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I wish i had technical difficulties to blame. I would regularly get passed by both male and female cyclists on my former commute, on one occasion by a family, and i was always honest.
Despite the calls of "do you have a puncture?" "do you need a hand?" "are you ok?"my reply is always and unerringly "I'm fine, just knackered huge gasp and horrifically unfit"
I no longer commute, still get passed though.
CompoS
https://jennytough.substack.com/p/you-dont-have-to-explain-yourself