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To the guy who shouted at me

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  • June 18, 2012 at 7:14 pm #16115
    Raleigh

    I HATE YOU!

    SO, a little context.

    I was doing laps of Hillingdon before racing tomorrow, and there is this one guy dressed up in Greenedge style kit, with a Ridley bike.

    Earphones in, to drown out the noise his Mavic Cosmic Carbones were making, he comes storming past me in a blur of sweat and legs, only to slow down a bit further on.

    So, I pounced on the oppurtunity for some motor pacing style training, as he was quite content to let me sit on his wheel at 40kph for about three or four laps.

    Then, coming onto the final straight, he veers right like an angry lorry driver, admittedly not very abruptly, but inches from my front wheel and with a tailwind, it was a bit much for me, so I swerved to the left and start to pull away from him.

    He sprints up to me and dramatically pulls out his earplugs and starts shouting:

    “OI, YOU DON’T SIT ON SOMEONES WHEEL-”

    At which point I thought I was going to get a bollocking for not doing any turns on the front, BUT NO!

    “AND THEN COME ROUND THEIR SIDE, IT PUTS ME OFF!”

    (note: ME)

    I apolagised, not knowing quite what I’d done wrong. I Was a fair distance away from his right when I started to pull away, just a standard overtaking, similar to the one he had performed on me a while back.

    I was pretty much lost for words, I thought I was going to get a smacking, and got ready to scarper, so I just said “sorry,” and let him away.

    …

    I considered this for a while, and I’d never heard of this rule before, it didn’t put either of us in any more danger than his veering tactics, there was nobody behind us, and he didn’t see, to mind me being on his wheel for so long, in fact, I think he rather enjoyed displaying his
    macho, towing a Youth rider around like a derny.

    As I didn’t feel to have breached any rules, if there are any rules which you can apply to this situation, I wanted to make him feel bad too, he had right put me off for a while, and I went all shaky. Soooo, naughtily, while he was sweating up the small incline, I pedalled past him with no hands drinking my bottle.

    And here ends the story.

    Please could you tell me what I did wrong?

    Thanks.

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  • June 21, 2012 at 7:04 pm #687667
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    Adey

    blades67 wrote:There seems to

    blades67 wrote:
    There seems to be more and more people out on bikes, as has been widely discussed elsewhere (the new golf etc). Whilst this is to be welcomed, there are a few who just don’t get the etiquette of being a roadie. So they won’t nod as you pass on opposite sides of the road, or return the ‘Hi’ as you overtake. They have a very self-involved attitude which is manifested in the top-end kit they always have. The infuriating thing is that they think their approach to riding is the right one and that it’s the rest of us who are in the wrong.

    How true is your statement/observation Blade67
    On a ride weds night when i noticed in a lay-by up ahead were 6-10 riders meeting up or having a fluid break (a club maybe?)
    On riding passed i smiled raised my hand and said “hi all”
    NOT ONE acknowledged !!!! Eh???

    June 21, 2012 at 5:01 pm #687665
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    Raleigh

    Ma-ate:
    Quote:Oh I just
    Ma-ate:

    Oh I just cycled past you on my 10kg hack of an entry level bike.

    If I’d had something to prove, I’d be out training now, instead of combating you guys on the internet.

    That. Is. That.

    June 21, 2012 at 4:22 pm #687663
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    andrewgcook

    Raleigh, mr streit said
    Raleigh, mr streit said nothing about you being an entry level cyclist.

    Why so defensive? Something to prove?

    He wasn’t belittling you, he was agreeing with you.

    Talk about making reactionary and poorly judged statements.

    Jeez.

    June 20, 2012 at 10:03 pm #687661
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    Raleigh

    What the hell does that
    What the hell does that mean?

    I’m not being rude or nuffink, but I’m no entry level rider, and neither was Mr. Plonker.

    So take you words, carefully rephrase them, and come back with a more concise argument please.

