hangers-on (grrrrrrrrr)

[fossyant]

It's a charity ride, there will be loads of folk riding. If they won't talk, then you are best dropping them, or at least if they ask can they tag on.

 

[steve52]

why are you botherd by it if there only able to wheel suck there saying you are stronger than me?

 

[screenman]

Eat hills for breakfast, what professional team do you ride for. Chill, turn round smile to them and say hi, give them a hand to cover some miles. Charity racers, they do my head in.

 

[monnet]

Agree, on a charity ride, I would expect everyone to be chatting and people to be riding on my wheel. It's when I'm out alone or with a couple of friends that unsolicited drafting becomes annoying. Agree with Lulubel about the safety aspect too, clubmates are generally predictable (and I know who the bad wheels are) but I'd rather not take a chance with people I don't know - it's bad enough in races.

A mate of mine had some clown tag on the back of him while he was doing a '25'. He turned round and told this guy he was racing, hence the number, and could he drop off a bit or shoot up the road. The response was 'I'm just out for a ride', I suppose there are socially backward people in all walks of life.

 

[byegad]

I can't see why you are so annoyed, but if they are very close behind and won't take the hint to lead for a while, then...


A good old hawk and spit is all it takes!

 

[albion]

If I pass someone slow I speed up whilst passing.Yet if they are close in speed I usually ease off to let them tuck in if they wish.

With all this sacrificial politeness about I'm now curious as to how many prefer to just gruel it alone.

 

[Wightdragon]

I had someone on the mega meon ride tail me up a steep hill. He thanked me at the top for pulling him up and then scooted off before I got my legs back. I did think that was a bit off.

 

[ManiaMuse]

If someone is riding at the speed I want to cruise at why should I overtake them?

I'll be nice and give them a good bike length just in case they suddenly stop or something, but honestly I don't see what the problem is.

 

[Red Light]

As Mickle said, them drafting actually gives you an advantage so what are you complaining about?

 

[HLaB]

If someone is riding at the speed I want to cruise at why should I overtake them?

Etiquette, its only fair to return the favour and provide them with shelter

 

[amaferanga]

Bad form just to sit on someone's wheel like that. They should at least have offered to do some work. If they really couldn't then they should have let the guys in front know - chances are if they'd have been up front and said they can sit on, but going to the front would probably slow you down then you'd have said fair enough and just got on with your riding (once you'd made sure they weren't completely incompetent bike riders of course).

And having someone sit on your wheel doesn't make a significant positive difference to your speed - the benefit is 99.9% in favour of the guy behind.

 

[mickle]

Bad form just to sit on someone's wheel like that. They should at least have offered to do some work. If they really couldn't then they should have let the guys in front know - chances are if they'd have been up front and said they can sit on, but going to the front would probably slow you down then you'd have said fair enough and just got on with your riding (once you'd made sure they weren't completely incompetent bike riders of course).

And having someone sit on your wheel doesn't make a significant positive difference to your speed - the benefit is 99.9% in favour of the guy behind.

99.9%? Really? You know this how?

 

[seadragonpisces]

as mentioned before, its a charity ride so dont take it so seriously. what i would do is just stop and then make them come past you and then glare at them to let them know that you think they are being t@@ts :-)

 

[gaz]

If you can climb so well and they caught you on the descent, then you must be slow down hill!!
Better get back out on the bike and practice those descents!

 

[peelywally]

its the schleck bros