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[arielmoon]

LOVE. IT!

hehehe

[kermit]

Dropped a guy on a beach cruiser once...does that count?

[limewave]

Perhaps not on the bike . . . but I've dropped a few boys in my day

[limewave]

Okay . . . this may seem stupid . . . but are they on TT bikes? Do you "drop" people during TT? I thought that was more of a group ride thing.

[Norse]

I have sometimes dropped the guys or, more likely, led them up the hill. But then again, I have also been passed by old men on mountain bikes with knobby tires.

[martinkap]

I am more often dropped by boys than I drop them...

However, two days ago I lived through a new low point of my cycling 'carrier' ! I was dropped by 2 runners as I was cycling up the hill. I was trying to ride above 8mph (it is a steep hill but not long) and suddenly I hear huffing and puffing and two guys run past me!

At least they had shirts off, spandex shorts and very nice bod's! I prefer to be dropped by someone with nice posterior views ...

[tribogota]

Had never heard the "dropping" bit, but where I ride, I don't drop anyone, boys or girls, young or old...matter of fact, didn't even know I was supposed too! Sometimes I don't even drop runners, guy ran up the hill 10k an hour the other day, me pufffing to keep up.

[ny biker]

I've been passed by runners on hills more than once. Makes me laugh every time. I was built for endurance, not speed.

[Eden]

Geezum - why not put a deer costume on and run around in the woods during hunting season....

Well OK, maybe overeager commuter boys don't shoot at you, but just being female and wearing a team kit around here puts a big bullseye on your back for some dudes (and a few women....). I can't imagine how bad it would be with a jersey like that.

[ny biker]

Not to get all serious and everything, but I don't really understand what riding faster than men, or riding fast at all, has to do with not being afraid of or intimidated by cycling. You can be slow as molasses and still embrace the sport and have passion for it.

[smilingcat]

Geezum - why not put a deer costume on and run around in the woods during hunting season....

Well OK, maybe overeager commuter boys don't shoot at you, but just being female and wearing a team kit around here puts a big bullseye on your back for some dudes (and a few women....). I can't imagine how bad it would be with a jersey like that.

But it might make you train to go faster??

I still prefer the she loves hills she loves them not jersey...

[redrhodie]

That jersey would be especially funny if worn by a man.

[Eden]

But it might make you train to go faster??

nah- the people who do that sort of thing are generally on the trail, which I tend to avoid, but during the summer my husband announces one night a week at the velodrome. I go to meet him there and while I could totally avoid the MUP, it would be inconvenient and its an active rest day for me, so I'm not looking to be a speed demon anyway (not to mention too fast on a MUP is not safe). I never seem to fail to pick up some silent wheel sucker who seems to think they are racing me.... and since I tend towards the polite and cautious on the MUP I'm often slowing for traffic and won't pass in unsafe places. This means mr competitive commuter usually pushes by me(generally in an unsafe manner at a narrow portion of the trail or by blowing through a stop sign) somewhere and I end up leap frogging him for a while until I either slow down for too long and don't catch up again or drop him completely. Track is done for the season, but the last time I went out it was a dude on a single speed (not a fixie, I saw him coast) who was no where near geared high enough to keep out in front of me, but it sure was funny to watch him spin like mad trying.

[Jen72]

Not to get all serious and everything, but I don't really understand what riding faster than men, or riding fast at all, has to do with not being afraid of or intimidated by cycling. You can be slow as molasses and still embrace the sport and have passion for it.

When i first started riding I was always being passed by everyone else. Now, 2 months later I rarely get passed and end up passing a lot of people. I feel a certain satisfaction in this and see it as a mark of my improvement. There is absolutely nothing wrong with riding slow and enjoying that but for that competitive streak I love being able to pass people. I especially love to pass boys but more often than not they still pass me.

[Eden]

Not to get all serious and everything, but I don't really understand what riding faster than men, or riding fast at all, has to do with not being afraid of or intimidated by cycling. You can be slow as molasses and still embrace the sport and have passion for it.

Afraid? not sure I follow you? Dropping boys or being dropped by them isn't the issue, but rather attracting every dude who wants to prove their manhood by taking on the girl riding her commuter bike and carrying a 15 lb messenger bag, when all I really want is a peaceful commute... I'd rather not encourage those types.