|   Getting Passed | Steve
Sep 10, 2001 3:17 AM | | For my next event I will be racing for the first time in the expert classification, only because of my advanced age (55) and the fact that they make us old guys race 4 laps verses the 6 laps everybody else has to do. I expect to be passed (lapped actually) several times by truly great riders at the pro level; (Tinker, Tilford, Sheppard). I consider it an honor to be going to the start line with these guys.
Here's my question: What's the proper way to get passed, the last thing, and I mean the last thing I want to do is get in these guy's way!! So help me do the right thing . I know there are some great racers on this board, let know how you would like the slower rider in front of you to react when you pass them. |
| re: Getting Passed | KMan
Sep 10, 2001 11:09 AM | | Generally the faster rider doing the passing should yell out they want to pass on left/right. The slower rider "should" yield a bit and give them room to pass. That it
KMan |
| re: Getting Passed | dan
Sep 10, 2001 6:28 PM | | 1st.I'm not one of those great racers but have opinion.If you hear or see them coming pull over a bit and let them know you know that they're there and where to pass.sometimes you can just sense these faster riders aproaching!If they tell you they're passing just move over a bit.I race in the veteran class (35-44)and have to pass alot of younger riders and they always willingly yield.It's easy to say but don't get nervous about these riders coming.just race your race.I used to motorcycle roadrace and used be so nervous about the faster riders coiming by . |
| re: Getting Passed | alFred
Sep 12, 2001 6:07 AM | | on narrow singletrack:
if you're much slower (and you will hear it) let him know you aware of him and you will let him in as soon as trail permits.
when see safe place yell: "pulling out /right/left/ pass".
If there's no place for safe pass pull out and let the guy go.
If you are slower but not by much don't bother this is race for God sake |
| re: Getting Passed | trail bum
Nov 8, 2001 7:47 AM | | I would expect that if a faster rider came up behind me and wanted to get by, they would say something. If I knew they were not in my class
I would let them pass (without putting myself into trouble). If they were in my class, well then they would have to find their own way around. I don't mean to block the faster rider, but I'm not going to help the his position. |
| re: Getting Passed | Bartman
Jan 4, 2002 12:42 PM | | I've found that most people around here (Wisconsin) agree that it is the 'passer's' responsibility to alert the slower rider of their prescence. I always use "on your left/right!". If you hear them coming and are nice enough to give them a lane, then fine. But if your immersed in your own race and don't give them much thought, don't worry, part of a race is finding lines and passing slower riders. I was in a tight race once and actually used a slower rider to my advantage. I was fighting this guy all race, and I knew it would come down to the end. With about 1/2 mile we were aproaching a slower rider who was running out of gas, and I knew there was a little single track before the end, so I held off passing the slower rider right until the beginning of the single track, and barely squeezed by, the guy I was fighting with had no time to react, and I ended up gaining a good 15 seconds in the singletrack because he was hopelessly stuck behind the slower rider. So who cares if it's Tinker Juarez or next-door Joe ride your race and leave passing you up to them. |
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