eric aldinger
I call it commuter tactics. You're just mad because I beat you to the stop
sign.
Actually I really hate people not sharing the burden of pulling.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Long, Steve wrote:
> 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.
>
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>
> Jerry
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> On Jan 29, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Dan Silvernail wrote:
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> 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.
>
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>
> 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.
>
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> 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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