Drafting is dangerous, aggressive and needlessly stupid.

jonginge

Two wrongs don't make a right.

itboffin

Phew!!! intense thread you even managed to involve spen666 (hello spen) - sorry for the delay D^3 but i've been away on very important business in Eire.



As usual i'll add my 2 cents worth, my first posting on this forum were due to ghost drafters and as a noob to cycling it was a bit of a shock, even more so when we parted company 'n the tosser didn't even have the manners to thank me for pulling him for miles "up hill" add insult to injury he did it twice, grrrr!!!

Generally good manners would dictate you make your presence known (ala biondio on the RP tour) especially on a commuting ride, these days I employ deflective tactics, swing out, draw along side and talk to them :twisted:

There's a good chance they'll TRY and pull away.... or you never know they might even talk to you

HOWEVER this morning whilst returning from my very important mission, I arrived in Wales at 1am tired and knowing I had 3+ hours to drive home in the fog and drizzle only to be tailed nay! drafted for the last 30 mins by a huge lorry, this idiot followed just feet behind me mile after mile at 50 MPH every chance I gave him to overtake he just stuck behind, eventually I dropped him going up the hill into Marlborough, seems he wasn't able to drive so quickly in the dark and fog without his guide, grrrrr!

itboffin

And another thing, time travel is totally possible, I tried it, it was boring :roll:

Cycling is far more interesting

Someone did mentioned time travelling right? or is that yet to happen

tailwindhome

I've never had another cyclist draft behind me

No one wants to go that slow :oops:



@DDD if someone drafts behind you why not just slow down, and keep slowing until they have to come past. I tend to do that if driving and some idiot is right up my ~~~~~, especially when they start flashing their lights.


@ITB Wet and windy enough for you in Ireland? Hope you ventured North to try the Guinness in the Harbour Bar, Portrush. It's as good as it gets.

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

hondafanatic

How about hocking a loogie next time, just slightly to the right so it flys backwards?

itboffin

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

I drink to forget

spen666

itboffin wrote:

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

I drink to forget

Sadly, I forget to drink

il_principe

itboffin wrote:

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

I drink to forget

Don't expect us to feel sorry for you!

schlafsack

I don't mind people drafting me at all. I don't even mind if people do it and don't say thanks or take their turn up front. I guess my attitude comes from all the skating I do. Drafting is second nature to me and I never even considered that people would get upset by it. I'll be a little more careful in the future.

itboffin

jashburnham wrote:

itboffin wrote:

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

I drink to forget

Don't expect us to feel sorry for you!

Hey JB I hear the Samaritans need extra help this time of year, perhaps you could offer your services :P

lost_in_thought

itboffin wrote:

jashburnham wrote:

itboffin wrote:

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

@ITB Trips to Ireland, buildling new bikes, long rides in the country. I take it the job hunting is going well?

I drink to forget

Don't expect us to feel sorry for you!

Hey JB I hear the Samaritans need extra help this time of year, perhaps you could offer your services :P

@ the idea of Jashburnham volunteering at the samaritans! I know someone who does that - apparently it's mostly people spouting attention-seeking bullsh!t.

Clearly I'd be a great person for them too. :oops:

Maybe we should start a helpline which is just a bunch of people telling everyone who calls to MTFU.

cee

ansbaradigeidfran wrote:

I like the idea of Numbers, but the way the lead character presents all his explanations really gets on my wick. Be warned, though, that I'm the kind of guy that feels the urge to yell at the TV when CSI is on and they do some Hollywood computer stuff that doesn't resemble real life one jot (like brute forcing a password one character at a time - you get the password all at once or not at all!) :evil:

CSI gets a laugh for the reasons you talk about. I did like the hack in the 3rd matrix film though....using a sniffer to find open ports, then ah...yes hollywood got the better of it, but at least the tools being used were the right ones and not invented to look good (sneakers anyone!)

itboffin

LiT's I think you've hit the nail on the head. A Christmas MTFU line... I can see it now;

Feeling down...?

Things just not going right for you at the moment...?

Call 118 800 MTFU

il_principe

Caller: "I'm thinking of killing myself"
SCR Samaritan: "WELL MTFU AND GET ON WITH IT THEN" *Slams phone down.

lost_in_thought

jashburnham wrote:

Caller: "I'm thinking of killing myself"
SCR Samaritan: "WELL MTFU AND GET ON WITH IT THEN" *Slams phone down.

Caller: I'm depressed. I can't get out of bed, have a job, or eat. None of my friends are talking to me.

SCR Samaritan: Oh FFS. MTFU!!

itboffin

jashburnham wrote:

Caller: "I'm thinking of killing myself"
SCR Samaritan: "WELL MTFU AND GET ON WITH IT THEN" *Slams phone down.

Would that count as a scalp :twisted: