Roadie behavior- Etiquette

[Reg Lizard]

@stringbean: was it you that I was slipping

[Pants Boy]

Yoh yoh yoh ... is it just me or is there a lot of things I'm suddenly super glad I'm missing out on as a MTBer? Seems there are rules about rules for rules about etiquete about rules ... I enjoy a good road-fight between me on my MTB and whatever passes me (or that I pass) during my daily commutes ... it's always satisfying to get that nod as you manage to outsprint someone between robots ... or die trying. Couple of weeks back I was standing idling at a robot in Duncan road, waiting for the light to turn green, baggies and laptop backpack on, just enjoying the varsity scenery when two carbon road bikes pull past me to 'push in' in front of me ... I thought "Game on" as I was feeling particularly strong that day. As the robot turned green I piled all the gears I had on, stood up and hammered as hard as I could. As I passed the front guy I chirped "Are you coming?" and kept hammering ... lol ... knowing that he must pass me soon. Well, a solid 2km sprint later (I was blowing like a steam train by then) a robot finally catches me, and I turn around to check for him ... couple of bike lengths behind. I manage to choke out "Sorry that was cheeky" but he goes "Nooit, that was a turn of speed" Well chuffed I was Makes me smile whenever I ride that stretch again.

 

Thing is, as a regular Silly Commute Racer, I know that you can never know how many miles are in someone else's legs for the day/week, and how far he/she must still go ... It's all in that one mile, those 5 minutes, that your roads converge.

[stringbean]

Naaa,I'm too slow to slip,only people that slip me are on foot.

[Red Zone]

I can think of nothing worse than knifing through the air on my TT rig, accompanied by nothing but the gentle sound of the wind through my aerobars, the hiss of my tyres on the tarmac and the esoteric bliss of going really fast in an aero tuck, to have some baggy panted, helmet visored, camelbaked dirt rider spoiling the moment with that infernal racket from his fat tyres.

['Dale]

I can think of nothing worse than knifing through the air on my TT rig, accompanied by nothing but the gentle sound of the wind through my aerobars, the hiss of my tyres on the tarmac and the esoteric bliss of going really fast in an aero tuck, to have some baggy panted, helmet visored, camelbaked dirt rider spoiling the moment with that infernal racket from his fat tyres.

 

Poetic.

Like.

[dirtrider]

I can think of nothing worse than knifing through the air on my TT rig, accompanied by nothing but the gentle sound of the wind through my aerobars, the hiss of my tyres on the tarmac and the esoteric bliss of going really fast in an aero tuck, to have some baggy panted, helmet visored, camelbaked dirt rider spoiling the moment with that infernal racket from his fat tyres.

 

I thought we moved away from personal attacks ??

[Reg Lizard]

Naaa,I'm too slow to slip,only people that slip me are on foot.

Should meet for coffee somewhere, I could give you some tips

[Tumbleweed]

Should meet for coffee somewhere, I could give you some tips

 

Can I have some tips too? I'm so slow that I actually have to slip the pedestrians…

[Reg Lizard]

The first tip I already gave you...coffee, and alot of it

[flymango]

Naaa,I'm too slow to slip,only people that slip me are on foot.

 

I don't think you're being honest here .....

[Audible Anarchy]

The guy was probably thinking - "awesome, someone else who wants to give it a bit of stick today! Keen to get a bit of a paceline going? Lets keep this speed up

Edited August 15, 2013 by Audible Anarchy

[Warren_G]

You should've taken a turn on front and dropped him!

Nothing better than dropping a roadie on knobblies

[Guest JPC]

I can think of nothing worse than knifing through the air on my TT rig, accompanied by nothing but the gentle sound of the wind through my aerobars, the hiss of my tyres on the tarmac and the esoteric bliss of going really fast in an aero tuck, to have some baggy panted, helmet visored, camelbaked dirt rider spoiling the moment with that infernal racket from his fat tyres.

OMG, how ever do you get rid of the car sounds when riding a road.. I cant believe a set of fat tyres from a bike would be picked up.. ...MTBers go into the bush.... that is where you will hear nothing but birds chirping and wind blowing. ...

Flame suit on... ready,.... ok, fire!

Edited August 15, 2013 by JPC

[LeTurbo]

Nothing better than dropping a roadie on knobblies

 

Except taking your steel road bike off-road to do some cyclocross. I think it scares people.

[Wannabe]

Nothing better than dropping a roadie on knobblies

 

Knobblies don't fit on a roadie bike, so how you gonna do it!?

[Warren_G]

Knobblies don't fit on a roadie bike, so how you gonna do it!?

I'm the one on knobblies on my dual sus mtb dropping a roadie