Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Bike envy
- Thread starter thunderlips76
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
For me to be envious of a bike it has to look nice , be a nice colour and shiny. I can't stand matt finishes, or black, grey or brown colours unless they have some other means of brightening them up.
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
I used to do club runs on a worthless Sun Solo 10-speed (when 10 speed meant 2 x 5) with 27" wheels. No-one was bothered. If you can keep up on a worse bike, you're doing better than them.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
A car. I don't have a car. In the eyes of the flash folk I must be poor.
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
When you ask how you deal with this issue, I see no issue.
I wonder if the others in the group have an issue with you being able to keep up with them while they are riding more expensive bikes.
Don't worry about it!
I wonder if the others in the group have an issue with you being able to keep up with them while they are riding more expensive bikes.
Don't worry about it!
I've been thinking about this and it really saddens me that there are clubs and people that like to look down their noses at others, just so bloody not needed, unwarranted and unfriendly.
Unfortunately there's not much any one can do about it. Hopefully the OP's club calls it out.
Unfortunately there's not much any one can do about it. Hopefully the OP's club calls it out.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
The OP has actually specifically stated that the others DON'T look down on them.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Same here
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It is one of the things which make me wonder about joining a cycling club.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
I thought you had just bought a VW camper van to use for trips and local journeys, which probably costs more than a car. Is that your only household motor vehicle?
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
People judge by appearances. Lovely Colnago or Pinarello with electronic gears? Must be a bike snob. A club ride of such bikes?. Cliquey bike snobs.
There's a hill in Kent called Ide Hill with a nice cafe at the top that's popular with cyclists. Just after the first lockdown I was grinding my way up Ide Hill at a snail's pace when two or three racing snakes in the kit of a local club zoomed past. At the cafe I put my humble bike next to their fancy machines and went in to get coffee. As I came out I saw one of them indicate something about my bike and say something to his mate. What was going on here? Obviously bike snobs belittling my bike! Oh no! They are going to laugh at me! I feel so insecure!
Actually one guy had noticed the Audax sticker on my mudguard and we had a brief chat about Audaxing.
Don't judge by appearances
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How would I deal with it? I wouldn't be riding in such a group anyway, so it's academical but, going from what you say, first thing would probably be an upgrade of brake block - no reason why you should not keep up on wet descents!
Hover Fly
He, him, his
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Proof that modern(ish) bikes don’t have to be ugly. But if it were mine I would do something about the black chainset.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I'm working till I keel over, the bank crisis hit me hard and had to start the mortgage from scratch.
JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
When I get home from a cold wet ride I just put the bike away “wet and muddy”while I head for a nice warm shower. Expensive bikes with expensive components need lots of TLC before getting put away, for this reason alone I’m more than happy with my “run of the mill” bike.
