Oh... NOW I get it!

[Pathos]

Never have passed a bike and I would only do so if they were really slow out of courtesy. I pass cars because they have to slow down so much in the corners.

Too many people pass just for the sake of it, I only do so if there is a point and leave plenty of room to pass me if they are that way inclined.

[vifferman]

OK then, do you get nervous if another bikes catches you and sits behind you for a while? Do you speed up, or wave them past? Do you try and stick with them if/when they pass you? This is more on the open road, i guess....

I find it rather distracting, being conscious of them following me, and wondering whether they're going to stick behind me, pass, or what. Generally, I just try to ignore them, but if I'm going slowish, I move over to let them past.

[unhingedlizard]

Too many people pass just for the sake of it, .

God isnt that the truth. I was in a car once with a friend who was overtaking in an overtaking lane, had three cars infront of him at the 200m mark, so he accelerated (was already doing 110-120), only just got infront of them before having to break very very hard for the next corner. I asked him was the reward worth the risk. He looked at me blankly and i said, "the reward is that you are 15 seconds ahead of where you were a minute ago, the risk is that you would not make the next corner, or one of the cars you were overtaking decides to be a dick and accelerate and you wipe out the three of us." He looked at me blankly. Didnt even think about it just overtook because there were people infront of him.