People, it’s time for a public etiquette campaign, and I need your help.
There are far too many riders out there who engage in a simple but creepy behavior, and this must be stopped. I’m talking about silent wheelsucking. I’m talking about those who latch onto the wheel of a random stranger and get pulled along for the ride without uttering a word.
The experience is this: You are out for a ride, perhaps alone, perhaps with friends, when you realize you have an anonymous passenger tucked in your draft. You look back, and they say nothing, their face as blank as if they are waiting for a bus.
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Now imagine you are out for a run. (Yes, a lousy idea compared with a bike ride, but stay with me here, folks.) As you are trotting along, suddenly there is another runner inches from your heels, silently pacing you. This would be weird, right? No one would think to do this save a stalker or Mr Bean. So why do people believe this behavior is acceptable on a bicycle? Would you sit this close to a stranger at an otherwise empty bar, saying nothing?
Yes, yes, we all understand the aerodynamic benefit of a draft – it’s easier to ride behind someone than ride alone into the wind. It is also easier to ride on someone’s back than to walk. But you don’t just go jumping on a stranger’s back out of the blue because they happen to be going your way, do you?
People, if you are old enough to ride a bicycle, then you are old enough to demonstrate basic manners.
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