passing then slowing down.

[solobiker]

I hate it when that happens too. If you are going to pass me, then pass me and continue on, don't slow down. It is usually the guys that do this or if they can't keep up they draft way to close to me. Kind of annoying. I passed many men and I can see that they are working hard to keep up and eventually give up I am not supper fast by any means, but I can hold my own. I don't usually attempt to pass someone unless I know I can maintain my passing speed. I try to not let it bother me.

[colby]

I was riding sometime last week, one of my mid-week hour-long training rides on a local trail (finally free of flooding). I passed a guy on either a road with aero or tri setup, he was toodling along, I was on a mission. I passed him and he proceeded to pace me, quite closely (drafting? cheater!!!) for most of the "out" segment of my ride. I did end up going a couple of miles farther than he did (I think, he was gone when I turned around for the "back"), but dang. I kept looking back to make sure I wasn't going to cream someone trying to pass if I cut a corner off or anything, and he was allllllllways there. Never passed me, but always there. Made for an interesting/nervous 9 or 10 miles.

A couple of weeks ago on a weekend ride, this guy in a total "I'm an awesome triathlete" getup (not that he wasn't attractive...) passed me going slight grade downhill (reverse false flat) into the wind. I'm not sure what he said, it was grunted, and didn't include either "left" or "hello". He zoomed on by, not really out of sight, probably half a mile ahead and gaining. A couple miles down the road, crossing some bridges (up and over, up and over) who do I catch up to? Super awesome bright yellow triathlete man. I guess he ran out of juice. I should have given him some of my Flintstone's Vitamins... He proceeded to ride in the middle of the trail and refuse to pass anyone. I turned around and headed the other direction.

I will have to use 'chicked'... it's so appropriate.

[Mr. Bloom]

I'm not sure what he said, it was grunted, and didn't include either "left" or "hello"... He proceeded to ride in the middle of the trail and refuse to pass anyone.

I don't mind getting chicked Silver chicks guys alot...including me. When she chicks me, the view improves...Silver has awesome Rhomboids that gracefully ripple when she's in the drops

I really struggle with rude and self absorbed riders though.

[lph]

Wow, I'm impressed! Remind me not to ride with you.

Well, it was a long hill, he's overweight and she's a beginner, but hey, it was fun anyway

But I'm thinking most of you would find me a rude or self-absorbed rider though. I ride with earbuds (no flaming, please, I do keep very close tabs on my surroundings), and I'm usually concentrating on my ride, or my breathing, or de-stressing, and I frankly couldn't give a hoot about other riders out there. I try to give people enough room so I won't startle them, but I very very rarely talk to anyone or say anything. Unless we happen to switch drafts, then I'd acknowledge the courtesy. Though I wouldn't hear a low voice I don't think other riders are trying to say anything to me either, though I see the occasional curious fellow commuter coming towards me looking up to catch my eye.

This is also a cultural thing, though, it's considered polite in many situations in Norway to pretend your fellow citizens don't exist

[indysteel]

SmilingCat, you just identified one of my biggest pet peeves. There are a couple of guys in our club who did it ALL THE TIME. One of them is named Darryl and if you just say "He/she pulled a Darryl," everyone knows what you're talking about.

Pick a speed. Stay there. Thank you.

[KSH]

Yea, it's really annoying and 9 times out of 10... it's a guy who does it when he gets "chicked".

When I'm on a path, and I am going to pass a guy... I know that he's probably going to pass me right back as soon as I do it.

[lauraelmore1033]

sigh,
being a fat lady rider means every one assumes they will be faster than me, so I get this alot--even on group training rides where my nose is about two inches away from the butt of the rider in front of me, people will pass and then try to insinuate themselves into that two inch gap, making me slow down to let them in (of course,I'm exaggerating about the size of the gap, but people do seem to need to be in front of me even when there is no space in front of me and it's not like I'm holding anybody up)

[aicabsolut]

What about the anonymous wheelsucker? Sometimes they get to me too. A couple weeks ago I was doing a 30min interval (TT zone) with a buddy. He was on his TT bike with a 56T chainring (!) and so I only held onto him for about the first 5 minutes. After that I was solo until we regrouped. Well the Thursday night sprint crew was beginning to show up, and I pass some guy from a local team who is out warming up for the sprints when I was on the last lap of my interval (I was doing the final lap all out). He latches onto my wheel. How annoying. Can't you see I'm working here? So I think, ok, well the sprint line is at the end of the lap, so I'll just go for it. On that stretch, I start ramping up the pace slowly. He's still there. Great. He's going to try to use me as a leadout! I really rev it up starting around 1km to go, holding strong at 500m. I hear him right behind me. 200m, shift. 100m jump. I see him out of the corner of my eye trying to pull around to the left. I keep going. I have tunnel vision and want to throw up. I win the sprint by most of a bike length. Hah. And I'm no sprinter, especially without a leadout of my own. He got chicked by a girl who had been going at least 85% of max for the past half hour. My training buddy had a similar problem during his interval and he asked his wheelsucker not so nicely to get the F* off his wheel.

[aicabsolut]

So I "played" leap frog with this guy for about 3 times. By the third time I was passing (trying to pass) him, he decided he wanted to stay in front of me. So he would speed up, I go back down to my pace and he slowed down. I would speed up to pass then he sped up. Most irratating. My bad attitude got the better of me. After three or so times of this non-sense I finally had enough and decided to hammer on a slight incline. See if he wanted to respond. I guess I still have it in me. I went onto my drops, managed to get it up to 23MPH then when the road leveled out, I managed to get my pace up to 25-26MPH and held it there for about two miles. Irritating guy is gone. Yipee!! (still really sad to what I once could)

Did you give him "The Look"?

[mimitabby]

What about the anonymous wheelsucker? Sometimes they get to me too. A couple weeks ago I was doing a 30min interval (TT zone) with a buddy. He was on his TT bike with a 56T chainring (!) and so I only held onto him for about the first 5 minutes. After that I was solo until we regrouped. Well the Thursday night sprint crew was beginning to show up, and I pass some guy from a local team who is out warming up for the sprints when I was on the last lap of my interval (I was doing the final lap all out). He latches onto my wheel. How annoying. Can't you see I'm working here? So I think, ok, well the sprint line is at the end of the lap, so I'll just go for it. On that stretch, I start ramping up the pace slowly. He's still there. Great. He's going to try to use me as a leadout! I really rev it up starting around 1km to go, holding strong at 500m. I hear him right behind me. 200m, shift. 100m jump. I see him out of the corner of my eye trying to pull around to the left. I keep going. I have tunnel vision and want to throw up. I win the sprint by most of a bike length. Hah. And I'm no sprinter, especially without a leadout of my own. He got chicked by a girl who had been going at least 85% of max for the past half hour. My training buddy had a similar problem during his interval and he asked his wheelsucker not so nicely to get the F* off his wheel.

you go, girl! good for you!