- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
Add new comment
42 comments
a derny.
Picked up a draft off an HGV at a set of lights today, totally silent 30mph freewheel. The wind kicked in as soon as I pulled out to turn right.
Balloon tyred tractors. Best I had was on a 3 km stretch....but it was towing a slurry tank....It was a bit whiffy. Over 60 kph for the most part of the journey with very little effort....another time on a twistier road...I actually had to overtake a tractor as it was too slow...about 50 kph. ..lifted the rear wheel right off the ground as I pushed past it...running 53/11....
I had to draft a manic loaghtan sheep up a hill here a few months ago. Was in front for like 5 whole minutes......strong.
Around where I live we still have a fleet of electric milk floats. They are great for drafting. Usually when they spot me they jump on my wheel. They usually get dropped when I'm pushing 15 mph though
I got this thread all wrong
I was going to say recently a Bentley and an Aston
Actually the cars mentioned above are true, just not as good as the dust cart last week, although the smell meant it was a short tow then overtake
Tractor again for me, 28mph uphill for 5 miles till I was unable to hang on any longer as the gradient picked up. Turned off soon after so I could pretend I meant to be dropped.
little pissy 50cc scooters, dropped a few of them afterwards as well on the downhills.
best one ever had a woman in head to toe high viz, she must have been 16-17 stone,
got so many thumbs up from other road users ha ha ah a ha ha
Tractor and trailor on a narrow road - they don't stop quick and nothing is getting past them so you can sit in the middle of the road. Also they seem to indicate to turn off well in advance...
Absolutely agree. I used to commute from Handsworth to Wolverhampton Poly. Two or three times a week, I would catch a JCB travelling from a road construction site in Darlaston to a depot in Handsworth. It made life much easier!
Recently drafted a tractor at 23mph - rode 10ft behind it and still felt the pull, not that fast but my first drafting experience - loved it!
Recently drafted a tractor at 23mph - rode 10ft behind it and still felt the pull, not that fast but my first drafting experience - loved it!
Pages