Dan Silvernail
I'm glad that the record has been set straight. Up until today I would just
get completely bummed out when someone didn't return my little chin raise
whenever I'd pass them. Sorry to anyone that I yelled "Unsociable pr**ck"
to. (I kid!) (I'm just as guilty as the next guy of not extending a
full-on warm embrace to anyone on a bike that I encounter. I wave and not
and that's good enough)
Hell, while I have the floor, here is something that eats at me and I want
to know why people do this: why, oh why, do people just have to speed up
and "get on my wheel" whenever I pass them? It doesn't matter if I'm
commuting through downtown or on a training ride up on Skyline. Whenever I
approach someone while out riding, I'm at the point where I feel the need to
"attack" them instead of rolling past because if I just roll past (saying HI
to them as I pass), 8 out of 10 people on bikes will stick right to my rear
wheel. Why? I don't have this problem when I'm out walking or running. I
mean, if you were walking your dog and passed a slower walker and they
picked up the pace and started walking step for step 6" back of you, what
would you think? I'd turn the dog loose on them! That's what I'd do!
(well, not really, my dog is a chicken ass who'd just beg for a cookie).
Anyway. Next time someone wants to draft off of me, I'll tell them to take
out an OBRA licence and go up to PIR and race. There, it's OK to ride
someone's ass.
Rant over. Let the weekend begin!
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Erik Long wrote:
> Yeah, dude. Some people just aren't social animals. Often when a rider
> goes riding alone, he does so specifically to ride alone - in fact, that's
> almost always the case. There are other factors - the guy could be riding
> on a very limited schedule, possibly in the middle of a structured workout,
> who knows.
>
> If you're on a group ride, you can expect more of a social event. There's
> no reason to take offense just because a lone rider didn't smile and wave
> from the other side of the road. This is a silly reason to get bent out of
> shape.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:10:25 -0800
> From: tackyglueit@gmail.com
> To: sbrown@stevebrowncompany.com
> CC: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ask A Roadie
>
>
> you're a clown. maybe the guys dog just died. the world is bigger then
> you.
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Steve Brown <
> sbrown@stevebrowncompany.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Ask A Roadie,
>
> I seem to need some help regarding the secret handshake. Even
> though I am fairly sociable when I riding, every once in a while someone
> will simply ride by with their head down. I always thought that even if you
> wanted to be left alone, at least acknowledging the overtaken rider was the
> polite thing to do. One thought is that these are tri's who have taken off
> the aero bars and are not real roadies.
> I have a cool bike, wear a cycling hat with the bill turned up under my
> helmet, and wear red aero covers over my booties or shoes. Are these riders
> just showing me "they are the man". Should I latch on to their wheel, and
> then sprint by to show them I am the man?
> What am I missing?
>
>
> Steve Brown
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