I once went past 3 roadies on a cold n wet n windy day up a long slow incline. They then proceeded to use me as a wind n water break before passing me at the top.
I quite enjoy draughting roadies when on the mountain bike. It's good for them, makes them realise they need to ride harder.
But you can only do it for so long as ultimately they should be on a significantly more efficient bike.
I did enjoy beasting a couple wobbling all over the place on their folding bikes on a hill the other day and those little kids on the strawberry line didn't know what hit them when I powered past 😈 😉
Dont insult roadies op, thats 90% of this forum who do actually ride a bike.
I think if the roadie was wearing these he deserved everything he got!
Yeh wearing just about the most comfortable shorts you can buy is idiotic.
I quite enjoy draughting roadies when on the mountain bike. It's good for them, makes them realise they need to ride harder.
I bet you also make the overtake move just before you're about to turn off the road you're on and think you've 'won'. Or make the move then totally die.
@oldtalent-source please... 😉
"One handed pass" = OP is so unstable on his bike that he's unable to take his hands off the bars until stationary. So one handed is "showing off".
Or alternatively the roadie had been on the phone, or putting some food back in his pocket, or some clothes. You know, all those things that stable and incontrol riders can do on the move.
...make the overtake move just before you're about to turn off the road you're on ...
A bloke has done that to me twice on the cycle way part of my commute home in almost the same spot both times; comes past blowing out of his arse only to almost immediately anchor on and turn across me down a side path. I just found it odd. Now that I know it's coming, I may just up my pace as he comes along side and block his turn. Because, you know, that's the mature thing to do.
Relevant to the OP himself rather than the post content..
What an unusual job he has! (according to the website in his profile)
Hand painted archery target maker!!
Just sayin.
Hand painted archery target maker!!Just sayin
Sounds more exciting than being a quantity surveyor. 😉
For the record, not all roadies are super fit and some are easy targets for an overtake
*waves* 😆
For the record, not all roadies are super fit and some are easy targets for an overtake
Or just not trying. I do most of my commutes at an easy pace as I do 20 miles each way pretty much every day. I seldom put a lot of effort in.
On the way home I have a long uphill drag, about 4 miles, and I had a guy last week on a rattly old hybrid with hub gears who put in a massive effort to pass me, he passed but couldn't keep up the momentum once he was out in the wind, it was quite funny to watch, i moved further out into the road so I wasn't drafting him and he continued his gargantuan effort. The best bit was when he reached for the bar ends he had mounted either side of the stem so he could get into an aero tuck.
I often pass folks on my roadie, then get overtaken by them straight after. Usually I'll nail myself on a hill, overtake someone, then have a rest at the top.
Do people look badly upon doing this?
It's only "owning" them if three of you are passed while having biscuits before the last 20miles of the 130 of the day, then proceed to hunt them down and overtake while smoking massive stinky spliffs and all chatting and riding no-handed.
Yeah.
aye there's no sport there, even in the good natured commuter racing, it takes 2 to "race". So, if you're in the mood for a bit of fun be sure you're not giving it 100% when you pass, if they speed up then it's game on, put the hammer down.....and find out what happens 🙂and then they chuckle and smirk as I hold back staying in zone 3
Dropping people who won't take a turn up front is also perfectly reasonable imo.
I stopped reading after seeing the letter 'e' after giant
I'm refusing to read the whole of your post, but I'm gathering by the responses, your proud that you passed a roadie on a e-bike?!
COOL STORY BRO
You've all been trolled. A real Redthunder thread would obviously have photos.
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I quite enjoy draughting roadies when on the mountain bike. It's good for them, makes them realise they need to ride harder.
I bet you also make the overtake move just before you're about to turn off the road you're on and think you've 'won'. Or make the move then totally die.
POSTED 3 HOURS AGO # REPORT-POST.
There always someone who will take an obvious tongue in cheek wind up comment seriously and make a knobbish comment assuming the worst of the poster.
Too easy!
I was actually joking but thanks for being abusive. Have a nice day.
How funny that you've done exactly what you accused me of, oh the irony.
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.
Or until (s)he cares about how fast other people are riding.
The only times I care are on big headwind days, where I'm always happy to meet one of the commuters on my route that I know a bit so we can draft each other into it.
Luckily my commute is pretty flat so I won't get "owned" by any e-bikes on it. Which is a great relief. Especially if I ever wave or say hi to anyone I pass.
I enjoyed the part where you 'released' your dad's revenge-fu: 'Go and get him!'
I'm sure glad I wasn't that cocky one-handed upstart roadie, and no mistake!
Pretty sure the Op's intention with this thread was clear with the wink in the title. btw Op did you look at his route on strava flyby?
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I cruised past a guy who had been trying to clip in to his (hopefully) new spd so pedals for about 300m today. I gave him a little wave, and so did my son on the back of the bike
I gave him a little wave
You passed him one-handed? And encouraged your son to do the same? (Shakes head).
