How was your cycle commute?

[chriswill]

What's drafting?

Slipstreaming

 

[ddraig]

no not out of order
did he look round? try and slow down to let you pass?
if not no bother
long way tho

 

[gentlegreen]

If it is a shared use path, it's fine anytime and you should consider them as much as you think they should consider you

It's not a "shared use path".
It's primarily a cycle path.
Created by a cycling group.
For a few hours each weekday it's a major transit route.

 

[chriswill]

He had no idea I was there I don't think. He jumped the lights and then didn't even shoulder check for the whole time I followed him. I'd have taken my turn on the front if necessary, maybe I'll see him tomorrow

 

[Orang Utan]

Slipstreaming

Which is?

 

[chriswill]

Which is?

Basically sitting on his back wheel where there is less air resitance due to the big cyclist shape hole he was making in the headwind

I'm not very good at explaining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafting_(aerodynamics)

 

[ddraig]

cycling behind someone else who is taking the wind resistance

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh right. Still don't understand tbh. Who is doing what and does one thing endanger the other?

 

[Orang Utan]

Just had a look at the wiki link. Would never want to be that close to anyone to find out how much it would affect my ride

 

[ddraig]

e2a posted for your post before that one^

oh come on
if someone is cycling in front they are taking the wind head on
the person cycling behind is benefiting by having less wind coming at them so less effort etc
i am sure chriswill would have swapped and taken the front position for a bit to even it out or repay the favour if it was needed
get that?

 

[ddraig]

and you'd still get some benefit a few feet away

 

[Orang Utan]

Don't get it, no. Would never cycle that close to anyone to notice any resistance lessening

 

[DownwardDog]

It's not a "shared use path".
It's primarily a cycle path.
Created by a cycling group.
For a few hours each weekday it's a major transit route.

That's a very car driver type attitude.

 

[gentlegreen]

That's a very car driver type attitude.

All I'm saying is everyone needs to play their part.
Fine to walk along there during the rush hour, but need to bear in mind that it is just that. (it should be obvious to anyone)
I expect no more of other road / path users than I do of myself.

The randomness of pedestrians may explain the hideous lights some use.

 

[joustmaster]

The fastest speed a cyclist has got to, drafting, is 167mph

 

[Biddlybee]

I don't like people up my arse, so slow down if they do it to me, they eventually overtake

A bit fell off my rear deraileur yesterday, luckily close to home and the bike shop... I guess the cabbie a few weeks back must've done a bit of damage after all.

Sounds wet out there today

 

[Crispy]

The effect you get from drafting is very noticeable, but I wouldn't make a habit of it while riding in the city. If the leading rider has to stop suddenly, then you'll crash into them. I had this happen to me many years ago and it completely fucked my rear wheel.

 

[hiccup]

First ride in without gloves since last year.

 

[8115]

I think someone may have been drafting me yesterday, after dark. I felt quite threatened and slowed to let them pass several times before they finally did (was a female too).

 

[gentlegreen]

First ride in without gloves since last year.

Why would you want to ride without gloves ?

 

[joustmaster]

Why would you want to ride without gloves ?

sweaty hands

 

[Pat24]

sweaty hands

Getting sweaty hands too, I will switch to the fingerless gloves from tomorrow. Hurray Spring! (Mind, the weather forecast doesn't look great next week)

 

[artyfarty]

I think someone may have been drafting me yesterday, after dark. I felt quite threatened and slowed to let them pass several times before they finally did (was a female too).

I sometimes draft in town, having been a club rider and raced I know how to follow a line. Occasionally you'll draft someone who knows the rules and which signals to make, then take your turn at the front. I only do it to people in club or racing kit, and am only happy to be drafted myself if the other person appears to know what they're doing. No end of stupid semi echelons forming this morning around Kennington. Why dont people signal and look over their shoulders?
Come the summer it's gonna be hell on the blue cycle lanes.

 

[8115]

I sometimes draft in town, having been a club rider and raced I know how to follow a line. Occasionally you'll draft someone who knows the rules and which signals to make, then take your turn at the front. I only do it to people in club or racing kit, and am only happy to be drafted myself if the other person appears to know what they're doing. No end of stupid semi echelons forming this morning around Kennington. Why dont people signal and look over their shoulders?
Come the summer it's gonna be hell on the blue cycle lanes.

I suppose I'd like to learn how to a bit more. I know how to signal and look over my shoulder as I used to ride a lot with headphones in (bad habit I know but it does teach you to check properly).

 

[hiccup]

Why would you want to ride without gloves ?

To feel the wind between my fingers

 

[The Boy]

It's not a "shared use path".
It's primarily a cycle path.
Created by a cycling group.
For a few hours each weekday it's a major transit route.

So a shared use path, then. If you are on a shared use path at rush hour you should be anticipating more cyclists to be present as well as more pedestrians. And you should be adjusting your speed accordingly.

Or riding on the road.

 

[pissflaps]

Or riding on the road.

or taking a bus.

 

[gentlegreen]

So a shared use path, then. If you are on a shared use path at rush hour you should be anticipating more cyclists to be present as well as more pedestrians. And you should be adjusting your speed accordingly.

Or riding on the road.

So we're saying that cyclists are allowed to wobble, pedestrians are allowed to take the piss ?
This isn't a path through a park, it's like a minor country road.
There's one bend in particular from where I've just emerged in that video where I would say it isn't actually safe for pedestrians.

 

[The Boy]

So we're saying that cyclists are allowed to wobble, pedestrians are allowed to take the piss ?
This isn't a path through a park, it's like a minor country road.

Of course cyclists are allowed to fucking wobble, you dolt. And I can't see any evidence in any of your videos of pedestrians "taking the piss". The only piss taking i can see is you rifling along at a completely unsuitable 15mph while blaring your horn and shouting at pedestrians who have done nothing wrong whatsoever.

You really are beyond parody sometimes, GG.

 

[pissflaps]

i'm curious - are you expecting to find some measure of solidarity with your behavior in here because (i presume) we all ride bikes a bit?