LOL. What going on today! It happens on my group ride today too!
He was not a triathlete, not on a sport touring bike, he was not on a bike at all. He was roller skating. We passed him according to the rules, on the left, give him plenty of room, gave him a shout before we pass... Then he rushed back behind us and forgot a red light was ahead. So he put his hand on one of our rider behind trying to slow down. Once I saw it, I was amaze and start laughing. If you really want to make those jerks mad on the road, my ride of choice is my fixedgear. That drives them nuts when you pass them and out climb them. Down hill is another matter, that depends on your kung fu. Ron On Jul 18, 6:44 am, Jan Heine <hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I had to laugh, because it happened to me today. Not a triathlete, > but the scenario was the same. > > A woman, strong rider, on a sport-touring bike with single large > Ortlieb pannier on the back. She probably had been riding into the > headwind for a while, while I just was leaving, eager to be on the > bike after a week in front of the computer, and also eager to be home > in time for dinner. > > After passing her, she caught up at each light, I went ahead, long > light, she caught up again, etc. Then I had to slow for a car pulling > out of a parking stall, she caught up and passed, not having had to > slow down. Of course, I caught her again. Couldn't pass immediately > because of cars going by, saw her checking her mirror and suddenly > stop pedaling. I wasn't drafting close, otherwise, I would have run > into her. She was slightly more civil than the German-accented > triathlete, but still ended her tirade with "If you ride on my wheel > again, I'll brake hard so you crash." I didn't need to reply, as > traffic had cleared,and I just went up the road. > > Of course, I was annoyed, but it got me thinking - clearly, this was > not directed at me, but at guys on bikes in general. I know from > female friends and my wife that it's not uncommon for some guy to > draft a woman for miles, and then, without a word, surge past on the > first hill in a well-timed attack. Most women probably shrug it off, > but it must rankle the more competitive among them, to the point when > they see any guy on their wheel, they just explode, no matter how > long the guy has been there. > > The realization that I was paying for the many male jerks out there > made me feel a little better, but still... > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > 140 Lakeside Ave #C > Seattle WA 98122http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
