Would you let me draft on you?
04-01-21, 12:58 AM
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Lol my work is silly, I have to wear a mask and helmet when on site, so right before I get there I take my mask and helmet out of my milk crate and put them on. Then once I get past security and to my building, I air dry for a minute or two then put my shirt on and walk in. I work at a national lab run by the DOE.
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04-01-21, 04:01 AM
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04-02-21, 01:05 AM
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This doesn't make any sense.
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For the life of me, I can't figure out what purpose or pleasure someone derives from these same kinds of threads over and over again.
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I have been run into by too many unannounced commuters riding too close to my wheel for their skill level. So no. On my way to work, I would slow down until you felt compelled to pass. I can trackstand for a while.
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04-02-21, 09:43 AM
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04-02-21, 10:07 AM
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no free rides. if you're gonna draft, be ready to do your part.
oh, and we need to see pics of this milk-crate-copper-tubing setup. You don't worry about someone stealing the copper while you're at work?
oh, and we need to see pics of this milk-crate-copper-tubing setup. You don't worry about someone stealing the copper while you're at work?
04-02-21, 10:09 AM
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If people want to draft, I’m cool with it, but they need to run 18 to 20, so its usually more experienced guys. *Then there are those that blow by me doing 24. I did club rides for many years and am used to drafting and leading. Typically if the guy screws up behind me and touches my wheel, he’s (or she’s) the one who crashes. I always help them out with hand signals if they Jump on. Met lots of good people and shared many conversations with people I have met on the road or MUP.
When I bike commuted and was tired and drafted, would always ask to draft and thank them when one of us peeled off.
When I bike commuted and was tired and drafted, would always ask to draft and thank them when one of us peeled off.
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Just ask. "Hey, do you mind if I sit in?" Don't be surprised or hurt if the answer is no.
04-02-21, 02:41 PM
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I cant post a picture of my setup because I have a new account but if you search "check out my DIY aerobars ******" its the first result. ******ers ripped me a new one but I think most of them are pretty slow so im not worried about it
04-02-21, 03:28 PM
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Drafting has its + & - , however, I often wonder if the - is thought about when in the moment ready to draft. Example: You work your ninja moves to stealthily draft someone. That person has no clue you're there & you have no clue what they ate prior to riding. So as the adrenaline kicks up the watts for both riders, the leading rider has a tacobell false alarm; producing the most horrid flatulence ever expelled & the drafter's need for mass oxygen takes place, while also receiving the spent lunch stench from the lead rider. Nearly avoiding an insta-vomit event, the drafting continues. Just as they roll up to a decent climb, the lead rider fires a snot rocket in preparation of making it up the steep grade. The turbulence wicks the rocket around & back, smack dab on the forehead of the drafter. Hoping it was a june bug, the drafter realizes that the cold April weather is not ideal for such insects & drops back as they've come to accept that they'd rather earn the ride & enjoy the scenery.
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04-02-21, 08:20 PM
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I once had a racer dude doing a 60 miler. I was doing 100. I was surprised as I rolled by, he asked if he could sit on my wheel because it was windy and he was suffering. I don't mind if someone actually needs help. He was very appreciative and at his turn off, he asked me to pull over. He then reached in his back and pulled out a couple of gels. He asked me to take them seeing I helped him get back and saying he knew doing 100, he thought I might like to use them. I thought that was cool of him.
I did feel bad a couple months back. I rolled by some chick. She hopped my wheel and stayed there for a while and even chatted some but fell off on a short hill. I just kept my pace and rolled away. Later I saw on Strava that she did a 90 mile ride with a plan of 100 but she started struggling so she cut it short. Had I known she had about 85 when we crossed paths, I would have slowed half a step to help her out with the hundy!
I did feel bad a couple months back. I rolled by some chick. She hopped my wheel and stayed there for a while and even chatted some but fell off on a short hill. I just kept my pace and rolled away. Later I saw on Strava that she did a 90 mile ride with a plan of 100 but she started struggling so she cut it short. Had I known she had about 85 when we crossed paths, I would have slowed half a step to help her out with the hundy!
04-02-21, 08:46 PM
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I'm fat but my ride is only 7 miles, so Im faster than the serious cyclists out for long rides. I haven't been dropped on my commute yet, someone who can sustain 20 mph would do it but they might kill me when I try to chase them lmao https://www.******.com/r/bicycling/c...er_work_today/