Once on a trail break event out Pricess Risbourgh way, myself and cycling buddy spotted a rather portly roadie in full team team lycra a hundred yards in front of us on a short road climb that joined the ridgeway with another bridleway. As we were both on single speeds (me on a singular swift) we both enjoyed reeling him in and passing him. Can't remember the excuse he came out with as we passed. He did say something lame..
If only I was fit enough to still do that today 🙁
Oh that's what the P in P Risborough stands for, I've wondered since we went to Thorpe Park last year but not bothered to look it up.
Nodders are out in force this week, had a guy on a battered mountain bike try to race me up a hill on my way home, he dropped behind for a bit but then did some risky filtering to plop himself right in front of me at the next set of lights and I was stuck behind him for the next mile because the traffic was too bad to over take.
Someone else went past me as I was sat at a red light this morning then when the light changed I caught up pretty much straight away. Does my nut when people jump reds, especially when the general public are more bike aware for these three weeks. Makes us all look like cooks.
Next time I'll have my helmet cam on 😉
It was a bit of fun, the roadie acknowledged it as a laugh, hence putting it in the chat forum.
As for e-bikes...when I'm 77 I'm getting one for sure. Probably be nuclear powered by then.
Perhaps I need to explain the now infamous "one handed pass"... I was slogging it on the start of the climb almost straight away. When the roadie caught us up and them proceeded to ride by with one hand messing around with his headphones and generally trying to make it look easy. I dont think he realized how steep the road was to become around the next few bends.
So, with little encouragement the e-rider (old man) was off partly to test his bike out and see what it could do.
If makes all you guys happy, I'm the one who got lift his bike over all the gates....and believe me it's heavy.
I know what you're saying - I've seen those headphones/smartphone/Garmin/water-bottle fiddlers/beard-twizzlers at it with my own eyes. They have a whole ride to make necessary adjustments but they save the moment just to look nonchalant as they blow past! Projection be d*mned! Deserve all the septuagenarian moped punishment they get 😈
"He shouldn't [s]of[/s] HAVE done the one handed pass"
Many years ago I was riding up Quarry Bank in Cradley Heath on an early Saturday morning. Aged about 20 on my 25lb XC bike, characteristically hungover and knackered, I was blowing out of my arse. I was overtaken by a woman in at least her 70's on an aged 20" wheeled shopper with a basket on the front.
That OP is being owned!
A one-handed pass leads to owning the guy..sounds pretty sexual to me. Is this a story where we should be reading between the lines? 😀
It's something I'd do, to be fair, build up passing speed, then make sure your cig is lit when you glide past them.
Bonus points for taking a swig out of your bottle at the same time. Lol!
[quote=redthunder ]messing around with his headphones
Well why didn't you say before? Wearing headphones = deserved everything he got
I'm defo going to get some #onehandedpass in this weekend
I'm at the hardcore opposite end of the spectrum. Not being riding as much as I used to due to FunkmasterJunior. Climbing a swine of a hill on my super light Transition Trans AM (made from the highest quality lead) and wheezing like Darth Vader having an asthma attack.
Next thing I know I'm being overtaken by a group of power walkers / hill runner types. I smiled at them and laughed, safe in the knowledge that I would catch them on the downhill segment that was just around the corner. I would have my vengeance, screaming down the hill, yelling my battle cry of "coming through" whilst watching them dive for cover like so many startled rabbits in the face of my awesome, gnar skillz!
By the time I got to said downhill section they were nowhere to be seen. Pwned!
Threads like this help me understand otherwise mind boggling stupidity, thank you.
"He shouldn't HAVE done the one handed pass"
Can we have that on a t shirt please?
OP it's a nice story and not worthy of the grammar Nazi's.
Best thread for ages! Btw I've got TWO Strava KOMs on the Road....dun on my mtb!
Now that's bragging rights! 8)
I've got TWO Strava KOMs on the Road....dun on my mtb!Now that's bragging rights!
Whoop! Whoop! You totally own that cul-de-sac dude! 😉
Whoop! Whoop! You totally own that cul-de-sac dude!
Yeah man! Actually it's a road that leads off the North Downs down a steep Ish hill to a cross roads, so not likely any roadies would be on it. Doesn't change the fact that I've got two KOMs on Tarmac on me mtb! 8)
What about a no handed pass? Perhaps playing a trumpet or what have you to show that you don't need to breathe much to ride past the guy riding the moped and his son.
OP it's a nice story and not worthy of the grammar Nazi's.
Nazis, there's no apostrophe needed 😆
By coincidence...
http://road.cc/content/feature/196199-e-bike-vs-road-bike-shootout-austrias-toughest-climb
Quick summary.... he gets up the hill about twice as quick on a motorbike. Which I guess will be a surprise to no one. I'm not really sure why he bothered or that it even merits an article.
[i]It was a bit of fun, the roadie acknowledged it as a laugh[/i]
Roadie with a sense of humour. Clearly, rare.