chill man, passing someone is passing someone, regardless of who just completed 100 miles. simply by passing them, it doesn't imply superiority/inferiority. i agree that any look of victory by the person passing is stupid.

I was agreeing with another poster (I even quoted it to cut down on confusion), not fuming about being passed. I commute rather slowly, so I get passed daily. But to some of these tools a rider in a kit is a target (as evident by their limp remarks), and that's just fu(king lame.

It just gets tiring these stories "Hey I blew away a roadie with a Disco kit today"
Translation-He passed a fat, middle aged, heart patient gut-monster on a Trek 1000 bought on sale.

on the other hand I saw a dude in full Team Discovery kit, from bike to jersey to shoes, and I purposely passed the hell out of him. Mainly for being a team discovery shill.

^^^^^Translation peabodypride passed a fat, middle aged, gut monster on a Trek 1000 bought on sale.

yeah, its like "hey thanks for the free draft!" love it...

ahaha! The guy actually looked pretty fit and trim, maybe 30s. I have no problem with full logo-ed kit if you're on a local or national team but if you're just going to be an ultimate TdF shill you deserve it.

the best is when you post about it on an internet forum but fail to mention it was a middle aged couple on comfort bikes during your two mile ride to the train station.

I race motorcylces instead.

someone drafting you? GIVE EM A GLIMPSE AT THE MOON!!

I pooped a hammer.

haha thats, great, i bet roadies hate it when a guy in jeans, normal shoes, cages, and a fixed gear pass by him on a more than likely sub $1k bike while he is riding in $400 worth of clothing and a bike most likely $2k ish

what's better is when the roadies in the $2,000 bike pass the kid in jeans he didn't notice, then doesn't post about it on the internet because no one really cares.

+1

Better yet, here's an idea, next time you see a roadie/guy riding fixed, you should both stop, pull out your weiners and measure them. Whoever has the biggest wang wins and the other person has to turn around and ride the other way.

2char.

Just for the record, when I was finishing up my 100 mile ride that I did the other week and coming back into town/getting near my house, I had this dude on a mountain bike who was apparently making it his mission to pass me and then stay slightly ahead at all costs. He kept looking back at me constantly, like more than what is regular for examining the traffic behind you unless you're paranoid and high on meth... Bet he'd feel really great about his sprinting skills if he knew how many hours I had been riding!

I dont really have a unspoken race with other cyclists,to me is like driving a Jeep or VW Bug,when tou see one you wave and smile....even if you dont know them.

What i do like to race is my friends who drive to the bar we hang out at.If we're all chillin and decide to hit the pub,I try to get there first.Sometimes i do,sometimes i dont.Its still fun.

. . . who cares . . . . friendly competition is one thing. but to think you're "better" than anybody else for passing them is ridiculous. i never even see anybody where i'm riding now, don't have to worry about this. i guess i'm in for a surprise in atlanta : /

doesn't it make more sense to just pick a destination and pace yourself to that place without worrying about other people?

Ah, no. Someone who actually races and trains knows that being a hammerhead is a great way to ride junk miles that provide no training benefits and that eventually will result in burnout. Also, any training program requires recovery days of essentially riding "slowly." Someone who actually races saves the race for race day, and has nothing to prove on the streets.

This thread is timeless---- and could just as well be posted in the regular road forum, as there are all sorts of "bike path racers" who ride like idiots around dogs, children, etc. They don't care if you are on a kilo tt or a Madone. Hammerheads are everywhere, and ride all sorts of different bikes.

BTW- I also ride a "super expensive road bike," often wear a team kit (my team- not disco)-- and ride fixed.

Or 35mph for 10 miles straight?

Ever watched a road race? It's usually not about beating someone over a 3 block stretch or up the hill to school. It's more about maintaining a higher average speed over many, many miles. You (collectively, not just bike manhattan), aren't thinking on a large enough scale here. Unless you're all exceptionally strong riders, a fit rider on a geared bike will beat you in a 50 mile race. It's almost guaranteed.

I like a little friendly competition over the Willamsburg bridge. Its fun and it keeps me from thinking, " Damn I really need to get a bike with gears for this F***ing bridge."

true. think anyone really cares when some snotnose tool on an off-the-peg my-first-fixie rolls by looking superior? he'll be rear-ending some taxi a block later and crying "i got hit" on the internets before anyone even registers him anyways.

I got pwned by a little old lady as I was coming back from the local singletrack trails awhile back. I was on my 32x20 singlespeed at the time. She gave me the double-*BRRRING* before she went by, got a small gap on me just before an intersection and then dropped my ass when the light changed.

Truth.