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If you felt the need to be at the front and got there by carving others up then you are one of those who seriously need to take along, hard look at the way you ride in group, particularly when you're not used to riding with those around you. I'm not having a go at you personally, as I don't think you were one of those who carved me up. |
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10-07-06, 11:06 AM | #12 |
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I had a few times when I was overtaken on right hand bends which I wasn't too happy about. I rarely overtook other bikes (slow and steady me) but when I did it was on straights with plenty of room for me to get back in in front of them (as I see it as being up to me to make sure there is room to get back in before I start the overtake). I also don't over take anything on solid whites I feel they are generally there for a reason.
Generally I tried to move over if I could. There weren't many incidents (for me) and they didn't spoil an otherwise great day. |
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If theres no gap to pull back into once you have completed your overtake don't overtake. If you want to race go and do a track day.
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10-07-06, 11:40 AM | #14 |
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people seem to like diceing with on coming cars personly i think they would hurt if you hit one i did a few over takings but would like to think they were safe, i usually only go quickly on the nice twisty lanes(cuz i love the bends ) and anyway whats the rush?
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didnt we have this last year???
Its always gonna happen in large groups. Everyone wants to show off. But Scoobs put it simply enough. |
10-07-06, 12:08 PM | #16 | |
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The priority should be a smooth, safe, flow of bikes getting to point B unscathed. Although I know not everyone holds this point of view, if we scaled down the overall pace by 10% I feel this would be advantageous, as there were plenty of folk that seemed to feel the need to catch up with the bike in front, even though they would never have been left behind because of the excellent marker system we had in place. Personally I'm glad this has been voiced in public, as a little adult discussion on the matter might help any "offenders" get the picture. . |
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10-07-06, 12:14 PM | #17 |
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Maybe the problem lies more in the fact that an event such as the AR06 is a celebration and getting together of like minded people to enjoy both a pleasant ride and good company.
The mind set should be a lot different than your usual weekend blat with a few mates on roads you know etc. |
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Thankfully, this didn't happen but I thought it bad that the standard of riding was a main topic of conversation at the breaks. This wasn't the case last year. |
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I would suggest that the others that were seen were nothing more than a lack of correct judgement on their part at the time of the incident. Something that happens, especially when riding with so many other bikes. |
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10-07-06, 12:37 PM | #20 | |
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I think we ought to make this clear - most participants, by an enormous margin, rode in a manner that gave no-one else cause for complaint. I wouldn't like to think that this discussion would turn anyone away from participating in future events, it simply wasn't a worry for most riders at all, and for the rest not for most of the time - I'm sure about this.
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