Long, Steve
It's also bad form to sit on a guys wheel for the length of the
Springwater quarter from OMSI to Spokane st and then attack him toward
the end. I've actually had guys team up on me to do this. Sheesh!
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jerald M Powell
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 2:30 PM
To: Dan Silvernail
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ask A Roadie
Dan, are you sure you're just envious of the old guy that can catch your
wheel? Hey, if there's a faster wheel going by my front wheel, I'll
grab it in a second. It is, however (IMHO) bad form to half-wheel
whoever it is I'm getting a free (well, 30% free) ride off of.
Jerry
On Jan 29, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Dan Silvernail wrote:
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
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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