winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
Nope, no one does that. Ever.
I think with the right marketing it might catch on.
Nope, no one does that. Ever.
Agree. There's been a lot of trend / bling culture attached to cycling in recent years; aero bikes, bars & rims, lycra etc., etc.. To some, if you're not 'correctly equipped and attired', you're not a 'cyclist'. Jog on.I said are you and the kids enjoying your cycling They loved it . I said in my opinion whatever type of bike you ride if you and the children enjoy themselves .As far as I’m concerned you are a cyclist.
Agree. There's been a lot of trend / bling culture attached to cycling in recent years; aero bikes, bars & rims, lycra etc., etc.. To some, if you're not 'correctly equipped and attired', you're not a 'cyclist'. Jog on.If you're happy with the bike, your kit and clothing, it matters not what others think.
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I was thinking this just recently while sitting in the car at the top of a local hill climb (Carlton Bank N.Yorks.) with a giant flask of tea and a box of egg sandwiches. (Always looked forward to, after any type of riding.) I watched a road cyclist slog his way to the top with a grin on his face, only to immediately turn about and belt back down. I bet to myself that he was on one of these utterly daft and boring Everest outings. Sure enough, by the time I'd exhausted the giant flask, and polished of the news and daily crossword, up he puffed again though this time with no grin on his face (it was hurting) only to belt back down again.
Now this, it seems to me, is the opposite to the sheer joy of riding a bike, and it is more of a self imposed repetitive and boring form of punishment. What on earth are they proving that couldn't be done in a more productive form? Whatever, suffering is a must for them!
Nope, no one does that. Ever.
I agree I never criticise what others ride or how they have set there bikes up. ……………………………Boy am I glad I don’t have this complex that means you have to critique and make fun what others are doing with their bikes.
🤔 Well apart from those low down folk who insist on riding those odd ”bikes” with there backsides nearly on the ground.![]()
What business is that of yours?doing hill rep training (for what purpose?)
It is most amusing. I conclude I simply can't be seen as a 'real' road cyclist. This, despite the fact that I ride every day in the hills of the Yorkshire Dales, and Yorkshire Moors (bike on car to get there) since I'm long since retired and have not a day to waste.
I conclude this for two reasons. 1) I don't obsess over gearing and drive train status. If it works, I just get on with it. All I demand is that I have a one to one bottom gear for the steep climbs ( 34/34 or 34/36 on the Rosedale Chimney bike) and a high top gear for downs and tail winds. Couldn't care less how many cogs between the two. (Nine speed one bike, eleven speed the newer one.) 2) I don't bother with 'proper' road bike clothing. A semi-breathable jacket, woolly type jersey, ordinary well ventilated shorts with cheap pad beneath if a long day in saddle, and trainers over pinned flat pedals and Tesco bundle socks.
It is interesting what reaction I sometimes get when I grin at passing others, but I'm too far into my mind set to burst out laughing at the funny side of life. (Each poor player frets and struts his hour upon the stage etc.)
I think with the right marketing it might catch on.
Mr. Sheldon Brown appears to making an early start. so full marks!
I'm convinced that this "snobbery" is, in the main, imagined and not real.
Someone who feels insecure sees some people riding what they think are "fancy" bikes and imagines that those people are judging them, and are laughing at them behind their backs. When in fact the supposed snobs may not even have noticed them.
People overestimate how much other people care.