A wheel-sucker rant! (Thanet RC take note!)

[Hill Wimp]

Not at all mate - it's just generally seen as rude/ignorant! Also, we were working as a team - why should they benefit from our hard work without even offering to contribute?

The word Team always confuses people that have never been part of one.

 

[Bryony]

Thanet RC is my local club was thinking if joining but this has out me off!!

 

[ColinJ]

The word Team always confuses people that have never been part of one.

Well, imagine you are having a party and some strangers walk in and start drinking your wine. They don't say hello to you or the other guests, and don't answer when you ask who they are. You ask them if they brought some booze with them, and they turn their backs on you and refuse to talk to you. How would you feel!

 

[Hill Wimp]

The OP said he was working as part of a team which i totally support being a pretty big team player myself, however the wheel suckers have obviously never been part of a team which as i say obviously confused the selfish so and so's.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

The OP said he was working as part of a team which i totally support being a pretty big team player myself, however the wheel suckers have obviously never been part of a team which as i say obviously confused the selfish so and so's.

There was a car behind me earlier, no matter what I did, the driver refused to pass me and "share the work". We're sharing a public place so we're a team right?

 

[steve52]

well either it desends to fisticuffs, or treat then as an oppsesing team as you would have to in a team race,make a game of it and breakthem.its good fun and you soon find out who is the stronger riders,

 

[Tommy2]

Thanet RC is my local club was thinking if joining but this has out me off!!

Maybe you should join and try to teach them some manners.

 

[uclown2002]

If I was that bothered I'd pull over for a few seconds and let them pass. I hear you about time limit but a few seconds shouldn't hurt.

 

[Dusty Bin]

I can't see the issue. Bit rude, maybe, but I don't think they're breaking any laws. I think writing to the club is a bit extreme. Move on. If it happens again, pick the pace up and drop them.

 

[Cuchilo]

Maybe they didn't want to do the pace you where doing or thought they couldn't keep up the pace to overtake ? I draft and get drafted lots of times but there is no point in me overtaking someone that's on a TT as I will just get in the way and wont be able to keep the pace once im in front .

 

[Crankarm]

Next time drop a series of long loud smelly farts if that doesn't work then snot. Mind you they were probably thinking the likelihood was very high that if they did pass you that you would draft them for 30 miles. Or why didn't you just ride your team away from them, break them.

 

[Trickedem]

I am usually quite tollerant of people who want to "grab a lift" off my wheel when I'm out and about (flattered that they'd bother!) but I/we had a serious wheel-sucker incident this weekend that has left me feeling somewhat ****ed-off!
!!!

Chrisz I was on the same ride. I got left behind by my group when I got a puncture and never managed to find another group slow enough for me to keep up with!! Great ride, but the headwind was probably the worst I've every ridden into.

 

[Globalti]

Maybe the Thanet riders were simply ignorant?

 

[screenman]

If they had helped then your time would have been achieved by cheating, maybe they were on the limit riding on your wheel and could not come through. Think of it as some macho thing and enjoy the boost to your ego, take it that you personally ground them down.

Not forgetting that a reliability is not a race, do not want them governed or banned do we. Never ceases to amaze me though how many would be pretend racers treat both sportives and reliabilities as races, why not do a proper one. Not saying that the OP fits this bracket.

 

[Leodis]

I would have pulled back and politely told them to either do some work or fark off. Simples.

Sound like a bunch of nobbers and the club much practice this a lot.