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I heard the same encouraging phrase in the pack sprint, and thought that
wasn't really the place for it. You're not responsible for holding a line
there, but you shouldn't be sweeping across the road either. Err, can't
find the rules on the new site design (very nice, by the way) but I know
there's something about "abrubt motion that interferes with the path of
another cyclist" Sure it's a little bit of a gray area, but it's easy to
see the intent. I don't know if the one in front is always right, but I
think that every rider is primarily responsible for what's in front of
him/her.
On the other hand, I think a little yelling is justified when the pack is
just cruising or climbing and somebody does something noodly. I don't think
there's any of us that haven't spaced out or had some trouble handling food
or water during a race and weaved a little bit. I don't think colorful
pronouns are required, but a little yelling alerts the rider in question,
and also lets the riders around and behind know that something sketchy might
be happening.
On a related topic I notice that people tend to reach out and tap other
rides on the hip to let them know they're there, and usually in corners. I
don't understand this. If it's that tight and scary in the corner why don't
you have both hands down in the drops?
Cheers,
Peter "yeah, I've screwed up too" Drake
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I heard the same encouraging phrase in the pack sprint, and thought that wasn't really the place for it. You're not responsible for holding a line there, but you shouldn't be sweeping across the road either. Err, can't find the rules on the new site design (very nice, by the way) but I know there's something about "abrubt motion that interferes with the path of another cyclist" Sure it's a little bit of a gray area, but it's easy to see the intent. I don't know if the one in front is always right, but I think that every rider is primarily responsible for what's in front of him/her.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">On the other hand, I think a little yelling is justified when the pack is just cruising or climbing and somebody does something noodly. I don't think there's any of us that haven't spaced out or had some trouble handling food or water during a race and weaved a little bit. I don't think colorful pronouns are required, but a little yelling alerts the rider in question, and also lets the riders around and behind know that something sketchy might be happening.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">On a related topic I notice that people tend to reach out and tap other rides on the hip to let them know they're there, and usually in corners. I don't understand this. If it's that tight and scary in the corner why don't you have both hands down in the drops?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cheers,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Peter "yeah, I've screwed up too" Drake</FONT>
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