Reply to: DaveB is obviously disturbed.

[glebe digital]

'Hubbards' lolz

https://youtu.be/PWIGnkD2Ut8

[greenlake]

They make eye contact if you are wearing a skirt, wear pink or look sufficiently female. Male drivers even smile at you...

Indeed....

[Jog On]

According to a poster the other day, she wants you to "man up".

Personally, I suspect that will involve a trip to the mortuary....

7 Tips On How To Get Your Wife To Stop Nagging - CNN iReport

[BrilloPad]

I call bulltulip, she does nothing but complain

According to a poster the other day, she wants you to "man up".

Personally, I suspect that will involve a trip to the mortuary....

[SimonMac]

Your wife did not complain last night.

I call bulltulip, she does nothing but complain

[BrilloPad]

You must be fatter than MF then

Your wife did not complain last night.

[SimonMac]

Getting fit benefits one mentally.....

You must be fatter than MF then

[original PM]

I'm just amazed how much these dudes are prepared to spend! Rolled up to one guy last week on a Giant TCR advance, deep rim carbon wheels, nice rig, but the actual benefit over a well maintained 'budget' bike is so small it seems insane to me. He was also in full Sunweb kit, but the gut gave the game away somewhat.

All the gear... no idea!

[SueEllen]

Working at one of the best hedge funds, I spoke to one of the MDs about triathlon. He is probably a billionaire.

He thought the prices were utterly ridiculous.

That's why he's a billionaire...

[BrilloPad]

I'm just amazed how much these dudes are prepared to spend! Rolled up to one guy last week on a Giant TCR advance, deep rim carbon wheels, nice rig, but the actual benefit over a well maintained 'budget' bike is so small it seems insane to me. He was also in full Sunweb kit, but the gut gave the game away somewhat.

Working at one of the best hedge funds, I spoke to one of the MDs about triathlon. He is probably a billionaire.

He thought the prices were utterly ridiculous.

[glebe digital]

I'm just amazed how much these dudes are prepared to spend! Rolled up to one guy last week on a Giant TCR advance, deep rim carbon wheels, nice rig, but the actual benefit over a well maintained 'budget' bike is so small it seems insane to me. He was also in full Sunweb kit, but the gut gave the game away somewhat.

[vetran]

But the point is the passing with inches to spare with a 15-20 miles an hour speed difference should work both ways - either you can do it or you can't.

its physics innit.

100KG of lycra & bike striking a glancing blow to a 2 ton car will probably result in scratches as the bike will decelerate quickly.

a 2 ton car hitting a 100KG of lycra & bike will probably result in death that is a lot of energy to dissipate.

[SueEllen]

But the point is the passing with inches to spare with a 15-20 miles an hour speed difference should work both ways - either you can do it or you can't.

Doesn't work like that I'm afraid.

In the worse case:
1. The road warrior can scratch your car as they aren't injuring a person.

2. You will either end up in an accident situation injuring a person, or with points and a fine from the police.

[original PM]

Yep.

If the road warrior hits your car it will scratch the car not you personally.

If you hit the road warrior you will likely injure him.

Plus depending where you are in the country the road warrior could be a plain clothes police officer doing the close pass thing or similar a lot of police forces have decided to do, so you would either be given "advice" on your driving or get points and a fine.

But the point is the passing with inches to spare with a 15-20 miles an hour speed difference should work both ways - either you can do it or you can't.

[SueEllen]

So here's one for the cyclists amongst you.

Sat in traffic this morning and some cyclist road warrior went roaring down the inside doing 15-20 miles an hour missing cars by inches.

But if I go past a cyclist with a 15-20 mile an hour difference only give them 'inches' of space - everyone loses their minds.

Can anyone explain?

Yep.

If the road warrior hits your car it will scratch the car not you personally.

If you hit the road warrior you will likely injure him.

Plus depending where you are in the country the road warrior could be a plain clothes police officer doing the close pass thing or similar a lot of police forces have decided to do, so you would either be given "advice" on your driving or get points and a fine.