steve30
Veteran
- Location
- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
I don't think I have ever had another cyclist overtake me on the road.
Occasionally I will overtake a slow pavement cyclist or similar, then have to stop to have a rest/drink/adjust the radio etc and be overtaken by them again.
But a few months ago, I was walking up to the bike lockers where my hybrid was and there were some slightly younger people with BMX bikes nearby. I don't know whether I was just being paranoid, but I'm pretty sure they were watching me as I walked up the road and as I got my bike out of the locker. Prior to retrieving my bike the only thing which would have identified me as a cyclist would be my Shimano road shoes.
I started cycling through the nearby park with the BMXes following me. One managed to overtake me and demonstrated how to go all over the path and make skidmarks. With A LOT of pedaling he got to the end of the path a few seconds earlier than me. I was tempted to go past him but with him going all over the place and the number of pedestrians there, it would have been a bit of a health and safety risk.
Occasionally I will overtake a slow pavement cyclist or similar, then have to stop to have a rest/drink/adjust the radio etc and be overtaken by them again.
But a few months ago, I was walking up to the bike lockers where my hybrid was and there were some slightly younger people with BMX bikes nearby. I don't know whether I was just being paranoid, but I'm pretty sure they were watching me as I walked up the road and as I got my bike out of the locker. Prior to retrieving my bike the only thing which would have identified me as a cyclist would be my Shimano road shoes.
I started cycling through the nearby park with the BMXes following me. One managed to overtake me and demonstrated how to go all over the path and make skidmarks. With A LOT of pedaling he got to the end of the path a few seconds earlier than me. I was tempted to go past him but with him going all over the place and the number of pedestrians there, it would have been a bit of a health and safety risk.