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Old 01-09-2007, 10:50 PM   #8 (permalink)
joseph.santaniello@gmail.com
 
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Re: Draftng a scooter; why?


Richard B wrote:
> "Bob" <hunrobe@aol.com> wrote in
> news:1168324576.546899.55080@i15g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:
>
> > Richard B wrote:
> >> Yesterday I spotted a cyclist drafting a guy on a motor scooter.

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> >>

> >
> > 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.

>
> Snip
>
> > Regards,
> > Bob Hunt
> >

>
>
> This was on a very busy four lane road with poor pavement and cars
> parked at the curbs, lots of shopping centers, stand alone stores and
> manufacturing with the associated driveways and and intersections with
> signals. I can't think of anywhere near where I spotted them that would
> be a suitable place to train at speed. This was in the City Of
> Industry/Covina area about 15 miles east of Pasadena.
>
>
> Rcihard B.


Lousy place to train, going slow, it must be as Marian suggested. They
were just together going somewhere.

Joseph

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