    June 20, 2012 at 8:59 pm #687659
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    andrew streit1

    +1. That’s what real cyclists
    +1. That’s what real cyclists do. Oh I just cycled past you on my 10kg hack of an entry level bike. Oh wait, you have a 3 grand bike and usually go club training on the weekends? That’s why I just passed you!! You can’t draft a 15-20mph head wind pal 🙂

    June 20, 2012 at 8:21 pm #687657
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    Raleigh

    That’s the other thing, I was
    That’s the other thing, I was on Youth A gears, which because I don’t want to buy a new chain set means a cable tie round the front shifter.

    I’d not taken it off since the last race, and because I was racing the next day, just left it on.

    Obviously the “plonker” didn’t know that, but he still made me feel really bad. 🙁

    June 20, 2012 at 6:06 pm #687655
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    giff77

    notfastenough – I ended up
    notfastenough – I ended up towing a guy for a good chunk of a recent sportive. As we crossed the line he thanked me. Had a bugger of a block headwind and crosswind for something like 90% of the route. Must admit it felt pretty good that someone opted to be towed by myself 😀
    I did at one stage have a ‘sucker’ who refused to come up front when I flicked my elbow, would jump onto a passing gang to be dropped by them and when I caught up he would slow right down and force me to pass (rather than signal me through) to then jump back on my wheel. I did note that he was running a 34:19 while I was grinding out a 53:17 👿 👿

    June 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm #687653
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    MalcolmBinns

    My preferred approach is to
    My preferred approach is to ask before drafting, joining a group, especially as I don’t want to be knocked off by a plonker as they slow and swerve up an incline. Better to go a bit slower than get injured.

    Raleigh – the guy you met was clearly a plonker. Try and stay sane.

    June 20, 2012 at 4:09 pm #687651
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    blades67

    There seems to be more and
    There seems to be more and more people out on bikes, as has been widely discussed elsewhere (the new golf etc). Whilst this is to be welcomed, there are a few who just don’t get the etiquette of being a roadie. So they won’t nod as you pass on opposite sides of the road, or return the ‘Hi’ as you overtake. They have a very self-involved attitude which is manifested in the top-end kit they always have. The infuriating thing is that they think their approach to riding is the right one and that it’s the rest of us who are in the wrong.

    June 20, 2012 at 1:49 pm #687649
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    RobeH

    another arrogant *rick,best
    another arrogant *rick,best ignore peeps like that 8}

    June 20, 2012 at 1:13 pm #687647
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    notfastenough

    I must admit to having
    I must admit to having drafted without taking a pull when on a recent sportive, simply because I was over my limit already.

    At one point I apologised for this to the guy in front, and received the reply: “Don’t worry about it, I’m f***ed as well, just hang on!”

    June 20, 2012 at 12:32 pm #687645
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    Matt_S

    Crikey, if I got upset with
    Crikey, if I got upset with everyone who sat on my wheel when lapping Regents Park, I think I might have an aneurism.

    They usually sit on for half a lap, sprint past, then gradually get reeled in again.

    The single biggest thing that makes me not care any more is getting a powermeter. Now I just get on with my session and ignore everyone else.

    June 20, 2012 at 11:40 am #687643
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    Darthshearer

    I had one guy on my commute
    I had one guy on my commute home who used to sit on my wheel even when I slowed right down to walking speed!

    In the winter months his front light was an annoying bright flash which IMO should be banned.

    He was a plonker and the only way to deal with him was drop him which was pretty easy.

    If I draft a stranger I will do my share of work too, its only fair.

    June 20, 2012 at 9:49 am #687641
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    Raleigh

    He seemed OK for me to draft
    He seemed OK for me to draft him though, because he never wiggled his elbow, and I didn’t exactly sprint past him, just started to move away, and that was after he’d swerved.

    June 20, 2012 at 9:27 am #687639
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    Manx Rider

    Tough one, the guy sounds a
    Tough one, the guy sounds a bit of a plonker. I don’t really understand the swerving left/right bit but if the charge is sitting on someone for 4 laps then sprinting past him to finish then I guess that is not the best form. To be honest I wouldn’t sit on someone I didn’t know, especially for a long time as it can be a bit distracting. There is the awkward situation of two similar standard riders where neither can get away but that doesn’t sound like the situation here. Either way the guy didn’t deal with it very well, sounds like he was an angry man!

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