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09-20-16, 08:58 PM
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Lots of these fast pace line issues can be settled in the parking lot before the ride. OP never stated what they were training for nor the milage. Not sure why this thread became a thing... OP was simply stating the rules of their Tuesday night ride.
But to say that there aren't any ego's... Who are you crappin"
You can't fake fitness. You either hang or not. I've known guys who were fast as ****, but have no common sense and all road debris finds them. You have to have a second sense for this stuff. You have to feel the pressure and feel or what's happening in front, to the side and behind you.
All my years of playing hockey prepared me well for fast pacelining. Red Wings Suck BTW.
But to say that there aren't any ego's... Who are you crappin"
You can't fake fitness. You either hang or not. I've known guys who were fast as ****, but have no common sense and all road debris finds them. You have to have a second sense for this stuff. You have to feel the pressure and feel or what's happening in front, to the side and behind you.
All my years of playing hockey prepared me well for fast pacelining. Red Wings Suck BTW.
09-21-16, 07:49 AM
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I'd say you did your part then but that begs another question. With these sidewalk racers running stoplights, do they have their own protocol of what to yell? To warn others in sidewalk group when doing something especially stupid for instance? Or is it every man for himself?
09-21-16, 11:02 PM
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I started riding with this girl recently. She's a bit squirrelly and definitely not a strong rider. Sometimes she veers a little too far into traffic and doesn't obey traffic rules. This morning, I noticed a car coming up behind us and, knowing her tendency to drift, I yelled, "Car back!" She gave me this mean glare and replied, "Why do you have yell 'Car back!' like that. Can't you just say, 'There's a car behind us'?" 
I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter. 
I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter.
09-22-16, 08:47 AM
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I started riding with this girl recently. She's a bit squirrelly and definitely not a strong rider. Sometimes she veers a little too far into traffic and doesn't obey traffic rules. This morning, I noticed a car coming up behind us and, knowing her tendency to drift, I yelled, "Car back!" She gave me this mean glare and replied, "Why do you have yell 'Car back!' like that. Can't you just say, 'There's a car behind us'?" I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter.
I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter. 
09-22-16, 08:51 AM
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I started riding with this girl recently. She's a bit squirrelly and definitely not a strong rider. Sometimes she veers a little too far into traffic and doesn't obey traffic rules. This morning, I noticed a car coming up behind us and, knowing her tendency to drift, I yelled, "Car back!" She gave me this mean glare and replied, "Why do you have yell 'Car back!' like that. Can't you just say, 'There's a car behind us'?" I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter.
I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter. You should consider trying intervals.
09-22-16, 10:49 AM
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I started riding with this girl recently. She's a bit squirrelly and definitely not a strong rider. Sometimes she veers a little too far into traffic and doesn't obey traffic rules. This morning, I noticed a car coming up behind us and, knowing her tendency to drift, I yelled, "Car back!" She gave me this mean glare and replied, "Why do you have yell 'Car back!' like that. Can't you just say, 'There's a car behind us'?" I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter.
I try my best not to be a jerk, but I admit that I sometimes yell at her. Did I mention she is my 8-year-old daughter. He says the same thing about "car back" - "Why does it have to be so blunt, can't you say something more pleasant"
Me: "Umm, it's easy to say and to the point."
He also likes to run over every single twig, branch, pot hole, etc.
"Why did you just run over that branch in the road"
"I didn't want to veer out of my lane"
"Well then, you can change your own flat then."
09-23-16, 01:45 AM
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This is my partner whenever we ride around town together or out to eat.
He says the same thing about "car back" - "Why does it have to be so blunt, can't you say something more pleasant"
Me: "Umm, it's easy to say and to the point."
He also likes to run over every single twig, branch, pot hole, etc.
"Why did you just run over that branch in the road"
"I didn't want to veer out of my lane"
"Well then, you can change your own flat then."
He says the same thing about "car back" - "Why does it have to be so blunt, can't you say something more pleasant"
Me: "Umm, it's easy to say and to the point."
He also likes to run over every single twig, branch, pot hole, etc.
"Why did you just run over that branch in the road"
"I didn't want to veer out of my lane"
"Well then, you can change your own flat then."
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Birth Certificate, Passport, Marriage License Driver's License and Residency Permit all say I'm a Fred. I guess there's no denying it.
10-05-16, 02:53 PM
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Actually, the guys in the group all knew and respected each other and had nothing to prove to each other. It was just a fun hammer ride with a quickly rotating double paceline. Seriously, no egos. I know it's hard to believe - cyclists being cyclists and all - but I'm not crappin'.
No worries. Never been to a single game. College hockey is more fun.
10-05-16, 03:00 PM
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Nice!
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
10-05-16, 03:26 PM
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Nice!
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9o-5mHDZt8
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9o-5mHDZt8
10-06-16, 05:38 PM
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Nice!
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9o-5mHDZt8
Here's a clip from our last trip up Libby Hill. BEST week ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9o-5mHDZt8
Did a couple laps there last night. Had the sound turned off so nobody could yell at me. (unless you count texting in ALL CAPS)
10-10-16, 07:44 AM
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We make every rider in our group read this, in it's entirety, before they are allowed to ride with us.
12-21-16, 05:09 PM
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I signed "your saddle is too low and you're too fat for this sport" to a Fred in earbuds last week. I haven't seen him on the road since, so I'm assuming he sold his bike and has picked up golf.
12-22-16, 08:24 AM
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