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@roxy
I never thought I'd say this but I totally agree with Chris Crash. Get out of the way if you are at the end of a gap in traffic that others might be willing to ride down but you are not. Don't sit on the corner of the big red bus and not let those behind you through. I absolutely have no problem with people feeling uncomfortable with going down tiny gashes between traffic, fair enough, and way to go on knowing your limits!! But my limits surpass that so please let me through.
The second part to this should also be addressed. For those of you that do ride down said gash in traffic only to stop directly at the front of it, forcing those riding down behind you to either get stuck smushed between cars or bunny hop a 90 degree angle behind you to squeak out between you and the annoyed traffic they just passed. Once you go down one of these paths, keep going, either through the intersection or to the right or left of traffic. That said, often this person is a motorcyclist and I'm only talking about other bikers.
Also, to the men, always men, who insist on passing me and then getting right in front of me and slowing down. You are dumb.
Oh and you may be faster than me, but chances are 8 times out of 10, that I get through traffic faster than you and have more experience doing so. So don't get all upset when I keep passing you and you have to huff and puff to pass me. On urban roads, it's not all down to how fast of a rider you are on the open road, but down to using your brain to get through traffic.