Dropped!

[Caerus]

Just proves what we all failed to realise, the bike has nothing to do with it.

[GuyP]

The opposite also works from time to time.

 

I was touring France in the 90's, a trip involving over 3000Km in four weeks, across everything, the Massif Central included. At one point in central France somewhere, I caught up to a bunch of racing cyclists obviously out for a nice morning ride in the countryside, and when I passed them, I realised what a funny sight I must have made:

I was on my steel Bianchi, with a hiking rucsac on my back (and probably some underwear and socks stuck on the outside to dry), a carrier lugging my tent and stove, and a moerova baguette in my right hand, almost totally graunched into the handlebar as I tried to take bites out of it while cycling.

 

And that's just one tale. It's amazing what base miles and strength training do!

[NielC]

Good to hear these stories! My mate and I always ride in the Hartebeespoort area - near Van Gaalen's and inevitably there is always a 'dikwiel dice' going on and I always get dropped by the dudes without cleats, helmet, cheesepuffs on the back and church trousers hahah!!

[Starvin' Marvin]

Yeah happened to me in a race. Black dude on a road bike with suicide shifters came flying past me up a hill. Luckily it flattend out after that and I could use my bigger gears to pwer past him again. Saw him after and had a good laugh with him.