Posted by: SixZeroSixOne
Have you actually ridden down Seymour on a skinny wheeled bike?
If so, you'd give those shitty drain covers at the side of the road (and all the pot holes) a verrryyy wide berth.
(In fairness, there was some resurfacing done (last year?), but there used to be some terrifying pot holes so I tend to ride the "cleanest" line, irrespective of whether there is a car behind me, as hitting a hole at 70km/h+ could be, er, "interesting".)
Only a few times, but I know what you mean. I guess I should have included speed as a factor, because if people are bombing down the road like you say then it's not a problem. It's mostly when people ride 2-3 abreast and take up the entire lane that can be a bit annoying or if they are going pretty slow, like under 50k.
When I going up or down if there's no oncoming traffic I always swing wide into the opposite lane to give people on bikes plenty of space.