the noise of some of the bikes definitely made me think that a car was about to smack me with their wingmirror but it was just a club train buzzing past me rather close instead.
I had that with lights instead. There was a group of 3 or 4 cyclists with really strong headlights coming up from behind at some point and then just kind of hanging around semi-behind me. I thought it was a car based on the lights and got quite frustrated until I realised it was just a bunch of bicycles...
I had a pretty decent light and got told off by someone who was adamant I overtook her which was a bit of a pain as we were on a hill and with 170 miles in my legs I was trying to go at a steady pace (which happened to be similar to hers).
I was definitely getting cranky myself at that point but they also came up relatively quickly and then just hovered there, basically exactly what some drivers do when they're not sure whether to overtake. They had me fooled for a good minute...
I had that with lights instead. There was a group of 3 or 4 cyclists with really strong headlights coming up from behind at some point and then just kind of hanging around semi-behind me. I thought it was a car based on the lights and got quite frustrated until I realised it was just a bunch of bicycles...