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Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
My balance is so bad I'd miss and fall off in the trying.
To overtake or not
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My balance is so bad I'd miss and fall off in the trying.
Tomm Williams
Active Member
- Location
- Northern California
Easy answer is stop for a quick break and grab a drink of water, let them get well out ahead. Why ruin a perfectly good ride with this aggravating stuff when you can eliminate it in about 15 seconds?
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
This. I’d happily suck a wheel if the opportunity came up. I’d be nice and reciprocate if the chance came but if they didn’t keep up I’d not lose sleep over it.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
If i have the opportunity to overtake, i check their cassette to see how many higher gears they've got left, which is usually about four more than me. In that case, what's the point?
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I will usually just carry on at mny own pace, though I will sometimes oput in a little exttra effort to stay with somebody if they haven't passed me too fast.
If I then stay with them, I'll try to give turns on the front, that has happened a few times.
But more often than not, if I get passed, they will just disappear into the distance, and it isn't something to worry about.
The same goes if I pass somebody else. If they want to try and stay with me, that is fine, even better if they can give a turn sometimes.
If I then stay with them, I'll try to give turns on the front, that has happened a few times.
But more often than not, if I get passed, they will just disappear into the distance, and it isn't something to worry about.
The same goes if I pass somebody else. If they want to try and stay with me, that is fine, even better if they can give a turn sometimes.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Normally in these circumstances, I'll draft them after they've overtaken, then wait for a small side road that I don't think they'll be following. An unsurfaced lane is ideal, so you can be sure they won't take it.
About 200 metres before the turning, I sprint past, shout "IN YOUR FACE, FAT BOYS", then immediately peel off.
About 200 metres before the turning, I sprint past, shout "IN YOUR FACE, FAT BOYS", then immediately peel off.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Not an overtake but an attempted one
I was riding along a cycle paths alongside a dual carrigeway some time ago
On my ebike - as usual
nice flat paths - slight tailwind - good surface and getting a move on
After a while I got to a majot junction - hence traffic lights so I had to stop and, due to traffic, I pressed the button for the pedestrian lights (those ones with bike on as well - toucan???)
Anyway - I was waiting and a bloke on a mountain bike came up puffing
He stopped - looked at my bike and exclaimed
It's an ebike - Thank God - I have been trying to catch you since the last junction and just not managing it - now I see why!!!!
Didn;t have the heart to tell him that my speedo was ticking around 18 mph the whole way so the motor had cut out ( at 15.5. mph honest Officer) a while ago and only helped when I got up to speed at the start!!!
felt quite proud of myself when I realised a few minutes later!
I was riding along a cycle paths alongside a dual carrigeway some time ago
On my ebike - as usual
nice flat paths - slight tailwind - good surface and getting a move on
After a while I got to a majot junction - hence traffic lights so I had to stop and, due to traffic, I pressed the button for the pedestrian lights (those ones with bike on as well - toucan???)
Anyway - I was waiting and a bloke on a mountain bike came up puffing
He stopped - looked at my bike and exclaimed
It's an ebike - Thank God - I have been trying to catch you since the last junction and just not managing it - now I see why!!!!
Didn;t have the heart to tell him that my speedo was ticking around 18 mph the whole way so the motor had cut out ( at 15.5. mph honest Officer) a while ago and only helped when I got up to speed at the start!!!
felt quite proud of myself when I realised a few minutes later!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Sure he did 😂🤣
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Yeah - I would have gone with brakes sticking - explains why I was going slow better!!
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Well-Known Member
I normally wait a couple of minutes, if the overtaker doesn’t start to increase their speed I simply overtake them, but I make sure I have enough energy to complete the task. However, if it’s a fit woman, I see no reason to rush 😁
Sloth
Über Member
I hate being followed or following. Out of the two I prefer to follow provided it’s not close enough to feel like a competition.
I’m not competitive and I’ve no interest in overtaking or having a peeing contest.
I once got left standing buy a not particularly sporty looking bike and an even less sporty looking rider. It was a while before I realised he was on an e-bike.
I’m slow but not that slow.
I’d turn off or stop and have a drink to allow some space if it got too awkward.
I’d only overtake if it was an easy no brainer and I was confident I could justify and maintain the move.
I’m not competitive and I’ve no interest in overtaking or having a peeing contest.
I once got left standing buy a not particularly sporty looking bike and an even less sporty looking rider. It was a while before I realised he was on an e-bike.
I’m slow but not that slow.
I’d turn off or stop and have a drink to allow some space if it got too awkward.
I’d only overtake if it was an easy no brainer and I was confident I could justify and maintain the move.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
At least 50% of the population would take issue with the last part.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Why would the communists object to that?
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
@Rusty Nails , those two cyclists seem like tossers.
Actually this happened to me last week but I don't think the two riders who passed me had any I'll intentions. There was traffic ahead so I slowed down a bit and these two.riders caught up with me. As the traffic made way to the open road, I gently started accelerating but these two guys wanted to overtake me so I eased off the power.
I let them get a reasonable distance ahead and then started applying gentle acceleration again only at this time the two riders got tired and started slowing down which meant I was catching up with them pretty quickly.
Being a nice chap, even if I do so say so myself, I didn't want to embarrass them so slowed right down as I was going to turn off a mile later anyway.
But then I got impatient, accelerated up next to them and then laid down some serious power. Hehe.
Actually this happened to me last week but I don't think the two riders who passed me had any I'll intentions. There was traffic ahead so I slowed down a bit and these two.riders caught up with me. As the traffic made way to the open road, I gently started accelerating but these two guys wanted to overtake me so I eased off the power.
I let them get a reasonable distance ahead and then started applying gentle acceleration again only at this time the two riders got tired and started slowing down which meant I was catching up with them pretty quickly.
Being a nice chap, even if I do so say so myself, I didn't want to embarrass them so slowed right down as I was going to turn off a mile later anyway.
But then I got impatient, accelerated up next to them and then laid down some serious power. Hehe.
