What would you get rid of to improve cycling?

[speccy1]

Just for a bit of fun, the things I wish I could remove from my day on the bike:

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[speccy1]

I`ll continue!!

1, Flies
2, Wind
3, Inconsiderate dog walkers (when on the tracks)
4, Any engine powered transport

 

[PhilDawson8270]

What would I get rid of to improve my cycling?

5, 15kg of fat

 

[speccy1]

What would I get rid of to improve my cycling?

5, 15kg of fat

I knew there was something I forgot! About a stone!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

At least 20 years.

 

[arch684]

Hills,wind and cars

 

[Lilliburlero]

Work.......

 

[Banjo]

So I am not the only one older and fatter than the average tdf stage winner then?

 

[Arrowfoot]

Potholes.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Potholes

Left hand turns

Rain

Snow

 

[vickster]

Traffic

 

[buggi]

Wind. Hate wind. And chavs in cars. And gravel top surface roads... I'd make sure that all the roads were that nice black smooth tarmac.

 

[anothersam]

Nothing. Honestly. At the risk of sounding like a goody-goody spoilsport, taking away the less enjoyable aspects of cycling (punctures would feature high on any list I'd make) would sanitise the experience too much. I may not have enjoyed the night I spent freezing in a phonebox on the Scottish end of an end-to-end because I couldn't repair my bike, but it makes me smile almost 20 years later while hundreds of incident-free rides are lost to all memory.

 

[srw]

What would I get rid of to improve my cycling?

5, 15kg of fat

Lightweight!

I'm with @anothersam. Prep well and almost any mechanical is avoidable. Traffic is a non-issue as long as you avoid the tiny proportion of roads you don't want to ride on because they're unpleasant. I almost sympathise with @buggi - poor tarmac is depressing, but not as depressing as sitting in traffic jams in a car.

 

[buggi]

Lightweight!

I'm with @anothersam. Prep well and almost any mechanical is avoidable. Traffic is a non-issue as long as you avoid the tiny proportion of roads you don't want to ride on because they're unpleasant. I almost sympathise with @buggi - poor tarmac is depressing, but not as depressing as sitting in traffic jams in a car.

That is true!!