i don't have too many pet peeves yet when cycling myself... (well.... except for encountering un-restrained dogs!)

however as the wife of a cyclist.. there is something that annoys me to no end!

when he does rides like the ms 150 or other centuries.. i normally follow the route in the truck and wait at the rest stops to take pics, be his official cheering party... etc...

it never fails that at the starts (and in all the paperwork) they tell the cyclist to ride SINGLE FILE... yet i constantly see 3, 5 and even 5 across...

now this is on open streets to normal traffic... not just folks like me following along... i don't have a problem if they ride side by side when there's no traffic... but they do this in narrow areas and you can't even pass them by going completely in the opposite lane! plus i always like to give wide berth to cyclists.. if i can i go over the next lane or swerve into the oncoming lane (if it's safe.. and yes.. i stay behind the cyclist until i can go around...) which of course is easier if they are single file!

i swear it makes my blood boil and i tell hubby every time that i'll never do it again! (but then i always do.. and just get mad again!)

i think they only ride i've ever followed that there wasn't this problem was "ride around the bear"... but then.. they were all climbing 8000 feet and i guess they didn't want to chat... lol!