Re: E Bike - speeding?
Posted: 12 Aug 2019, 5:17pm
JohnW
This morning I went for a ride toward Manchester from Leigh on the Bridgewater arm of the L&L canal to check out the newly laid sections of towpath mentioned by RickH on another thread.
The ride was an out and back of 20miles.
On the clear visibility sections I was riding comfortably at 14 to 15mph,slowing to perhaps 6 to 8mph sometimes slower depending on circumstances for pedestrians,bridges and other cyclists,etc,passing the time of day with them with reciprocal nods,waves and good mornings.
Of the dozen or so other cyclists that I passed coming the opposite way I counted three e-bikes,all cyclists but one were riding responsibly,the one that wasn't was a chap I'd estimate in his 60's riding a non electric road bike who was riding far too quick for the conditions approx 18 to 20mph,when he passed me without aknowledgement,pedestrians and children in obvious evidence,I stopped and watched as he slalomed between them without warning or notice.
Idiot
The truth of it is,there's idiots about wherever you go,whether e-assisted or not.
I feel I must take issue with you regarding differentiating between cyclist and what you think aren't real cyclists,they're all cyclists,most are responsible some are idiots whether assisted or not,but all are cyclists cycling.
That's the fact of it,which stems from a lack of responsibility and as you rightly say a 'get out of my way' attitude by a minority of the public whatever mode of transport.
This morning I went for a ride toward Manchester from Leigh on the Bridgewater arm of the L&L canal to check out the newly laid sections of towpath mentioned by RickH on another thread.
The ride was an out and back of 20miles.
On the clear visibility sections I was riding comfortably at 14 to 15mph,slowing to perhaps 6 to 8mph sometimes slower depending on circumstances for pedestrians,bridges and other cyclists,etc,passing the time of day with them with reciprocal nods,waves and good mornings.
Of the dozen or so other cyclists that I passed coming the opposite way I counted three e-bikes,all cyclists but one were riding responsibly,the one that wasn't was a chap I'd estimate in his 60's riding a non electric road bike who was riding far too quick for the conditions approx 18 to 20mph,when he passed me without aknowledgement,pedestrians and children in obvious evidence,I stopped and watched as he slalomed between them without warning or notice.
Idiot
The truth of it is,there's idiots about wherever you go,whether e-assisted or not.
I feel I must take issue with you regarding differentiating between cyclist and what you think aren't real cyclists,they're all cyclists,most are responsible some are idiots whether assisted or not,but all are cyclists cycling.
That's the fact of it,which stems from a lack of responsibility and as you rightly say a 'get out of my way' attitude by a minority of the public whatever mode of transport.