BigMeatball
Senior Member
Normally I don't pay too much attention to most of the cyclists that overtake me when I'm out riding; most of the times it's people in good shape, with very good road bikes, good quality gear, good position on the bike. You can tell they mean business. They overtake me on the flat but fair play to them; my 105kg and my super compact 48t big front ring can't do much against their 70kg and 52t
But last weekend, I was out on my ride and I got humiliated not once but twice by a skinny little woman in crocs on an electric bike. She was riding a brompton style electric bike, very tiny wheels, and she was going at least 30km/h on something like 35-40rpm cadence, she was barely spinning the pedals.
First time I was on the flat, still warming up, I was riding at 24km/h, she passed me easily. I stayed on her tail to check her speed; she was in fact doing 33km/h according to my garmin. Never had I seen an electric bike so I was actually curious and shocked to see what they were capable of
Anyways, at the next traffic light, we part ways. After 10 minutes I'm on a little steep-ish climb, riding at 16-17km/h and out of the blue here she is again, going so much faster than me while barely spinning the pedals.
At the next roundabout, I checked where she was going and decided to take a different route; had she passed me another time I would have probably knocked her off her little bike and set fire to that devilish object. I would have had to catch her first, which was not at all a sure thing
But last weekend, I was out on my ride and I got humiliated not once but twice by a skinny little woman in crocs on an electric bike. She was riding a brompton style electric bike, very tiny wheels, and she was going at least 30km/h on something like 35-40rpm cadence, she was barely spinning the pedals.
First time I was on the flat, still warming up, I was riding at 24km/h, she passed me easily. I stayed on her tail to check her speed; she was in fact doing 33km/h according to my garmin. Never had I seen an electric bike so I was actually curious and shocked to see what they were capable of
Anyways, at the next traffic light, we part ways. After 10 minutes I'm on a little steep-ish climb, riding at 16-17km/h and out of the blue here she is again, going so much faster than me while barely spinning the pedals.
At the next roundabout, I checked where she was going and decided to take a different route; had she passed me another time I would have probably knocked her off her little bike and set fire to that devilish object. I would have had to catch her first, which was not at all a sure thing
). What was slightly annoying was when I finally did crest the ridge (having made a detour and stopped for a chocolate bar and to text my wife) who should I see but Mr Pipe Cleaner again! He'd been down the other side and come back up again. But when I got home and had a look at my ride timings I was as fast as I've ever been up most of the hills, and fastest on some. So no humiliation at all.
