Loner Manners?

[MM_QFC!]

If someone was 6 feet off my butt without permission, whether they thought they were being cute or not, I would be very pissed. Pulling stuff like that is not only rude, it is dangerous!

If you want to pace, hang back 20 feet or so. If you want to draft, ask first. And don't be surprised if someone says "no." Being drafted by an unknown rider is a hazard not everyone wants to take on.

I've had numb-nuts draft off my heinie without asking. I throw a temper tantrum. (and if they don't know enough to ask if they can be that close, I have to assume they also have no clue what my cues and signals mean, either. Thereby making me believe they are EXTREMELY dangerous to have on my tail.)

well-said, Knott..it IS dangerous.

[KnottedYet]

I'm in a bad mood, sorry if I sounded harsh there.

[ttaylor508]

here is a list of hand signals including the one for railroad tracks

http://www.inlandempirecycling.com/C...nd_signals.htm

Just to be safe, I use both hand signals and voice.

[firenze11]

here is a list of hand signals including the one for railroad tracks

http://www.inlandempirecycling.com/C...nd_signals.htm

Just to be safe, I use both hand signals and voice.

Excellent! Thank you. My google skills must be slipping.

[MM_QFC!]

Excellent! Thank you. My google skills must be slipping.

Thanks from me too, for posting that. And yeah, I use voice more than anything, but signals and pointing always help anyone I'm riding with, know what I'm about to do.

Obviously some opinions out here, so thanks for the thread, blondiebiker!

[Trek420]

I wanna say it's feeling a little like we're piling on the threadstart'er blondiebiker and that's not the intent. It's not wrong, it's good to be competitive, it's good to sprint, it's especially fun to catch up with guys .... just be safe

[KSH]

I wanna say it's feeling a little like we're piling on the threadstart'er blondiebiker and that's not the intent. It's not wrong, it's good to be competitive, it's good to sprint, it's especially fun to catch up with guys .... just be safe

Oh yea it's fun. But the key is that you catch up to them... and pass them. That's even more fun than hanging on their back tire.

And if you want to see a guy ride faster... pass him.

[uforgot]

I wanna say it's feeling a little like we're piling on the threadstart'er blondiebiker and that's not the intent. It's not wrong, it's good to be competitive, it's good to sprint, it's especially fun to catch up with guys .... just be safe

Oops, I guess I'm guilty of piling on. Sorry blondie! I guess it just never crossed my mind to try to catch up with anyone who passes me on a bike or car. I'm definitely not competitive, and diversity is good, but I also wanted to let blondiebiker know (and she did ask!) that not everyone is comfortable with someone paying so much attention to them.