Stop undertaking me...

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[gaz]

I know what you mean, some right plums on CS7 at the moment.

 

[fossyant]

Slow coach

 

[400bhp]

Speed up and get out of my way.

 

[Tommi]

If you leave enough space you're just inviting undertaking...

 

[stowie]

I dislike the scenario where you are cycling in a narrow bus lane, and need to take primary to stop numpty black cabs passing as fast as possible within inches of you, but then invite motorcyclists to undertake.

 

[BentMikey]

I dislike the scenario where you are cycling in a narrow bus lane, and need to take primary to stop numpty black cabs passing as fast as possible within inches of you, but then invite motorcyclists to undertake.

Yeah, you're not kidding! I tend to do huge fear wobbles as though I'm dodging potholes when the mbikes are still a little way off. This almost always makes them pass slower and really wide.

 

[fossyant]

I dislike the scenario where you are cycling in a narrow bus lane, and need to take primary to stop numpty black cabs passing as fast as possible within inches of you, but then invite motorcyclists to undertake.

You and BM are too slow then

Don't have this problem in Manchester land, even Fire blades are too slow

Or the motorbike riders round here are pussy's

 

[BentMikey]

I'd like to see some footage of you riding at 55mph then. Doing 30mph here without a great deal of effort, and the biker passes me at 55mph from a time/dist calc:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaRS041TeHg

 

[stowie]

You and BM are too slow then

Don't have this problem in Manchester land, even Fire blades are too slow

Or the motorbike riders round here are pussy's

Obviously most of the time I outrun the fireblades (too slow off the line, I find).

But there are times when one wishes to take a more relaxed approach to cycling, and then I can experience issues.

 

[marzjennings]

It's not illegal to undertake, is it?

 

[machew]

Yes, you can only overtake on the right. Unless you are in a hearse, then undertaking is fine (and you get paid for it)

 

[Buddfox]

I'd like to see some footage of you riding at 55mph then. Doing 30mph here without a great deal of effort, and the biker passes me at 55mph from a time/dist calc:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaRS041TeHg

BM, I'm impressed. From your other videos I didn't have you down as a speed merchant, but you're shifting it in that video! Forgive me if not, but is that stretch downhill? 30mph on the flat is respectable - are recumbents faster (I assume that's what you're on)? Respect, either way!

 

[BentMikey]

It's very slightly downhill, but then I've done 25mph the other direction, so the difference in slope isn't very big at all. With the same power output, I imagine I could do 40mph in this direction. I'm not a particularly fast or powerful rider, it's the bike mostly.

I have quite a long commute, btw, so I'm rarely putting out any intensity. For example, my last day was 3 hours of commute riding time and 6 hours of skating. That's quite a big day, and I certainly hurt after getting home.

 

[BentMikey]

This one's a bit flatter and a bit faster, although it has a downhill before the start of the video which saves having to accelerate up to the 28mph the car was doing:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTac9fnqP0