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you rule, that a$$hol3 has nothing on you
Comment by azael — August 11, 2008 @ 3:02 pm
Oh I’m not saying I was innocent, I was just after a faster, lazier ride. The response seemed a little extreme.
Aerodynamically speaking he was getting a slight benefit from me being back there, I smoothed out the slip stream by elongating it! His ride was smoother than if he had been riding solo
Comment by admin — August 11, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
WTF? Draft, draft, draft? I’m with rider 2, if you’re taking a freebie, you’re obligated to oblige or else stop sucking wheel. What exactly does drafting do for you anyway? I prefer working up front at my own pace rather than being dragged down the road at someone else’s.
He was benefiting from your drafting him? Please..we’re not NASCARs. I know I LOVE to be drafted, it helps me go so much faster..not.
Comment by JackH — August 12, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Hey that .0005% streamlining benefit counts!
Comment by admin — August 12, 2008 @ 10:17 am
From a training standpoint, being on a mountain bike and trying to keep up with someone on a road bike is not a walk in the park. Since I don’t have a power meter on the MTB, I can only estimate the workload with speed and heart-rate. Drafting in this sense, if your partner is amenable to it, is your best bet for doing a type of motorpacing.
In this case, I incorrectly thought roadie 2 was ok with me drafting, roadie 2 incorrectly thought a mountain bike would pull him at his current rate of travel. It was all I could do to hold on. In my book, if you can hold on, do it. Reciprocate if you can and at least say thanks. During the ride he held a good line and seemed like someone safe enough to draft off of. The span between stoplights during the draft portion was about 3 miles. Traffic is whizzing by on our left. Passing and exchanging pulls would work only if both people were in pre-agreement and were communicating. Neither of us were doing that. It wasn’t the best display of cycling camaraderie, but it shouldn’t have been a dramatic thing either. When bike commuting I defer to the thought that cyclists in numbers are more visible to traffic and therefore safer. Plus it was a lot of fun to just go fast!
Comment by Brandon — August 12, 2008 @ 10:31 am