How to get a unwanted drafter off your back tire? (drafting)
07-04-17, 06:11 PM
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How to get a unwanted drafter off your back tire?
The other day I was biking on a path and out of nowhere I hear a loud clanking sound. I look behind me and this ******bag is literally inches from my back tire and his bike was making a loud clanking sound. I tried to speed up but this guy stayed on me for a good couple of miles. Whats weird is his bike looked and sounded like **** so I'm wondering how he stayed on me for so long, I'm suspecting it was an e bike. I kept looking behind me to be like "hey ******bag get off my wheel" but he stayed on. I was afraid if i brakes he would smash into my back tire. There was literally nothing I could do to get him off me. I was ****ing pissed. Eventually he backed off but not before he was on me for a couple of miles.
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
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07-04-17, 06:14 PM
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Either ride faster or ride slower.
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Slow down and force him to pass, or dial it up to 400W and give him the look as you drope the hamer and drop him like a rock...
Or, you could just tell him you are not comfortable having someone on your wheel and please drop back or pass.
Or, you could just tell him you are not comfortable having someone on your wheel and please drop back or pass.
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Isn't the logical answer just to slow down and pull off?
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Ride faster
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07-04-17, 06:57 PM
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The other day I was biking on a path and out of nowhere I hear a loud clanking sound. I look behind me and this ******bag is literally inches from my back tire and his bike was making a loud clanking sound. I tried to speed up but this guy stayed on me for a good couple of miles. Whats weird is his bike looked and sounded like **** so I'm wondering how he stayed on me for so long, I'm suspecting it was an e bike. I kept looking behind me to be like "hey ******bag get off my wheel" but he stayed on. I was afraid if i brakes he would smash into my back tire. There was literally nothing I could do to get him off me. I was ****ing pissed. Eventually he backed off but not before he was on me for a couple of miles.
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
07-04-17, 06:58 PM
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07-04-17, 06:59 PM
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The other day I was biking on a path and out of nowhere I hear a loud clanking sound. I look behind me and this ******bag is literally inches from my back tire and his bike was making a loud clanking sound. I tried to speed up but this guy stayed on me for a good couple of miles. Whats weird is his bike looked and sounded like **** so I'm wondering how he stayed on me for so long, I'm suspecting it was an e bike. I kept looking behind me to be like "hey ******bag get off my wheel" but he stayed on. I was afraid if i brakes he would smash into my back tire. There was literally nothing I could do to get him off me. I was ****ing pissed. Eventually he backed off but not before he was on me for a couple of miles.
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
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Prolly was an E-bike. I agree with the slow down advice above, just keep going slower and slower..
07-04-17, 07:22 PM
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Hilarious that chump needed an E-bike to go 17-18 mph. Even more hilarious, that chump needed to wheelsuck on an E-Bike to go 17-18 mph. Keep riding, and don't get angry at someone who need E-Bikes and to wheelsuck to keep up with you.
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The other day I was biking on a path and out of nowhere I hear a loud clanking sound. I look behind me and this ******bag is literally inches from my back tire and his bike was making a loud clanking sound. I tried to speed up but this guy stayed on me for a good couple of miles. Whats weird is his bike looked and sounded like **** so I'm wondering how he stayed on me for so long, I'm suspecting it was an e bike. I kept looking behind me to be like "hey ******bag get off my wheel" but he stayed on. I was afraid if i brakes he would smash into my back tire. There was literally nothing I could do to get him off me. I was ****ing pissed. Eventually he backed off but not before he was on me for a couple of miles.
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
How do i get ******bags off my back tire if this happens again?
Works every time.
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The real George Patton would not be asking what to do;
He would be ordering the stranger to back off.
He would be ordering the stranger to back off.
07-04-17, 07:43 PM
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I am big enough to block a lot of wind but usually riding slow enough roadies aren't interested so other than stopping I have no Idea
07-04-17, 07:57 PM
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If your bike is a decent bike, the e-bike is just probably trying to court your bike. You know, start a nice little hybrid family. It's hard to find decent bikes nowadays. Most of them are thugs and whatnot.
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