The young pup still has to learn how to pass someone with credit. First, you blow past at *at least* a 5 mph differential; second, you control your panting so that you can keep your mouth closed and nose breath as you go by. Third, you must be in the hooks. Fourth, you casually lift your *right forefinger* in greeting with a very brief sideways glance -- angle of head turn *no more* than 30*. Fifth, in a *very casual, conversational voice* you say, "Nice bike." Lastly, and most important, *you turn off no more than 400 yards ahead and disappear* before you start puking up your guts.
Patrick Moore, going out right now to chase down some roadies on his Fargo in humid ABQ, NM (who finds local roadies pleasant, and finds this list pretty forgiving in fact). On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:10 PM, 'pb' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: "Conversations like this remind me of a time a couple years back when I was entering my own neighborhood in the evening. I was on a fully racy carbon Look, and I'd just ridden the 45 miles/3500 feet of elevation, home from a long day of work at the office. I'd also ridden to work that morning, leaving the house at 5:15 a.m. I had office clothes and shoes and a laptop in my Timbuktu bag, and I was moving quite slowly, because I was three blocks from home, and, as the Brits say, thoroughly knackered. A 20-something fellow in street clothes on a Surly with an upright set-up caught me and passed me quite emphatically. He said nothing, and looked straight ahead with a grin. Yanno, when I pass other cyclists, especially if I am moving much faster than they are, I usually pass slowly and say hello, because I don't want to be perceived as being an a*****e, because I hate to startle people, and because I want other cyclists to feel happy and encouraged. " -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
