Must commuters race each other?

[Johnny5]

I treat my commutes as training sessions and always pushing for that high average speed...my current best is 18.5mph including slowing down and sprinting back up at lights for my 11.5 mile single trip commute! If any other cyclist, can ride faster than me, then fare does but they better keep the speed up, otherwise you'll be over taken again!

I had a few guys overtake me while I was waiting at some red lights and they just ran it! Once it went green, I just quicky caught up and overtook them again! What say is that if you are going to overtake someone then you'd better keep up the speed otherwise you'll just look a bit stupid the the other person retakes over you again further down the ride.

Always sit back, assess the rider in front before making a move.

 

[Johnny5]

I also forgot to mention that everytime I overtake a cyclist, I always give them a nice friendly left hand wave just to say thanks so there's no hostile feeling created from my manouver.

 

[colinr]

Hmmm, Norwich eh? Who's that standup who does the 'anyone in from Norfolk this evening? Hey - gimme six!'

A bit like CSI Norfolk - "I need the DNA sample"

 

[Jake]

Always sit back, assess the rider in front before making a move.

yes i like having a good look too

 

[Johnny5]

yes i like having a good look too

That's right Jake, if it's a nice bird infront then there's no need to even overtake! just sit back and enjoy the view.

 

[swee'pea99]

Does anyone else have self-imposed 'rules'? Mine include, you don't have to overtake, but you mustn't be overtaken (or, if overtaken, allow it to stand), and it doesn't count if you get beat by a rider doing anything stupid and/or hazardous and/or arsey to others (eg, weaving between peds on a crossing). Oh, and anyone who makes a big show of overtaking only to turn off 25 yards later is a tosspot and a big girl's blouse. That's not a rule, just a reality.

 

[Jake]

overtook one of those stupid eco-fed-ex-vans today. Dam thing got in my way!

 

[Plax]

It really annoys me when people overtake you and then go slower and get in your way. So you overtake them again, and then they overtake you again and go even slower. One guy kept doing this and in the end he really pissed me off so I overtook him and went like the clappers so he couldn't keep up to overtake me again. Obviously it's not cool to get overtaken by a girl on a touring bike.

 

[ComedyPilot]

On my normal ride I turned a corner and saw someone (scalp) on a bike half a mile or so in front. I didn't speed up much, just increased the pace, and overtook them about 1.5 miles up the road. I held the advantage and increased it to about 500yards before I lost sight and didn't see them again.

It is the cyclist in front's job to keep me behind. It is my duty as overtaker to get past, then increase the lead and get away.

The chaser gets a work out catching up, the leader gets a work out staying in front.

Everyone's a winner.

 

[beanzontoast]

On my normal ride I turned a corner and saw someone (scalp) on a bike half a mile or so in front. I didn't speed up much, just increased the pace, and overtook them about 1.5 miles up the road. I held the advantage and increased it to about 500yards before I lost sight and didn't see them again.

This sounds like a race commentary to me!

 

[HLaB]

Must commuters race each other?

No but they do ;-)

 

[purplepolly]

Obviously it's not cool to get overtaken by a girl on a touring bike.

How about a girl on a folding touring bike? In reality I only overtake gutter huggers on BSOs and yoofs but if they're male it's still funny.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I must admit this is the best thing about cycling to work, the scalping of other riders.
I do make a point of free wheeling past MTB's though ! childish but makes me happy.

When I first started out, one guy, Bianchi Man I called him would always pass me, but as I got fitter the next time he passed me I followed him all the rest of the way, cause I am not havin it !

I am useless at every other sport, always get beaten by mates etc, but cycling is the only sport I am good at because its sheer determination and to pass people makes for an interesting ride home, plus it makes me work even harder than I normaly would.

But my rule is if your going to over take me, you can see I am not messin about, then over take and get on with it but don't over take and then piss about.

Everyone is fair game and it does make you work harder which is what I am after.

 

[ianrauk]

as far as I am concerned, everyone ahead of me is fair game what ever they ride or look like, and I expect to be fair game to anyone that is following me... all part of the daily commute that makes my life that little bit better...

 

[benborp]

I had a guy that I'd passed a short while earlier jump me at lights yesterday.


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