rider etiquette??????

[Gunchie]

they hate when we can keep up with/ leave them.....

They hate it even more when you pass them on a singlespeed... especially when climbing a mountain rode. When turn to say hi as I always do, they normal do respond though.

Since I am race coordintaor with Tony I like to tell the riders at the start of the race about good sportsmanship while racing.If you notice we have been getting alot of road racers enjoying our Mountainbike races and that's my chance to tell everyone as I did this Sunday " none of us are that good and your not going to get rich so just have fun and let people pass,if you were any good you would being riding stag 8 in France right now ! " I got some nice little snickers and a few chuckles... But that doesn't just mean roadies it's MTB's too. The road teams have been great for our races and we really enjoy having them in our series !

By the way 80% of my training is on the road :)

The funny thing is that in the races I race in there are PRO mountain bike riders, and they are always really friendly about passing. So why is it that the mountain racers who really are the best aren't smug, but the average joe road biker is? Still, I've met a lot of friendly roadies out here, so maybe it's a Midwest thing. We all love to pedal, so why can't we all get along.

[Vibrato]

We all love to pedal, so why can't we all get along.

Cause mean people suck and we don't. HAHA!

[Slim3]

Hey don't worry, this is a NATION-WIDE epidemic. Out here in the CA, you always get some smug dude riding a bike that he paid way too much for his ride and that his abilities doesn't even remotely fit it. The problem here is that these guys will come hammering down a decent, knowing that its a two-way trail that people are coming up, and they will literally run bikers and hikers alike off of the trail. Add that to a guy that is known as the "PHANTOM POOPER" who has picked out 2 or 3 trails that he really likes to leave his DNA on and you the perfect case study for trail etiquette.

Another guy that I don't like is the guy who has gotten faster, and now thinks that he is too good to ride with mere mortals. Always, intentionally, dropping the group even though he knows that it is a group fun ride.

[Gunchie]

Hey don't worry, this is a NATION-WIDE epidemic. Out here in the CA, you always get some smug dude riding a bike that he paid way too much for his ride and that his abilities doesn't even remotely fit it. The problem here is that these guys will come hammering down a decent, knowing that its a two-way trail that people are coming up, and they will literally run bikers and hikers alike off of the trail. Add that to a guy that is known as the "PHANTOM POOPER" who has picked out 2 or 3 trails that he really likes to leave his DNA on and you the perfect case study for trail etiquette.

Another guy that I don't like is the guy who has gotten faster, and now thinks that he is too good to ride with mere mortals. Always, intentionally, dropping the group even though he knows that it is a group fun ride.

Oh yeah, we got those kind of riders too. We also have a big shuttling problem were guys bomb down the trail with 6-7 inch travel bikes with no regard for anyone else. That's about the only time I elect to use the 'uphill rider has the right away' rule. I stay right in the middle and make them slow down. Better I get into a close call then the old couple behind me hiking. Hmmm... isn't everyone in CA smug though?

[Slim3]

Oh yeah, we got those kind of riders too. We also have a big shuttling problem were guys bomb down the trail with 6-7 inch travel bikes with no regard for anyone else. That's about the only time I elect to use the 'uphill rider has the right away' rule. I stay right in the middle and make them slow down. Better I get into a close call then the old couple behind me hiking. Hmmm... isn't everyone in CA smug though?

Not everyone, but there is a lot of smug people. They just don't have that down home charm like Midwesterners and Southerners do. I was actually suprised by the number of really cool riders out here. The one good thing about California is that a lot of folks out here upgrade components, bikes, and other parts for no darn reason other than the latest year model is out. Thats awesome because I buy a lot of great barely used parts off of them. Talk about thrifty shopping.

I hear that CO is the place to ride though. The group that I ride with the most just took a rode trip to Fruita this year. Great reviews!