tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post4743852802161596315..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Ride In 7/13Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-11674201040658937272011-07-14T13:32:33.512-04:002011-07-14T13:32:33.512-04:00I have the problem solved... I just don't ride...I have the problem solved... I just don't ride very fast. No one wants to draft a fat-tired bike with fenders and baskets, anyhow.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763022171822881305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-25442509862395214732011-07-13T17:06:10.043-04:002011-07-13T17:06:10.043-04:00If you want to get rid of someone, sometimes it...If you want to get rid of someone, sometimes it's worth it just to start going really slowly so they'll go ahead of you.<br /><br />I sometimes don't mind someone drafting, in which case I try to signal when I'm going to slow down or change lanes or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-1646263699562069052011-07-13T16:47:15.087-04:002011-07-13T16:47:15.087-04:00It's a justice that I'd rather avoid, if p...It's a justice that I'd rather avoid, if possible. I just really dislike that feeling of knowing that someone is right behind me. One of the best parts about cycling (for me) is the solitariness and I'd rather not have that interrupted.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-58789809560786910702011-07-13T16:17:23.318-04:002011-07-13T16:17:23.318-04:00If you don't mind someone riding right behind ...If you don't mind someone riding right behind you, it's called "drafting." If you DO mind it's called "wheel sucking."<br /><br />It's dangerous as well as rude to latch onto someone's wheel without asking, or at least making your presence known (um, but I do it occasionally for short stretches on the Crescent Trail if I can't get past someone easily because of traffic, or if some guy passes me and then immediately slows down). Anyway, the person in the back is the one who's going to go down if their wheel touches the draftee's wheel, so there is some justice in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com