I've found that slowing down a bit, then about 10m away yell "cyclist behind" is the best trick, as you get closer, state "passing on the right" or whatever, and make sure you don't blow straight past them if there isn't enough room. Remember that whilst we're used to glancing trees at high speed, there's a good chance walkers will see a rider doing any more than 20km/h within a metre or two from them as being threatening.
If you
must get a warning device, get a
Honka hoota, preferably in pink
If you must have style, then you can always get a
bugle horn!
Dumbellina said:
I have had idiots challenge me on cycleways
Ahhaha, reminds me of NYE a few years ago, Manly beach cycle path. Some drunken clown thought it'd be funny to block the path in a tackle-style pose. He thought it'd be even funnier to clothesline me when I was winding up to sprinting pace, but by the time he'd started swinging, I already had the front wheel in the air ready to take the impact. Manual to shoulder at 30km/h+ wouldn't be fun to wake up to the next day, I rolled out of it, and well, so did he...