| Re: Draftng a scooter; why?
Richard B wrote:
> Yesterday I spotted a cyclist drafting a guy on a motor scooter.
> It was obvious that the scooter was supposed to be the lead vehicle
> since he stayed to the right of traffic and kept a constant speed of
> about 20 MPH with the cyclist 6 inches off his rear wheel. I don't
> understand why the cyclist had to pace a scooter; why didn't he just get
> out and ride without breathing the exhaust fumes?
>
There are at least two reasons for motorpacing. Road racers do it to
train because it allows them to get saddle time at speed. Non-racers do
it because its just plain fun to go fast. As for your specific
question- "why didn't he just get out and ride without breathing the
exhaust fumes?"- where do you ride that you *don't* breathe exhaust
fumes?
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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