him so I caught up to him and rode the draft up the hill. I was amazed at how easy the hill was with the draft. Guess that is what it feels like when your in a pelaton eh?
04-03-08, 11:30 AM
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Ok so I was coming home from my commute and I decided to take an extra route to hit a big hill that usually kicks my butt. Well A huge oil truck passed me and there were no cars in sight behind him so I caught up to him and rode the draft up the hill. I was amazed at how easy the hill was with the draft. Guess that is what it feels like when your in a pelaton eh?
04-03-08, 11:31 AM
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Yup, it sucks a lot of air! I did that behind a school bus and ended up going as fast as traffic up a hill (~50km/h). But you have to be close, I thought about it after and it would have sucked a lot more (differently!) if the bus had come to a sudden stop. I don't do it anymore :-P
04-03-08, 11:46 AM
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I cheat every day. Just riding with 45mph+ traffic gives an easy ~2mph boost with no need for direct drafting.
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04-03-08, 11:55 AM
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I love drafting the semi trucks here. Just don't draft the cattle trucks when they are full
04-03-08, 12:08 PM
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I caught an amazing dumptruck draft once, felt like I could fly.
04-03-08, 12:48 PM
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Sometimes I cheat on my commute, but afterwards, I feel so guilty. It's not like my regular commute has done anything wrong - we have a good relationship. Still, sometimes I see some nice curvy pavement that hasn't seen a lot of traffic [if you know what I mean - heh heh], and I just go left when I should go right. I'm not a bad person - I just have needs like anyone else. Don't look at me like that! 
04-03-08, 01:21 PM
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It's not cheating till you grab hold of the truck and get towed.
And then it's not cheating, it's awesome
Steve,
J/K, YMMV, etc.
And then it's not cheating, it's awesome
Steve,
J/K, YMMV, etc.
