What have you done on your bike today?
- Thread starter The GOAT
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Went on a group ride today...pissed off some dude cause I passed him, he was ruining all the fun curves and I had enough having to apply brake like a bitch at every turn, he's one of them straight line heroes. Those of you who know me know a) I'm a chill dude, b) I'm a relatively safe rider, not a risk taker. Apparently I follow too close and I put people in danger. I was just trying to enjoy my ride and keep up with the two leads in front of him setting the pace. I was postion 4.
Low energy, low intelligence, he didn't need to threaten me with violence over a perfectly executed pass on a fun twisty road. I managed to de-escalate, words are just words and my ego's in check, else I'da put round through his forehead.
He ended up leaving a few stops later, I lead the rest of the ride soon after, and everyone had a great time. Know your skill level and ride accordingly.
Low energy, low intelligence, he didn't need to threaten me with violence over a perfectly executed pass on a fun twisty road. I managed to de-escalate, words are just words and my ego's in check, else I'da put round through his forehead.
He ended up leaving a few stops later, I lead the rest of the ride soon after, and everyone had a great time. Know your skill level and ride accordingly.
The thing i have said in the past to my son is not to ride out of your comfort zone. The good news is my son has sold his bikes now he's a father, sounds selfish on my part but riding in Southampton is dangerous as driving standards are beyond a joke. The three crashes i've had while on here just to make thing's clear and talking dangerous were not my fault.
Glad you had a good ride out minus the novice.
We've had unsafe riders on our group rides. The word soon gets about and they become persona non grata. They don't get invited or turn up for the next ride.
I avoid groups ride altogether now. Went out with a couple of mates a few weeks ago. One of them is an ex-police rider who doesn't ride mental fast but does know exactly what he's doing. The other was a novice who only took his bike test when he inherited a little Honda CB500 twin from his dad. He didn't have either the horsepower or the experience to rip it up so we just rode at his pace and as he insisted on riding at the back as he doesn't like having anyone behind him, we made a point of maintaining perfect road positioning to set him an example and help him develop his skills.
Forcing yourself to slow down and concentrate on riding smooth and getting every turn just right actually made for quite an enjoyable ride and it wasn't that slow as our novice mate grew in confidence through the day.
Forcing yourself to slow down and concentrate on riding smooth and getting every turn just right actually made for quite an enjoyable ride and it wasn't that slow as our novice mate grew in confidence through the day.
Having recently done this for my own lad and his pal .. luke and luca i can confirm its a really nice day out
You’ll remember John from the Ireland trip - slow John - we soon realised the best thing to do with a slow rider, is let them get on with it and they’ll catch up when we stop.
The worst thing he’d do is overtaking - you couldn’t follow him past anything because he isn’t aware you’re going with him and space accordingly. He’d start slowing before making the pass, leaving you hanging you out to dry.
So leave him at the back and we’ll see you later!
Is there really any need to have them wear their initials on their high-viz, FFS!Having recently done this for my own lad and his pal .. luke and luca i can confirm its a really nice day out
