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@William.
Was hauling my fat ass up denmark hill earlier, not really going for it, but putting in a nescessary effort and keeping a good pace due to being fixed. Bloke on a geared bike, jeans, clipped in, sprints up on my right. I think, ok, overtake if you like, I'm knackered, and sit down and hold my speed. He runs out of puff and slows down, hovering on my right shoulder. It's all fine until we approach a car parked in the bus lane, and I look back as if to say "you going to over take? you going to drop back so I can pull out?" but he just sits there. I look back a couple more times as we approach the car, whose door is now opening, and have to pull out infront of this bloke and sprint to avoid a too close for comfort situation. A completely non event, but I had started to miss whining about other road users.