Passed a roadie on my hybrid! Got it on video!

Since no one else in Perth seems to announce themselves when they pass me, i rarely do now either. If it's safe to pass, i pass..If not, it doesn't take a genius to wait a few seconds.

I expect people to pass me without warning & am used to people zipping on past. What BOTHERS me is people riding two abreast on the bike path...that's when i think.."excuse me..do i exist here??..hellooooo"...

There's a well known group here known as the "over 55" cycling club & they don't even announce themselves...:rolleyes: THey're some of the MOST dangerous riders around becuase they ride two abreast on the bike path, don't call out etc.

THis is why I avoid most bike paths like the plague....!!!!

And then there's the high school x country ski team who practices on my street on skates, (a very steep downhill/uphill) throughout the summer and fall. Although the coach is with them, it's scary. One time, I thought I was going to be dropped by one of them, going UP the hill. I think I was coming home from a commute. I was able to keep ahead of the guy, but it is kind of amazing that they can skate so fast up a 12% grade. Even if they are 16...

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Since no one else in Perth seems to announce themselves when they pass me, i rarely do now either. If it's safe to pass, i pass..If not, it doesn't take a genius to wait a few seconds.

I expect people to pass me without warning & am used to people zipping on past. What BOTHERS me is people riding two abreast on the bike path...that's when i think.."excuse me..do i exist here??..hellooooo"...

There's a well known group here known as the "over 55" cycling club & they don't even announce themselves...:rolleyes: THey're some of the MOST dangerous riders around becuase they ride two abreast on the bike path, don't call out etc.

THis is why I avoid most bike paths like the plague....!!!!

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+1

I seldom ride on the local bike trail anymore. Joggers running three abreast taking up the entire trail, pedestrians doing the same, and cyclists weaving erratically across the entire trail cause me to use my bell every time. The thing that really irked me was the joggers running three abreast going downhill while I was about to climb the steepest part of the hill. I had to stop in the middle of the hill for them!

Like I said earlier in this thread, I really don't care whether people announce themselves when passing me or not. I have nice Mountain Mirrycle mirrors on most of my bikes, and a Take-A-Look for the times I'm riding the Sirrus hybrid or road bike. I'm aware of my surroundings;)