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Old 07-07.-2006, 11:44 PM   #16
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tell you what...i had a few beers last night with some a curry....if i need to rid an unwelcome visitor on my wheel i just open my arse valve for a puff of biker repellant...


I'm Mexican, so I know how to brew some potant stuff. I think they have built up a tollerance for "biker repellant" because when I let go, they just breathed deeper.
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Old 08-07.-2006, 10:08 AM   #17
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I care because they were behind me on a commute to work, not on a training ride. I didn't ask them to pull in, they felt like they had the right to draft off me. Also, I flatted and they bitched about it.

Since this whole thing happened, I've seen them on the road. The other day, I blew by them again and they tried to pull in again. Rather than complain about it, I picked up the pace until they broke (funny thing is that as soon as they couldn't see me anymore, I cracked like a Humpty Dumpty). That same day, I was approached by one of them at the local bike shop. He asked if I trained every day at the park. I told him that it was pat of my local commute to work. He asked if I would be interested in riding with his group during the lunch hour and if I would be interested in pacing their daily rides. I told the guy that I would think about it. My problem is that I still have a bitter taste about the whole first incident with these guys. I'm not the fastest guy, just faster than them.


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It sounds like there was just a lack of cycling etiquette knowledge. The guy wouldn't have approached you and asked you to join their ride if they were jerks. Give it a shot, and on the first ride casually mention that you thought their wheelsucking, overreaction and subsequent lack of attention (when you flatted) was weak - perhaps your discussion can educate a few more cyclists and pass on some knowledge making the roads safer. Plus after a ride, you'll know if their wankers or not.

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