Bike Creep
The other day I was enjoying the wonderful cool autumn weather on my ride home.
When all of the sudden I was interrupted.
And I realized there was something lurking over my shoulder.
I thought he was trying to pass me… but he didn’t.
I know drivers complain about tailgators. But they should consider themselves lucky that they can’t feel that stranger’s breath on their cheek.
I know that feeling only too well.It,s the same when someone shoots past with no warning it scares the living day lights out of you
I can’t say this is a phenomenon that I’ve ever encountered. And as a woman biking in a big city, I’m familiar with all sorts of creeps and their creepy behavior. But I guess it’s just not something that bothers me. Or maybe it means I’m the creep. 😛
I did have a funny incident a few years ago when my path coincided with another cyclist’s path for a few miles. It was all down a popular cycling street and then we made one turn together. I had passed him early on, then he was following at a safe distance. We stopped at a red light together and he verbally assured me that he wasn’t following me and that he was worried I was creeped out.
I am hyper-aware if I end up accidentally following a female bike rider for any point and I have actually said sorry for following somebody before as well.
Ha ha ha! This made me LOL.
I was the creeper this spring… Just starting out riding after a ten year hiatus… I was and kinda still am out of shape… I live in a small college town with a lot of runners and I was on my way home from the store bags in tow… I came upon some female runners and I passed them until I hit the first hill… they passed me… I passed them on the way down… not real fast because I was already tired… they passed me kinda on the level… I was definitely getting the creep stare,… but really I am just a fat old tired dude trying to get a little healthier… It was kind of embarrassing to be overtaken by runners, but they were really fast…