Originally Posted by globecanvas (Post 14090891)

I am a roadie who wears his lycra kit 2 sizes too small. I have a $20k crabon fibre TT bicycle with mirrors on the aerobars. Due to an unfortunate drill accident at work (I am a dentist), my face is permanently disfigured into a smug look that is visible even from behind my head.

While cycling on the rail trail today at 4:20pm I saw a stoner dude on a pennyfarthing up ahead and I tootled past him with a hearty "cheerio!" Shortly thereafter I heard a horrifying snuffleupagus sound behind me and turned, shocked, to see his beet-red face twisted in fury. Certain that he was a psychopathic anti-dentite who was only about 4 crank revolutions away from full cardiac rupture, I turned off the rail trail immediately.

He immediately fell off his bike and lay panting on the verge. As I tootled on my merry way, I saw that he had taken out some sort of smart phone device and was frantically recording the event for posterity.

Originally Posted by fuzz2050 (Post 14090936)

This one time, I was on my road bike, wearing cloths appropriate for the century I had just completed; I was heading home at a leisurely pace (because I had earned some leisure) when I heard this loud creak behind me. I looked around and saw this guy on a hybrid pedaling full bore, red in the face, trying desperately to catch up. I let him pass me, and huff and puff his way to victory, because what the hell do I care.

Originally Posted by globecanvas (Post 14090891)

I am a roadie who wears his lycra kit 2 sizes too small. I have a $20k crabon fibre TT bicycle with mirrors on the aerobars. Due to an unfortunate drill accident at work (I am a dentist), my face is permanently disfigured into a smug look that is visible even from behind my head.

While cycling on the rail trail today at 4:20pm I saw a stoner dude on a pennyfarthing up ahead and I tootled past him with a hearty "cheerio!" Shortly thereafter I heard a horrifying snuffleupagus sound behind me and turned, shocked, to see his beet-red face twisted in fury. Certain that he was a psychopathic anti-dentite who was only about 4 crank revolutions away from full cardiac rupture, I turned off the rail trail immediately.

He immediately fell off his bike and lay panting on the verge. As I tootled on my merry way, I saw that he had taken out some sort of smart phone device and was frantically recording the event for posterity.

Originally Posted by fuzz2050 (Post 14090936)

This one time, at band camp, I was on my road bike, wearing cloths appropriate for the century I had just completed; I was heading home at a leisurely pace (because I had earned some leisure) when I heard this loud creak behind me. I looked around and saw this guy on a hybrid pedaling full bore, red in the face, trying desperately to catch up. I let him pass me, and huff and puff his way to victory, because what the hell do I care.

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14090139)

I admit it, everytime I see someone on the road ahead of me, I absolutely have to pass them. It always starts with a bike silhouette in the distance that I MUST catch up to before they turn off. At this point it's pretty much a given that if they stay on the same street for long enough I will catch them, and I know deep down that it's an empty victory because they never even know I'm racing them until I'm about 10 feet behind them, with a huge momentum advantage.

Just the other day, I was going about 10 miles an hour, cruising, when some guy on a couple thousand dollar Cervelo or some other uber light race bike, fully kitted out, aero helmet, full 9 yards, flew past me without so much as a warning. He didn't get too close, but I couldn't stand the smug look I was imagining on his face.

I'm riding a slightly too big for me Giant Option, made of steel, with a rack and a milk crate full of work supplies, wearing khakis, sneakers, and a big baggy wind resistant coat.
I immediately gunned it. I caught up to him about 100 yards later, and decided to just draft for a while since he was going 26 MPH. He turned around looking for me. (He was on the right shoulder, and looked over his right shoulder, so I know he wasn't looking for traffic, he just wanted to see how far behind he had left me.) Imagine the look on his face when he saw I was stealing his draft about 1 bike length behind him> I looked over, and there were two people in a pickup that thought it was just as halarious as I did that I was on him. So as soon as he saw me, I said "You're pushing 30, keep it up, and overtook him, the whole time, doing whatever I could to not let on that my heart was about to explode.

