Last night, on my way back home thorough the South Devon hills I spotted two roadies in front of me. It always makes me pedal faster when I see someone in front, so I did. Shortly I managed to catch them up during a gentle, long climb. They didn't know I was coming, as my Marin with slicks is very quiet. I slowed down and stayed behind them, as the lane was quite narrow. They heard me reducing the gear, looked behind and they did that thing which makes me hate the "shaved legs club riders": they started cycling one next to each other, despite the fact that road was narrow and twisty, cars coming from both directions...
They tried to leave me behind, but there was another hill, much steeper and longer - they were out of the saddle, thinking I'd stay way behind... No way, boys! I pushed it as hard as I could, staying still on the saddle, but I couldn't overtake the twats, because they didn't let me through!
It was the first time I loved the horrible noise my front Koolstops make - I kept getting my front wheel between them and then braking slightly... I bet they didn't feel comfortable pushing their racing road machines as fast as their shaved legs let them, when there was some hairy, full-bearded bloke on an old mtb with full mudguards trying to squeeze in between them and braking uphill...
At the end I managed to overtake them. I was going to give them some rant, but instead I said "alright, boys?" Didn't hear anything in reply...
Is it some kind of a rule of being in a club that you have to take the whole lane, even when there are cars and other cyclist (oh, no... that's impossible!) behind you?
They tried to leave me behind, but there was another hill, much steeper and longer - they were out of the saddle, thinking I'd stay way behind... No way, boys! I pushed it as hard as I could, staying still on the saddle, but I couldn't overtake the twats, because they didn't let me through!
It was the first time I loved the horrible noise my front Koolstops make - I kept getting my front wheel between them and then braking slightly... I bet they didn't feel comfortable pushing their racing road machines as fast as their shaved legs let them, when there was some hairy, full-bearded bloke on an old mtb with full mudguards trying to squeeze in between them and braking uphill...
At the end I managed to overtake them. I was going to give them some rant, but instead I said "alright, boys?"
Didn't hear anything in reply...Is it some kind of a rule of being in a club that you have to take the whole lane, even when there are cars and other cyclist (oh, no... that's impossible!) behind you?
