Etiquette for “impromptu” drafting

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07-24-20, 12:11 PM

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I once had a roller blader ask to draft, that guy held IIRC, 18 mph for a hell of a lot longer than I would have thought possible. He caught back up at the next light crossing and thanked me profusely.

I've seen Dave Zabriskie roller blading around here a time or two.. I would expect he could drop my like a hot rock then too...

07-24-20, 12:25 PM

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I've seen Dave Zabriskie roller blading around here a time or two.. I would expect he could drop my like a hot rock then too...

I was feelin' pretty good about myself, riding laps in Prospect Park a decade ago... and then a paceline of inline skaters thundered past me. It was crazy and humbling.