SCR Tease

[BSRU]

Some interesting, for me, SCR this afternoon, joined by two cyclists who seemed interested in a little race, left them on a small drag but had to come to a stop by a damn pedestrian crossing on red, which allowed them to recover.
Coming up to a RAB which is a little wet and often has diesel/oil slicks from the local buses, so I just cruise up towards it, so the two cyclists decide to attack.

After the RAB I quickly catch the the first one but the other one is a bit quicker, fair game he was moving but I was slowly reeling him with three smaller rear cogs at my disposal.
As I came up behind the second cyclist, just as I am deciding to change to bigger gear he sticks his arm out indicating he is going right at the up coming side junction.
Lost my chance to overtake him by being to conservative, should have changed to a bigger gear earlier but thought I had plenty of time as it is unusual for a cyclist to turn right where he did.
Next time I will go big early

 

[BSRU]

After a review of the rear camera footage I see when they joined me at the first set of lights they seemed to be laughing and joking about the cyclist in front of them, after the drag where I dropped them easily, when they caught up due to the red light at the pedestrian crossing, they were no longer smiling and breathing quite heavily.

 

[jonathanw]

surely the "S" in SCR says its all

I don't partake, as there will always be someone faster....guaranteed

 

[HovR]

surely the "S" in SCR says its all

I don't partake, as there will always be someone faster....guaranteed

Nothing wrong with having some fun on the commute, as long as you do so in a safe manner.

Chances are there will be someone better/faster/stronger than you, me etc at most things in life, but that doesn't mean we should stop doing those things!

 

[BSRU]

surely the "S" in SCR says its all

I don't partake, as there will always be someone faster....guaranteed

I only partake if safe to do so and as long as the other rider(s) do not do anything illegal or dangerous.
I am sure there is someone faster than me if not millions and millions faster.
For some commuters, like myself, cycle commuting is our only opportunity for some exercise and SCR is a good way of putting some extra effort in as sometimes it can be too easy slip into cruise mode.

 

[david1701]

A little s livens up the Monotony

 

[fossyant]

You have gears

 

[Jdratcliffe]

I only partake if safe to do so and as long as the other rider(s) do not do anything illegal or dangerous.
I am sure there is someone faster than me if not millions and millions faster.
For some commuters, like myself, cycle commuting is our only opportunity for some exercise and SCR is a good way of putting some extra effort in as sometimes it can be too easy slip into cruise mode.

+ 1 having commuted all week (230 odd miles) a weekend bash its not that appealing epseh if weather bad and SWMBO doesnt like the time it takes so a good short run to or from work is great fun!