yanpa wrote:Samurai_Jerk wrote:yanpa wrote:wagyl wrote:Just like the middle aged man in lycra (because it always is) can remember to change down his gears as he is slowing down to a stop.
Dat is what I mean. Sure, occasionally one ends up stopping without a change to change down, but seems every time I get stuck behind a road cyclist at lights they power away with all the acceleration of an obachan on a mamachari.
I don't get it either. I always try to gear down for my own sake not because I give a fuck about being in the way of motorists.
BTW I'm talking from the viewpoint of being another cyclist. Fucking annoying because quite often there's no space to pass until they've crawled up to speed anyway.
I think it mostly happens because people are always trying to race to beat the red light and then stopping at the last second.