I think we're getting into generalizations here. Car drivers, recreational cyclists, long-distance riders, truck drivers, pedestrians, competitive cyclists out training--there are of course bad apples in every bunch. Maybe I'm lucky, but most of the racers I've ridden/trained with on public roads are conscientious and careful around slower riders. I've seen more errant moves when riding with a more mixed "club" group.
On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 10:31:18 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > That says to me racers have no business being out on the public roads. > > On 05/22/2016 08:10 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > I'm sorry about your experience. I wish we lived in a world where > > basic civility could reliably produce a like response. In general I > > am willing to deal with the negatives without giving up my choice to > > be civil.... but > > > > From my long past racing brain. It's not a lane, it's a line. In > > racing a rider takes a line and those behind him are expected to > > respect that line. They can pass on the left or the right but trying > > to force a rider off his line is foul play. Having gone past a rider, > > it is acceptable to cut in front, even if it forces someone else to > > slow down. It is analogous to taking a lane in traffic. From the > > racers point of view, you took a line to the right and you became > > responsible for whatever might be in that line -sewer grates, > > potholes, debris, whatever. So... the expected strategy is that the > > rider in front will take and hold the line he considers most > > advantages to himself. Unfortunately you chose kindness & civility, > > which have no space in a racers brain. When riding on the local roads > > in Vt., I typically take a line just to the left of the fog line. > > This forces cars and racers to move to the left to pass me and if > > they don't give me enough space, I have room to my right to find safety. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
