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So really this is just about your bias confirmation then. EVs are only unusually quiet at walking pace, hence the strange futuristic noises they now emit in car parks. Once they are moving at traffic speed, they make about the same amount of noise as any other modern car. It's mostly tyre noise you hear when a car is approaching from behind (unless it's something like a Ferrari).
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Those boat flares tend to keep everyone on there toes. Hard to get any long rides in before they fizzle out.
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They're just fine with the no shirt, the misadjusted brakes and whatever other issues your bike has, but they quibble over a legitimate piece of safety equipment? Are you riding with the Bizarro Racers?
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I try not to ride bikes that aren't in good shape in the groups, but yeah stuff like mirrors and lights are indicative of a slow rider. The no shirt thing is weird but doesn't scream slow rider
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If mirrors aren't your circle's thing, then get a rear proximity sensor that tells you to get out of the way when a car approaches.
Or install a rear camera with a camera app for your phone.
Your group will be so impressed by how techy you are.
Or install a rear camera with a camera app for your phone.
Your group will be so impressed by how techy you are.
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And since that thread was about responses to rolling coal, bringing up EVs in that thread (which you did) was ridiculous in the first place.
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Y'know what screams slow rider? Slow riding. Y'know what doesn't scream slow rider? Pretty much everything else. Seriously, if you want to use safety equipment, are you really going to leave it off because you won't get to sit next to the cool kids at lunch? Put the stuff on your bike and ride fast and disprove people's preconceptions. If you can't ride fast, put the stuff on your bike because it will be truth in advertising.
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Y'know what screams slow rider? Slow riding. Y'know what doesn't scream slow rider? Pretty much everything else. Seriously, if you want to use safety equipment, are you really going to leave it off because you won't get to sit next to the cool kids at lunch? Put the stuff on your bike and ride fast and disprove people's preconceptions. If you can't ride fast, put the stuff on your bike because it will be truth in advertising.
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I pass the Cat 1 boys all the time on flat roads. They **** their kit when I dink my bell and chat them casually as they drool over their stems. Watching them in one of my two mirrors jump in vain as I smoothly ride them off the wheel of my recumbent. I usually string them out for 4-5 minutes before going hard.
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The LBS I trust the most has this weird internally geared custom made bike with bullhorns, I doubt anyone took it off the dudes hands. has 3 gears, maybe the big dog is heavy enough to keep up with the fast squads? Ill have to talk to the owner, should get real handlebars, some rich dude got it custom build and never even took it out of the shop..
it?
Get something normal.
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I have two tailights, a front light, and bell. Two mirrors
I pass the Cat 1 boys all the time on flat roads. They **** their kit when I dink my bell and chat them casually as they drool over their stems. Watching them in one of my two mirrors jump in vain as I smoothly ride them off the wheel of my recumbent. I usually string them out for 4-5 minutes before going hard.
I pass the Cat 1 boys all the time on flat roads. They **** their kit when I dink my bell and chat them casually as they drool over their stems. Watching them in one of my two mirrors jump in vain as I smoothly ride them off the wheel of my recumbent. I usually string them out for 4-5 minutes before going hard.
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