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As a casual cyclist commuter, I can coast probably 100 meters after stopping pedaling. It's not the slowing that is hard though, it's the anxiety of needing to
by z2 7y ago
As a casual cyclist commuter, I can coast probably 100 meters after stopping pedaling. It's not the slowing that is hard though, it's the anxiety of needing to exert a lot of effort to get back up to speed. From that angle, I'd posit that cyclists may be doing this out of laziness, while scooter riders don't have that same mental/physical cost to fear when they stop.
That said, I don't run lights, and am just as baffled how some cyclists will barrel through a red light at intersections without even slowing down...
- wffurr 7y agoShift into an easier gear as you stop. Makes it significantly easier to accelerate. Stopping at lights is no longer "anxiety-inducing". Bonus points, use a bike with internal geared hub and shift down after you stop.
- anonymou2 7y agoI don't understand that, as a cyclist I find it much more relaxing to just follow the rules and stop at a red light, if there is a car already waiting I wait behind it as he got there first. I would be much more anxious running a red light and doing a track stand trying to see if the intersection is free of other vehicles as I see many fools doing.
- brokenmachine 7y agoExactly this. I'm cycling for a bit of outside time and exercise in my day. If I have to stop at a light, then fine, it's a bit of extra exercise and outside time. I'm not there for the excitement of some kind of death race with stressed out drivers.
- danielheath 7y agoCould it be your physical fitness? When I was physically unfit I always dreaded the work of building up speed on the bike.