I got lucky in beating him, because right after I passed him, he turned left. (Skipping across 2 lanes to do it.)

Never had a prouder moment in cycling or fitness. I still see him on my ride every now and then, but he's usually going perpendicular to me, so I don't get a chance to spank him again.

Originally Posted by jdswitters (Post 14090896)

SCR Podium, silly commuter racing

http://www.itsnotarace.org/

next time you take a scalp we expect to know your FCN.

keep having fun.

Originally Posted by Rimmer (Post 14090999)

That roadie must have been weak sauce. I've won so many races, I've lost count of my winning streak. My last competitor even took the sidewalk while jumping the reds, but he still lost to me. He turned right... he must have been tired. I sure showed him. A week or so ago I saw a roadie with bibs. He was pretty scrawny. Unfortunately, I was at a full stop when he buzzed by. I should have chased after him wearing my bookbag, but I was so close to my destination, and I don't think he even saw me. I probably would've ripped him to pieces.

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14090863)

Once again you fail at english. It would of (should be "have") been prejudicial if I had said "I didn't see his face, but I knew he was smugly grinning." I said it was MY imagination didn't I?

Originally Posted by mustang1 (Post 14091145)

Oh the irony is killing me!

Originally Posted by mymojo (Post 14090883)

Last year I was doing a metric century and I got passed by an old (65+) hippy on a cruiser. He was wearing flip flops.

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14090888)

And that's why he lost. :D :p

Originally Posted by mustang1 (Post 14091145)

Oh the irony is killing me!

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14091155)

Actually, she looked more like Colonel sanders to me. Maybe that's because she beat me. :D

No. She was cute though. Would of talked to her if I could of caught up

Originally Posted by globecanvas (Post 14090891)

I am a roadie who wears his lycra kit 2 sizes too small. I have a $20k crabon fibre TT bicycle with mirrors on the aerobars. Due to an unfortunate drill accident at work (I am a dentist), my face is permanently disfigured into a smug look that is visible even from behind my head.

While cycling on the rail trail today at 4:20pm I saw a stoner dude on a pennyfarthing up ahead and I tootled past him with a hearty "cheerio!" Shortly thereafter I heard a horrifying snuffleupagus sound behind me and turned, shocked, to see his beet-red face twisted in fury. Certain that he was a psychopathic anti-dentite who was only about 4 crank revolutions away from full cardiac rupture, I turned off the rail trail immediately.

He immediately fell off his bike and lay panting on the verge. As I tootled on my merry way, I saw that he had taken out some sort of smart phone device and was frantically recording the event for posterity.

Originally Posted by AdamDZ (Post 14091165)

Nope. He didn't. You can't lose if you're not racing.

Originally Posted by ckaspar (Post 14091176)

Wait a sec...

You chased down a roadie in aero gear and passed him going 30 mph but a cutie on a beach cruiser smoked you?

Something is weird about that business.

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14091155)

Actually, she looked more like Colonel sanders to me. Maybe that's because she beat me. :D

No. She was cute though. Would of (HAVE, or you can write WOULD'VE) talked to her if I could of caught up

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14090139)

I admit it, everytime I see someone on the road ahead of me, I absolutely have to pass them.

Originally Posted by mymojo (Post 14090883)

Last year I was doing a metric century and I got passed by an old (65+) hippy on a cruiser. He was wearing flip flops.

Originally Posted by mustang1 (Post 14091232)

Come on man follow the thread already! HAVE HAVE HAVE (not OF, it's HAVE)

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14091172)

Nice find. Anything interesting to contribute?

Originally Posted by ckaspar (Post 14091238)

Just sayin'

Originally Posted by cpt. Howdy (Post 14091252)

Do you have anything, anything at all, better to do?