“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a carbon fibre bicycle an

[dellzeqq]

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a carbon fibre bicycle and a life membership of British Cycling must be in want of a wife.” Discuss..........

http://totalwomenscycling.com/lifes...04&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_twc

 

[Hip Priest]

Ha! That's a funny piece. Although I don't think the women in my club get too hot-under-the-collar seeing my fat red face as I labour up a minor climb.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Ah, so it was a line from Pride and Peloton - I thought it was from Benthanger Abbey! (Nice article.)

 

[Spinney]

"Pride and Peloton"

 

[Saluki]

Most of the male cyclists that I ride with (carbon bikes though) are somewhat round so not exactly George Cloony in lycra.

Funny article though, particularly liked the whole wrestling the bison to the floor bit

 

[ColinJ]

Wonderful piece of fiction which made me chuckle – but we all know the the sad reality of club rides. Everyone possibly looking their worst on club rides. Tired and bleary eyed on a Sunday morning, paunches poking their way through the lycra jerseys….then the shock of realising that most of the decent looking men are thinning or bald when they remove their helmets at the cafe stop. Clearly I’m cycling with the wrong club!

Bloody typical - for years, I had hair and a paunch. I'm finally losing the paunch, but my damn hair is going with it!

 

[slowmotion]

Alas, I must have been fiddling with a tyre valve by the roadside while the rest of you were dogging in the dark farm side lanes.