When someone thinks you are a newbie... and you have been riding 4 years.

[Trek420]

I had to hold back telling one guy, "Look! I'm not new. I've been riding for years. So yea, I know that when I got salt on my shirt that means I've lost salt that I need to replace."

"and I got it by riding for years like this ...." and drop him Helps if you take some sips from the water bottle while leaving him in the dust.

[Andrea]

"and I got it by riding for years like this ...." and drop him Helps if you take some sips from the water bottle while leaving him in the dust.

IMO, Best response EVER!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That happened to me on a couple of club rides too. Two different guys about my age giving me tips as though it was my first month on a bike. Sheesh.
I had to finally tell one of them I appreciated his help but that I already knew all the stuff he was telling me. (like advising me how to cross RR tracks before we came to them, how to spin up hills to conserve strength....all stuff I already know and do)
You'd think they'd try to find out how much you know before trying to 'teach' you.

[KSH]

That happened to me on a couple of club rides too. Two different guys about my age giving me tips as though it was my first month on a bike. Sheesh.
I had to finally tell one of them I appreciated his help but that I already knew all the stuff he was telling me. (like advising me how to cross RR tracks before we came to them, how to spin up hills to conserve strength....all stuff I already know and do)
You'd think they'd try to find out how much you know before trying to 'teach' you.

HA! Good job on that one.

Yea, I kept giving that one guy hints as to my experience by saying stuff like, "Oh yea, I've been on this ride before."... "I have been riding in groups for 4 years."... "I'm training for an Ironman (he's a triathlete too)."

Just subtle hints like that... HA!

I guess because I wasn't comfortable with pulling the group, he figured I was a newbie. But shoot, I NEVER pull ANYONE. I'm usually so slow I'm being pulled. It was just freaking me out to have GUYS drafting off ME! Of course my freak out was me just looking behind to see if I was holding everyone up.

[mimitabby]

like advising me how to cross RR tracks before we came to them, how to spin up hills to conserve strength....all stuff I already know and do
You'd think they'd try to find out how much you know before trying to 'teach' you.

my DH is always telling me to be careful on RR tracks. i think it's partially reminding himself and he needs reminding, he fell on tracks a couple of months ago.

I was like YOU WHAT????