Overtaking a roadie....
nstevo
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I'm a newbie to this biking thing and recently bought a Trek 7.5FX for my 11 mile commute to work. I'm reasonably fit, so can pelt along at a fair whack. I'm assuming that there must be some etiquette for people on hybrids overtaking lycra clad people on roadbikes - as I did it yesterday and the comment I got at the next set of red lights was 'don't ever have the disrespect to overtake me on that piece of sh1t again'. Should I not overtake other bikes?
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Haha!
You should definitely overtake other bikes. Especially ones ridden by pillocks like that!
Refer yourself to the 'Silly Commuting Racing' thread. Do read from the beginning :P0 -
Tell the w****** that he obviously isn't good enough to get dressed up in Lycra and get on a road bike. What a tosser!!!!!!
There's no etiquette, I always give maximum respect to anyone who scalps me whatever they're ridingpain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................
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I hope someone does that to me one day, they will have an spd moment shortly after :twisted:
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Sorry but he sounds like a prize knob, end of story...0
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Errr, are there no allowances to be made for irony here?
I would assume the roadie was making a joke; one that acknowledged his own shortcomings and, by implication, tipping his hat to the fitness of the overtaker.0 -
HebdenBiker wrote:Errr, are there no allowances to be made for irony here?
I would assume the roadie was making a joke; one that acknowledged his own shortcomings and, by implication, tipping his hat to the fitness of the overtaker.
Roadie. Joke. Irony. Seems unlikely.0 -
He wasn't joking - trust me!0
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I'd be tempted to drop back behind him, and overtake him again, and do it again and again and again just to rub it in0
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What's your route?
I imagine there's one or two of us with ratty hack bikes kicking about...0 -
I agree with Paul E.
May I suggest that the next time you "disrespect" this knob, get far enough ahead to jump off your bike, hide in a hedge and shove a big stick through his front wheel when the tw@t passes! He can't spout that b#llocks at you with a wired up jaw!Espresso, not EPO.0 -
iain_j wrote:I'd be tempted to drop back behind him, and overtake him again, and do it again and again and again just to rub it in
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What a prize kn@b that guy sound,s if you don't want to be overtaken, ride faster than the other guy - simplez!
I've been passed by roadies, passed roadies, passed much more expensive mtbs and vice versa, also when commuting you never know who's travelled further to that spot and who has further to go either making actual speed somewhat irrelevant.
Of course if he bike was really so much 'better' (somewhat subjective when it comes to commuting anyway) then he should have easily been able to keep you at bay!
Etiquette is simple, if a bike is slower you pass it when it's safe to do so, if you've been caught and are being passed, don't make it unsafe for the other guy, he's travelling quicker than you! (or she!)......for that reason I rarely pass downhill as most people can stretch it out and I'll spend longer passing him.....exposing myself and the other cyclist to more damger.
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nstevo wrote:I'm a newbie to this biking thing and recently bought a Trek 7.5FX for my 11 mile commute to work. I'm reasonably fit, so can pelt along at a fair whack. I'm assuming that there must be some etiquette for people on hybrids overtaking lycra clad people on roadbikes - as I did it yesterday and the comment I got at the next set of red lights was 'don't ever have the disrespect to overtake me on that piece of sh1t again'. Should I not overtake other bikes?
This is what SCR is all about;0 -
You scalped a roadie. That roadie happened to be a plank.
Chapeau. Don't let his arrant plankitude detract from your basking.Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.0 -
You should make the wanker sign with your hand by your crotch..
From memory the trek 7.5fx is no heap of crap..0 -
Sounds like a humiliation response to me.
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Had he just overtaken you? Got to remember that its about 20% easier to be behind, and overtaking is one thing and pulling away another. If you overtake someone, even if you don't ease up, you could find that you are actually going slower than they had been going.
Like I say, sounds like the dude was a bit humiliated. Good effort.0 -
Middle of last week on my way into work I stopped at a t-junction as I waited for a gap in the traffic a girl on some exotic bike, head down on aero bars goes past heading in my direction. I pull out thinking no way am I going to get past her loaded up for work, not having had enough sleep (new baby) so I don't bother pushing to gain on her. Only I am.
As I catch up I can see she is working hard and not knowing how far she had been etc I decided not to pass. I just thought how disheartening it would be if I come past loaded with rack and bags and riding on the hoods.
Honest it wasn't because of the view :twisted:0 -
gaz545 wrote:From memory the trek 7.5fx is no heap of crap..
From memory a £600 bike, well it was when I was looking at it last year0 -
I hadn't just overtaken him. Just reeled him in on a longish straight stretch - kept in front and he only caught up at the lights.....and yes...it was £625.0
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nstevo wrote:I hadn't just overtaken him. Just reeled him in on a longish straight stretch - kept in front and he only caught up at the lights.....and yes...it was £625.
Oh the shame.0 -
Go on do it again - as LiT says refer to the rules of SCR - anyone is fair game0
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Monkey legs and baggy (albeit very padded) shorts.....does that make it worse?0
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nstevo wrote:Monkey legs and baggy (albeit very padded) shorts.....does that make it worse?0
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There's one guy on a crappy mountain bike in civvies who overtakes me on a stretch of road if I leave at a certain time, which is 10 miles into my ride and it really irritates me but fair play to the guy, as he's passing me at 23; wouldn't dream of passing comment like the roadie you encountered.
Haven't seen him since I've been on the CX though.......0 -
No idea how far into his ride he was. I was 9 miles into an 11 miler, and very grateful for a flat bit after a demon hill. My lungs were actually melting!!!0
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That guy sounds like an ideal candidate for the "Brompton Armarda" idea we were discussing in the Morpeth last night.0
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gbsahne wrote:There's one guy on a crappy mountain bike in civvies who overtakes me on a stretch of road if I leave at a certain time, which is 10 miles into my ride and it really irritates me but fair play to the guy, as he's passing me at 23; wouldn't dream of passing comment like the roadie you encountered.
Likewise, I've been passed once or twice recently by a bloke in tatty jeans and trainers on a BSO, and it's a WTF moment, but if he's riding faster than me then fair play to him. Anyway it's only cos I'm taking it easy lately with my dodgy knee again0 -
nstevo wrote:He wasn't joking - trust me!
Now, that sounds to me like the kind of thing that calls for a 'let's do it again!' :-)
So, is he a regular on your commute? Is there any chance you can get him to actually get off his bike? Like proper angry? That would be cool!0