Drafting

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BTW I was only talking about drafting on a long, straight clear bit of road - not daily through traffic! So the chances of him emergency stopping were pretty remote.

To be honest I couldn't give two hoots if someone drafts me, I'd much rather they did that than the much more usual routine - they slide up next to me or worse on the bloody inside of me, then cut me the hell up when the traffic situation changes two seconds later. This happens daily! And if it's a close call, they get an earful.

Of course having said all that if someone did crash into me from behind I'd go nuckin futs.
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This last bit seems to be what every one is hot about so to clarify because I would like to think that if by mistake I got to close to most of your rear wheels I would get flicked, hooked or jamed I would rather not have the agro. If a competent rider is drafting he is watching the road ahead of the 1st bike, so pot holes, turning/stopping cars etc. are seen before or at least at the same time as the front bike. So the chance of him plowing into you is very low.

On the other hand, yes, an inexperienced rider would and could rear end you. So are we talking about the question of a poor rider being a danger to you or just about not liking any one following what you perceive as "to close"? It seems that poor riders are usually dropped quickly or if they are hulks let them go by and get on their wheel.

Villa-ru, love the astute science!