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I Beat A Pedalcyclist Today
In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> I was first in line at a red light. A serious pedalcyclist (i.e. not > some overweight, out-of-shape couch potato out for a joyride, but a > serious athlete), complete with skin-tight spandex pants and a yellow > shirt with sponsors' logos all over it, came up in the bike lane next > to me. He stopped his bike completely inside the intersection, with > his back tire in front of the crosswalk (pedalcyclists often do this > as a courtesy, as it allows automobile drivers to use the bike lane to > turn right on red). Said outfit means nothing. I don't wear such clothing. Some years back when I still rode a POS, heavy bike I rutinely had guys dressed like that decide to race me. They never won. > When the light turned green, I accelerated as I normally do - no > dumping the clutch, no wheelspin, just my standard, non-Slothful > launch - and beat him across the intersection by at least two > carlengths. I've had corvette drivers accelerate hard, reving engine, a little wheel spin, etc to prove their car was faster than my bicycle. That aside, normal acceleration with a motor vehicle should beat a bicyclist... However many people are sloths and actually slow me down while biking. |
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