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kaiseroscar
@Hefty
Calling out me.
I was a dick.
Yesterday I was on my sweet shopping fixeh with shiny chrome front basket on the way back home along a cycleway (the guided busway path, Cambridge fans) and was closing slowly on a promuter with sweet deep section crabonz. I knew when I overtook him he would probably wheel suck, since it's no fun being overtaken by chunky old me on a shopping bike. I performed a smart-arse, nose-breathing, casual overtake like I wasn't even trying, he got on my wheel. I pressed on, he stayed glued on. I slowed a bit, he slowed a bit.
So I pulled a mini 'get off my wheel' skid. Only a dinky one but he panic braked and went down.
I immediately realised I'd been silly but went all defensive and 'get off my effing wheel bro'.
I let him go, telling him he was a danger. But decided to catch up and say sorry for being a dick. He didn't look like he accepted my apology. Which was fair enough.
Sorry, European guy. I'm a douche. You probably shouldn't ride that close, but I should have just turned round and told you that.