Myself and my Dad were out on a ride yesterday. He is 77 and rides a Giant Dirt-e. At the start of a road climb on our route a "Roadie" approaches from behind and whist passing decides to do a cocky one handed pass and proceeded to start up the hill.
I'm on my tractor and would never have a chance against his bike that weighed less than a matchbox and skinny tyres.
So I said to the old man go and get him.
Off he went in pursuit. Caught the roadie up and he seemed surprised to see the Giant on his tail. He tried to pull away but was beginning to fail. The old man drop backed, switched into sport and powered on past up and totally left the roadie for dead.
The Giant beat the roadie up the hill by at least 3 minutes 🙂
According to my Dad the roadie gave him a wry smirk as he passed and went on his way. We dived onto some some singletrack and went our way.
Yes is was wrong to bully a roadie and totally own him. But he should'nt of done the one handed pass and this hill is easy look.
Red rag to an old Bull.
PS I think I might get an e-bike. That Focus looks good ...:)
PPS Anyone else got any fun roadie owning stories.
We have a lot of middle aged fatty commuters on ebikes here you learn not to chase them, bless, their boners must make it hard to stay seated 😉
are you for real?
disappointing lack of Bombers.
Have the schools broken up already?
(and what's a one handed pass?)
I'm pretty sure the roadie couldn't care less about being passed by a vehicle with a motor attached, it happens to me 100's of times most rides 😆 Good on your dad for staying active at 77.
Cool story!
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Am i alone in not seeing how riding an E bike past a roadie is "owning him" .......
Yes is was wrong to bully a roadie and totally own him.
yeah, but...you didn't really, did you?
I'm all for e bikes don't get me wrong and I know a few old geezers who could "own" quite a few younger cyclists, but using an electric powered bike sort of misses the point, no?
Bike Snob
which leads Mountain Bikers to do extremely irritating things like try to race Roadies who are simply out for a ride, which, if you're a Roadie, is sort of like being goaded by a hillbilly while you're browsing an art gallery.
what's a one handed pass?
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I passed a roadie in my car the other day. I was doing about 55mph.
Sucker!
totally own him
I'm so hard for you right now, you are my freeride King of the road hero.
Bromance, incest, bestiality and a huge dose of testosterone all in one post. Well done you. 8)
I drove up a hill faster that a guy on a bike the other, it was awesome.........
WTF, is a 'cocky one handed pass' anyway and why is it not good?
yeah, but...you didn't really, did you?
^^^^
This
what's a one handed pass?
I believe it's genital touching but with one hand on the bars?
I beat a whole group of roadies to the top of an Alp once by at least half an hour. They were wearing lycra and aero helmets, the lot! I had a cup of coffee then stood in front of my van waving my nob at them as they wheezed past. Totally owned.
which leads [s]Mountain [/s] [b]E-[/b]Bikers to do extremely irritating things like try to race [s]Roadies[/s] [b]anyone else[/b] who is simply out for a ride, which, is sort of like being goaded by a hillbilly while you're browsing an art gallery.
E-bikes - the SUP of the mountainbiking world.
I'm all for a bit of informal 'racing' and turning myself inside out to keep up/overtake the guy in front, but why do people bother when on E-bikes?
I'm pretty sure the OP is written tongue in cheek. That's how it reads to me anyway.
Round our way it's the season for roadies esp now the Tour has started
I ride a mile or so back along the lanes from the Chase and the last section is downhill onto the main road. I always cut the corner (it's a cycle lane for the school), join the road via the bus stop at warp 10 😈 and then hammer it the last few 100 m home.
Last night I joined the road just behind one of the said roadies. He was going for it 110% and so was I we both passed another roadie who must've wondered WTF was going on fat bike vs road bike. Roadie had to slow for traffic in the outside lane I passed on the inside with a friendly thumbs up
Childish really 🙂
Anyone else got any fun roadie owning stories.
Not that can compete with yours
Myself and my Dad were out on a ride yesterday
My dad and I were out... grammar these days (well it is STW)
I'm pretty sure the OP is written tongue in cheek. That's how it reads to me anyway.
e-bike defence? 😆
worst... anecdote.... ever
Yeah, another "them and us" tale on STW. A pretty crap tale at that. And posted in the wrong forum.
You do know that motor pacing has a long history in road riding? To be honest, I'd be delighted if someone in their 70's was able to ride an e-road bike and be able to keep up with me. But "owned", really?
errr...
unwritten rule of STW - never boast of owning a roadie
the rider may have been at the end of a century ride, may be bonking, may be one of the fat, wheezing biffers off here etc
good on yer old dad though (even if he was riding a fanny's bike)
I must go out tonight on the Fireblade and 'own some roadies', it sounds so much fun. I could do laps round their local TT circuit. They'll be so impressed with my superior fitness.
We had jacket potatoes for tea.
True story.
Congratulations to your dad for fathering you when he was in his early 60s.
Myself and my Dad were out on a ride yesterday. He is 77 and rides a Giant Dirt-e.
That's quite old to have a child still in primary school.
And what is a 'cocky one handed pass', sounds erotic. Are you sure he wasn't giving you a friendly wave as he passed?
[i]and whist passing decides to do a cocky one handed pass [/i]
Your interpretation of his actions shows massive insecurity issues on your part. Seek help immediately, before you hurt yourself.
If he'd shouted "Wan&^%$" and given the international sign for being a to$$er as he passed you it would have been different.
🙂
Quick check:
Has the OP been back yet?
Didn't think so.
this thread owns almost as much as the ops story.
I do like the 'go get 'im Dad' part of the story though. 🙂 and off he went.
It was a good laugh 🙂
At least the old man is back on his bike.
....and the one handed pass???
....and the one handed pass???
I'm guessing downtube shifters.
....and the one handed pass???I'm guessing downtube shifters.
Or a quick fumble in the op's lycra as he rode by. 🙂
By "one handed pass" do you mean he waved at you?
Nice work.
I think if the roadie was wearing these he deserved everything he got!
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The thing that made me laugh when I do it is that initial look of surprise/panic when a 3" tyre'd full suss flies past them on their super light wonder horse, even if it only lasts a few seconds (takes a bit longer on mine as the battery is integrated, so harder to spot) before they realise you are on an ebike.
In truth I'm actually kind of embarrassed when I overtake on it, as the reaction is always the same. 'Bloody ebikes...'
A lady roadie owned me going through ambergate the other day on the a6. I gave her 20 yards then caught her up on my gnar poon. I drafted her and enjoyed the view back to belper. That'll teach her I'm sure!
enjoyed the view back to belper
Never heard it called that before.
The thing that makes me laugh is when I'm on my road bike trying to stay in HR zone 3 for a few hours, and a hardcore-you-know-the-score fatty on a MTB starts bombing past me as I'm maintaining a training schedule up a hill, and then they chuckle and smirk as I hold back staying in zone 3.
That's what makes me laugh.
Probably...
DrP
PPS Anyone else got any fun roadie owning stories.
Once, aged 18 or so (and full of sprint without much endurance) me and a mate were coming back from 5 or so miles in the woods, with a 10 mile road ride at each end. As we pulled onto the road we saw a roadie some distance ahead. We turned ourselves inside out to catch and pass him, which we did. So much so that by the time I got home I'd bonked so badly I was in a really bad way, shaking and almost too confused to get myself something to eat. Felt awful for ages.
The roadie was cruising comfortably, probably on a long base ride. Not much of a victory, really 🙂
It's fun to see if you can close the gap on a roadie up ahead, but it usually only works until he/she actually notices you're there. 🙂
Any roadie I can pass/drop is by definition not trying all that hard.