We're going to yell at you.
05-04-19, 08:26 AM
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Not quite the same circumstance, but I like when the slow guys behind repeatedly yell, “Gap!” in hopes that you’ll close it for them...
05-05-19, 10:59 AM
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If not yelled at.
05-05-19, 07:04 PM
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I assertively told (kinda yelled at 
) a couple of guys that were stopped and blocking the bike lanes of an MUP going up a local canyon yesterday that the needed to clear the lanes when stopped. This was after I whistled at them to let them know I was coming. The fat guy said, "Yeah, we saw you coming." Utterly clueless!!!
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) a couple of guys that were stopped and blocking the bike lanes of an MUP going up a local canyon yesterday that the needed to clear the lanes when stopped. This was after I whistled at them to let them know I was coming. The fat guy said, "Yeah, we saw you coming." Utterly clueless!!!via Imgflip Meme Generator
05-05-19, 07:06 PM
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Jamie, sorry to report I haven't made it to your book yet. I will. I have very much enjoyed the previous two! Please don't yell at me...
05-06-19, 05:43 AM
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I can only assume that the guys further away from the gap are yelling to those closer to the gap, as opposed to yelling to those on the other side of the gap.
05-06-19, 06:13 AM
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https://stcycling.com/common-terms-a...-a-group-ride/
05-06-19, 08:27 AM
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All sorts of things you're allowed to shout out.. here's a rundown:
https://stcycling.com/common-terms-a...-a-group-ride/
https://stcycling.com/common-terms-a...-a-group-ride/
05-06-19, 04:23 PM
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Oh and good to see this thread pop up. Jamie and I reference it when he was on the podcast last year. Road Is Dead: American Pro - Jamie Smith - Author, Cyclist
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05-06-19, 05:50 PM
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05-07-19, 05:05 PM
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05-09-19, 07:04 AM
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Hmmm, not sure if I want to be the first one in the group to try this, since I've never heard anyone do it here.
05-09-19, 09:43 AM
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That would make sense. It can def be annoying when someone in front of you lets a gap open, then you have to decide whether to let it keep opening or pull around them and sprint to catch back up to the group. Altho, at the same time, the person letting the gap open has to know this, right? Not sure how telling them will help motivate them to catch back up lol
Hmmm, not sure if I want to be the first one in the group to try this, since I've never heard anyone do it here.
Hmmm, not sure if I want to be the first one in the group to try this, since I've never heard anyone do it here.
05-12-19, 07:08 PM
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It finally happened, I got yelled at in a paceline. I was on a group ride and I was the third wheel in the group. I was being careful not to clip the wheel in front of me. I was on his wheel never more than a couple of feet from his wheel. The lady behind me screamed at me for freewheeling too much. She said I was slowing the rest of the riders behind me. I couldn't of gone much faster speed than I was going, but I didn't realize that not pedaling consistently was causing other riders problem. Lesson learned.
05-12-19, 07:45 PM
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It finally happened, I got yelled at in a paceline. I was on a group ride and I was the third wheel in the group. I was being careful not to clip the wheel in front of me. I was on his wheel never more than a couple of feet from his wheel. The lady behind me screamed at me for freewheeling too much. She said I was slowing the rest of the riders behind me. I couldn't of gone much faster speed than I was going, but I didn't realize that not pedaling consistently was causing other riders problem. Lesson learned.
05-12-19, 08:03 PM
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Feather the brakes (breaks), don't stop pedaling. When you stop pedaling, it causes a reaction that will transfer all the way back.
05-13-19, 06:23 AM
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It finally happened, I got yelled at in a paceline. I was on a group ride and I was the third wheel in the group. I was being careful not to clip the wheel in front of me. I was on his wheel never more than a couple of feet from his wheel. The lady behind me screamed at me for freewheeling too much. She said I was slowing the rest of the riders behind me. I couldn't of gone much faster speed than I was going, but I didn't realize that not pedaling consistently was causing other riders problem. Lesson learned.
ALWAYS pedal smooth, move smooth. NEVER pump pump coast pump pump coast.
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05-13-19, 07:49 AM
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05-13-19, 11:02 AM
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05-13-19, 02:00 PM
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Learn the art of soft-pedaling. Basically, you are coasting, but you keep turning the pedals over, just not fast enough to engage the pawls of the freewheel. It looks smoother, but more importantly it is smoother because you just have to increase the rotation a bit rather than starting from zero.