Hearses are your friends
msw
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Wow. If you ever get the chance to draft a hearse*, take it. It turns out they are ideal for several reasons:
1. They are shaped like a massive fairing -- in fact very similar to those cars that insane people use to set bike speed records of over 100 mph
2. They weigh loads but have huge engines, so they pull away slowly but then accelerate steadily, making it easy to not get dropped
3. The top half is almost entirely glass, so you can SEE RIGHT THROUGH THEM! Much less scary than drafting a bus/transit van.
In short, huge fun.
* An empty one of course. Have some respect.
1. They are shaped like a massive fairing -- in fact very similar to those cars that insane people use to set bike speed records of over 100 mph
2. They weigh loads but have huge engines, so they pull away slowly but then accelerate steadily, making it easy to not get dropped
3. The top half is almost entirely glass, so you can SEE RIGHT THROUGH THEM! Much less scary than drafting a bus/transit van.
In short, huge fun.
* An empty one of course. Have some respect.
"We're not holding up traffic. We are traffic."
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Dont get too friendly with them..."Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0
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Yeah but they travel at about 2mph don't they? And I'm not sure it's tasteful to hang out dressed in bright lycra between the hearse and the black limos transporting the grieving family... Pretty damn disrespectful! I'll stick to buses, lorries and anything else I can hang onto the back of...Do not write below this line. Office use only.0
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Headhuunter wrote:Yeah but they travel at about 2mph don't they? And I'm not sure it's tasteful to hang out dressed in bright lycra between the hearse and the black limos transporting the grieving family... Pretty damn disrespectful! I'll stick to buses, lorries and anything else I can hang onto the back of...
They are usually driven pretty quick around these parts when they are empty - like anyone else I suppose they just want to get from A to B when not carrying the deceased.
I was passed on the motorway by one recently, I was sitting at the national speed limit (ahem) and this thing was absolutely cracking on. Empty of course.
Would be kinda apt if you crashed into the back of a hearse though! Kind of like being run over by an ambulance!twitter @fat_cyclist0 -
I suppose it's fine of they suddenly brake sharply. You'll just go through the back window and end up where you need to be anyway.
Did I just trip the good taste alarm with that post? :oops:Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Do you ride to work dressed in a casket?Kieran_Burns wrote:I suppose it's fine of they suddenly brake sharply. You'll just go through the back window and end up where you need to be anyway.
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whyamihere wrote:
Do you ride to work dressed in a casket?Kieran_Burns wrote:I suppose it's fine of they suddenly brake sharply. You'll just go through the back window and end up where you need to be anyway.
Did I just trip the good taste alarm with that post? :oops:
Well - I do often feel like I am cycling dead slow...
(I better stop now while I'm behind, I wouldn't want to corpse in the middle of a joke....)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0
