Yeah, sorry, I probably didn't explain clearly in the OP that that's what I'd been doing. It was a fairly steep hill, so he was pretty much at walking pace and I couldn't have taken my foot off the clutch without stalling...
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Yeah, sorry, I probably didn't explain clearly in the OP that that's what I'd been doing. It was a fairly steep hill, so he was pretty much at walking pace and I couldn't have taken my foot off the clutch without stalling...
Profpointy
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just think about that for a moment. You are a not-too-close distance but driving at minimum possible speed without slipping clutch which is slightly faster than the cyclist. Surely you will get too close unless you slip the clutch - or stall?
Not convinced everyone posting here actually understands how cars work.
Bear in mind it's same creeping forward in a traffic queue so a cyclist being in front doesn't change how the clutch works at low speed
Profpointy
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He didn't have to stop because he slipped the clutch
derrick
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I give up.
Accy cyclist
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Let's not argue amongst oursleves eh?
Cheers,
Shaun
How about if they just scowl at each other instead?
Justinslow
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Operating a keyboard whilst driving.......tut tut.
Levo-Lon
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My dad nearly burnt the clutch out in the Triumph 2000 estate car many years ago.
the handbrake cable snapped half way up Ilkley Moore in heavy tourist traffic..
Not recommended.
Then he slammed the tail gate on my finger.. i didnt enjoy the picnic that day as i sat with my finger in a cold stream...happy days
the handbrake cable snapped half way up Ilkley Moore in heavy tourist traffic..
Not recommended.
Then he slammed the tail gate on my finger.. i didnt enjoy the picnic that day as i sat with my finger in a cold stream...happy days
It's not the same, a cyclist will be going at pretty much a fixed pace, allowing you to asses and fix a safe distance, he's not stopping and starting.
Profpointy
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It's not the same, a cyclist will be going at pretty much a fixed pace, allowing you to asses and fix a safe distance, he's not stopping and starting.
I was alluding to the slowness of the queue rather than the stop-start. If you need to drive slower than the lowest clutch-engaged 1st gear speed - especially uphill the you need to slip the clutch. I suspect it's less bad for the car to do this by a series of mini hill starts (with a little bit of reving) rather than continuous sliping of clutch. If you do the latter perhaps when trying to climb a steep hill in snow then I can vouch that smoke comes out ! And I wasnt't driving but the girl driving was doing it properly i might add
derrick
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Profpointy
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Here is a link a few of you should follow up on, They are all over the country so you will have no problem booking.
https://www.bsm.co.uk/
assuming you're not just arguing for the sake of it, how do you drive up a steep hill, slower than 1st gear stall speed without slipping the clutch, hence presumably reving a bit.
That depends on the car, how fast was this rider was going? Once I am knackered and drop below 7 mph uphill when touring, I get off and push, it feels like rest but I am still pushing the bike at nearly 4mph. If he was doing 5mph then my car (Focus) can do that without stalling .
