Shall I demolish the half wheeler?

[mustang1]

Me and some friends are on holiday and we've hired bikes. When me and this guy (he's a real nice guy andisnt doing this deliberately) ride together, he always half wheels me.

When I level up the wheels, he goes a tad faster to continue his half wheeling.

This is purely for comical reasons and just having a laugh, but shall ii demolish him or just let him continue?

 

[Illaveago]

Me and some friends are on holiday and we've hired bikes. When me and this guy (he's a real nice guy andisnt doing this deliberately) ride together, he always half wheels me.

When I level up the wheels, he goes a tad faster to continue his half wheeling.

This is purely for comical reasons and just having a laugh, but shall ii demolish him or just let him continue?

Look at it this way. You are slipstreaming and therefore saving energy. Make the most of it whilst you can.

 

[mustang1]

Look at it this way. You are slipstreaming and therefore saving energy. Make the most of it whilst you can.

We're riding at 5mph. No slip streaming going on here!

 

[PeteXXX]

Just remember, back wheel will usually beat front wheel...

 

[Milkfloat]

Slow and steady is the way to go, if you step it up at about 1 mph every 10 minutes you can drop him in about two and a half hours time.

 

[snorri]

There is no option in this poll for 'Go on holiday on my own next time'

 

[Drago]

As a point of order, hes being quite sensible. Parallel riding is dangerous - if one comes off, you both do. Half wheeling solves that - if the rear rider goes, no problem. If the forward rider starts to go the rear has greater time and space to react. Therefore, hes clearly a highly skilled rider and just quietly displaying his prowess rather than boast about it.

 

[mustang1]

Update: didn't have the heart to do it. Was joined by someone else who wanted to show everyone who the boss was so I let him. After a few minutes of cycling, he decided he was too macho to continue with this silly sport.

 

[Ian H]

As a point of order, hes being quite sensible. Parallel riding is dangerous - if one comes off, you both do. Half wheeling solves that - if the rear rider goes, no problem. If the forward rider starts to go the rear has greater time and space to react. Therefore, hes clearly a highly skilled rider and just quietly displaying his prowess rather than boast about it.

Eh? Having your front wheel 35cm ahead of another doesn't confer any safety benefits. You're still side-by-side.