Ever been brutally, brutally overtaken?

[threebikesmcginty]

Yup. I'm pretty damned pleased with myself whacking up a 6% at 400 Watts at 55 miles into a 63 mile short run.

That one of them electric bikes then?

 

[jimboalee]

There are rules for 'Scalping'.

1/ & 2/. The riders involved must be riding the same stretch of road on the same day.

Apart from these obvious two, other rules include,

3/ The riders must be riding the same distance over the same route.
4/ The 'Scalper' must be older.
5/ The 'Scalper' must be riding a heavier bike.

Being overtaken by a pair of youngsters having a 10 mile jolly when you're 50 miles into a 100km pop is not a 'Scalp'. Nor is mine a scalp due to our different routes.


I'll admit to everyone a 'Brutal overtake' ( not a scalp 'cus Gavin is younger than me ) I suffered on a 200 Audax. The organiser Gavin left the start 30 minutes after everyone else. He rode passed me before the second control at 100 km. I didn't see him again, except at the finish where he was accepting the Brevet cards off the riders.

 

[kewb]

loch winnoch to beith road saturday by about 300 cars lorries and vans ,

dumbest cycle path layout ever imho ,
aproaching on the road from loch winnoch (as directed by cycle route signs )
you cross a roundabout only to find if you stayed with the traffic flow you would be quicker and safer as the suggested route takes you through someones front garden (im not joking they have a please shut gate behind you sign )and two gates for a whole 20yards before ending on the road you just came off , madness sheer madness i tell ye lol .

 

[amaferanga]

I was on the final section of a Midlands Mesh 100 yesterday between Alcester and Solihull. Two youngsters ( twenty somethings ) came past me on their carbon Treks as I rode away from the Mapleborough Green Island. They gave me a cheery 'hello' as they passed. They were wearing all the proper clothing… black socks, what's that all about?

They went ahead about 30 yds in front. As we started to climb Gorcot Hill, a 6%er about half a mile long, they slowed right down and put their bikes in inner ring and almost largest sprocket. I wasn't going to prat about up a 6% hill at less than 10 mph.

The first guy I road past gave an embarrassed chuckle 'cus I was on my Dawes Giro 500 with full mudguards, prob half a stone heavier than his bike. The guy who had taken the lead was standing up. He fell apart when I overtook.



I'll claim both these as a 'Proper' scalp. They were both younger than me and riding lighter bikes

Have you considered that they may have been on a training ride where they keep to a particular HR or power zone and therefore don't attack hills?

Of course they may have just been crap cyclists.....

 

[sadjack]

Ah being overtaken by a lady.....

Last winter I was struggling up this hill, a young lady cycled out from a road to my right, as she drew alongside me she started to chat, all cheery and full of the joys of cycling.

I am afraid my bumbling gasping replies were lost to her as she continued up the hill to be lost to sight.

 

[007]

loch winnoch to beith road saturday by about 300 cars lorries and vans ,

dumbest cycle path layout ever imho ,
aproaching on the road from loch winnoch (as directed by cycle route signs )
you cross a roundabout only to find if you stayed with the traffic flow you would be quicker and safer as the suggested route takes you through someones front garden (im not joking they have a please shut gate behind you sign )and two gates for a whole 20yards before ending on the road you just came off , madness sheer madness i tell ye lol .

Kewb - are you from the Beith / Lochwinnoch area? Are you a roadie?

BTW - I hasten to add you are not under suspicion for my brutal overtaking - just wondering where you are based?

 

[kewb]

Kewb - are you from the Beith / Lochwinnoch area?  Are you a roadie?  

BTW - I hasten to add you are not under suspicion for my brutal overtaking - just wondering where you  are based?

im from stewarton thats just one of my regular routes , i usually do a loop via kilwinning straight up to the loch and head back via the road .

 

[pash]

Entered my first 25 mile TT this year with the local club. Its a flat course (Essex) and I turned up on my road bike with clip on aero bars. Riders were started with 1 min intervals. Only a 2-up and a single rider behind me.
set off at full speed to be caught by the pair after about 2 miles. Then the guy who started 2 mins behind me comes past after 4 miles like I was at a standstill. I was doing 22mph so not the fastest but not too slow either. He disappeared up the road and I didn't see him again. I did a1:12 so well pleased for a 1st go. The guy that blitzed me did 51 minutes !!!
Found out after his name is Alex Dowsett and he was training for the Euro champs which I think he won.
does that count?

 

[BrumJim]

Yes - by a full TT bike through Alvechurch. McWobble and I were left as though standing, despite cruising along the right side of the 20 mile/h level. First thing we knew of it was when he was ahead, having passed by with an almost imperceptible hum.

Fortunately we had done the same to a child on a BMX earlier, so didn't feel too humiliated.

 

[simon_adams_uk]

As with the poster above - TTs are great for being brutally overtaken.... my finest (or worst) was starting a minute ahead of Mike Hutchinson (National Champion) and being overtaken within the first mile of a 10!

 

[PpPete]

Yesterday I got over taken by a female OK she was half my age (I think everybody is half my age)

My wife ALWAYS overtakes me up hills.... and no she's not half my age either

 

[gavintc]

My wife and I have developed a tag team overtake. I do the hard work catching a cyclist, with her tucked onto my wheel. As we get to the rider to be overtaken, she pulls out and blasts past. We have noted that Italian pride does like not being overtaken by a woman and it always produces a response. I then take the lead and hopefully we can pull away; denting an Italian ego. Good fun and it makes a training ride just that little bit more enjoyable.

 

[L.E.D.]

Being scalped was the reason i bought a road bike was giving it my all out on the road with my mtb when 2 roadies passed me with effortless ease. Got home and told the wife " I just have to get me one of those "

If we are going to talk about TT's then getting passed by a tricycle before the turn is my crowning glory.

 

[mark barker]

I'm overtaken almost everytime I go out... You get used to it!

 

[rb58]

How about being scalped by a Garmin? My mate was slow up one hill the Garmin went into auto pause as it couldn't detect he was actually moving.