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19. Juli, 09:34 Uhr

I ride a MTB set up as a commuter. With my 2.35" tires and all the accessories, mudguards etc. strapped to my frame, it's understandable pulling up behind me at the lights that one might assume I'd be a fairly slow rider, and that the lights would present a great time to overtake and not get stuck behind me. Only issue: I typically ride 30-40kph and easily fly past most road cyclists in my city. At least four or five times on my daily commutes, I end up getting passed while waiting at the lights, and then have to pass the slower rider back, which I'm sure comes across as extremely passive aggressive. They pass with a faster takeoff when the lights turn green, if that makes sense - jumping the bike lane queue from behind me as we enter the intersection, but then set their pace far below what I had been biking at in front of them. We have really wide bike infrastructure here so I can't angle my bike to take up the whole front of a bike lane, if that makes sense, but I'm getting pretty sick of the lack of consistent pace and the sideways glare I get when I simply pass them back to go at the speed I commute at I'm always as respectful as I can be, but I always get treated like I've sped up to pass them just to spite them for passing me, and it kinda sucks for both me and them. Any tips?

cycling
09. August, 17:57 Uhr

Hey everyone, I’m alex. I graduated from college this spring, with an individualized degree(law, politics, climate, IR) from NYU, as well as a minor in Japanese. I’m currently planning a cross country bike trip around the perimeter of the USA. I head out late February to avoid the southern summer. I’ll go from the east coast greenway to the southern tier to the pacific coast and then either/or the northern tier + trans America. There are many reasons I want to go on this trip. I’d like to see all the nature, landscapes, and cities of the us. It’s such a huge country but most of us only see a small sliver of it. I’m also going to assess the state of the country’s food/water/transit/education infrastructure by engaging with people along the route. It’s clear that this country is failing and has been failing its people for elite profit. I’d like to inspire more urgency to act on the climate, beyond CO2 emissions and market “solutions” (like destroying industrial agriculture, converting part of the high way system into high speed rail, refocusing “defense” spending onto env clean up and climate proofing). I want to visit regenerative farms and Native Nations. This trip is a project to bridge my undergrad studies and my future education in law and graduate political science studies. Ultimately, I want the nation to create a new constitution and help coordinate global strikes. I would appreciate any tips on biking long distances, groups/sites to join, must see places, or any other pieces of info anyone might find relevant