I get along pretty well with my DF bretheren. Frankly, some recumbent riders have thin skins...as do
some DF riders. My reaction to the few comments I have gotten' depends on my mood and the attitude
of deliverer. Last year on a century I was riding with a group of DFs. An organized pace line of 4
passed us and the lead rider said "Get a real bike"! I said to the group I was with "I'm gonna catch
em"! So I cranked it up. However, I stayed behind them and forced them to up their pace. The began
to be more concerned about me passing them than maintaining an time intervaled pace line. Finally
after about 8/10 miles of this I passed them them "rubber banded them" for 5 or so miles. At a
convience store about 10 miles from the end of this century, I stopped and got a gatoraid. I watched
as the passed. I got moving again...Their pace was down..well way down and part of the original
group I was with was just behin them. One said "I thought you were gonna catch them"? I said "I did
and I hurt them"...At this point of most centuries, the 90 mile mark with 104 left I was still
maitaining a fair pace. Eventually I saw the four again, they were laying on the grass sucking
liquid. I waved as I passed. As it turned out my truck was parked facing the end of the ride. I got
to to it put my bike to bed, got a cold one outta the cooler and stretched out on the hood. I
toasted the four again with my brewski as they passed. It was a hot day the first of many. The truth
is that I have a metabolism the works best in the heat. In the cooler times I have to overdress to
get up a lather. Sometimes this doesn't work either. I was riding a STRADA with the stock seat at
full recline. I also had about 2.5K of riding in most of it fast paced longish rides. This year with
all the rain and cooler than normal weather here I have....wait a minute...621 miles on the AERO,
say about 75 on the bikeE. Actually, I get so many positive remarks about my bikes that unless I'm
in a pissy mood I shed off the occaisional snide or snub. The world is full of morons and I resemble
that at times. The number of riders here is I'd say about 25% of what it normally
is. On Saturdays this time of the year large groups of tourers usually come here to ride the flat
nice roads and enjoy the seafood. Smaller groups of competitive and team riders are scarce also.
Visits to my shop by out of town riders is way down. Anyone interested in a nice Bacchetta stock
or custom? I would even consider possibly delivering it in the Mid Atlantic for the cost of UPS
ground. I actually did this last year...all the way to NY. Well I visited my sister too.
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Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and Sports,
Inc 1-800-586-6645 "Mark Leuck" <
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> "Mike" <
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> > I am sure all of you get this **** when your riding. The DF riders
saying
> > "Stand up and peddle". Maybe a response from a bent ride should be
"Can't
> it
> > just too comfortable"
Some other DF'ers should clue the rest of them
in,
> > they have worn out "stand up and peddle". Why can't I ride with no
> comment's
> > what is wrong with people, it's a bicycle not a UFO.
> >
> > I did get sweet revenge on a DF rider who yelled "Stand up and peddle",
> he
> > passed me and further down the road got a flat. He had the nerve to ask
if
> I
> > had a tire pump. I responded yes but it only works on recumbents.
The
> guy
> > was to stupid to comment on that.
> >
> > I should just ignore all of them and enjoy my ride.
> >
> > Comments ?
>
> Wierd, I've never had anyone say that to me