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Bang BANG!! ‘10 Bunch Habits That P*** Me Off’

WITH BUNCHIES BACK IN FULL swing, I think it’s time to go on another rant and examine the things that make me angry in the bunch. Sure, some of the following is slightly tongue-in-cheek, but bunch etiquette is critical and a very important part of safe, civilised and successful cycling. So here goes.

1. THE HALF-WHEELER

How hard is it to ride side-by-side with someone without being half a wheel ahead the whole time. I won’t name names to protect the guilty, but my friend Chris (his real name) cannot ride side-by-side with you. It’s got to the point where no one wants to be on the front with him. You start at 30kph and by the time you yell at him

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