jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
Hi everyone this may be a daft question but I cycle the no7 cycle route and c2c path from the lakes to Sunderland very often probably daily (not all the way of course different routes daily) and some of them have been refurbed to fresh Tarmac which is heaven for the road bike.
however yesterday I overtook a road cyclist on a bianchi (so obviously into it) I always make sure I stay behind until a safe place to pass comes and always say excuse me and greet them as I pass all seemed fine, I then stopped a few miles down the path to check my tyre for glass as the local yobbo's had nicked a one of those industrial sized bins and were smashing bottles on the path, the cyclist I mentioned then came up behind me about 10 mins later as I was checking Facebook and the likes while I had the chance and he complained that I was going well over the speed I should be going on that path and it was rediculous he then got up out of the saddle and sprinted off ( only for me to re overtake him not too long after lol) . Now is their actually a speed limit on these cycle routes or is he just p*ssed he got overtook?
I must admit a lot of people around here generally try to sprint off or wiggle around In a zig zag making a fool of themselves before letting me past so I wouldn't be surprised. But I always smile wave and say hi when I pass anyone or see anyone for that matter so it's not like I'm just a speeding yobbo.
however yesterday I overtook a road cyclist on a bianchi (so obviously into it) I always make sure I stay behind until a safe place to pass comes and always say excuse me and greet them as I pass all seemed fine, I then stopped a few miles down the path to check my tyre for glass as the local yobbo's had nicked a one of those industrial sized bins and were smashing bottles on the path, the cyclist I mentioned then came up behind me about 10 mins later as I was checking Facebook and the likes while I had the chance and he complained that I was going well over the speed I should be going on that path and it was rediculous he then got up out of the saddle and sprinted off ( only for me to re overtake him not too long after lol) . Now is their actually a speed limit on these cycle routes or is he just p*ssed he got overtook?
I must admit a lot of people around here generally try to sprint off or wiggle around In a zig zag making a fool of themselves before letting me past so I wouldn't be surprised. But I always smile wave and say hi when I pass anyone or see anyone for that matter so it's not like I'm just a speeding yobbo.