Cycles - what gender are they?

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Mad Doug Biker

Just a damaged guy.
Location
Craggy Island
Hover Fly said:
well what other colour can something from Derby be?

*Bites tongue* :thumbsup::laugh:

Seriously though, a Compound?? hadn't even given that any thought, but I'll still stick with the Black 5 and Jubilee (complete with yellow stripe across the cabside number) theory for now.


Actually, I'd hate to think what the likes of a Penny Farthing is! (other than one with a HUGE driving wheel of course).

Incidentally, I feel that a Penny Farthing is certainly female, unless Hilldodger knows better.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
ELL said:
With how sore my arse is after a 4 hour ride I would have to agree

Mine was just caught in a News of the World sting operation indulging in "single pannierism". He "came out of the bike-shed" and apologised to his fully supportive family. His fast-track career came to a juddering halt, however.
 

summerdays

Cycling in the sun
Location
Bristol
One male and one female ... the male one is faster and my favourite. I assume they must be brother and sister, or don't fancy each other or else I would have a brood of hatchling cycles gradually gathering ... wait a minute I suppose the kids bikes may be their off-spring - in which case why can't they grow up fast and become useful adults:biggrin:
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Mad Doug Biker said:
Actually, I'd hate to think what the likes of a Penny Farthing is! (other than one with a HUGE driving wheel of course).

Stirling Single, of course.

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Mad Doug Biker

Just a damaged guy.
Location
Craggy Island
I was thinking more along the lines of one of those truly insane looking Broad Gauge machines that the GWR built!

I have a book with them all in somewhere and a few of the less well known ones genuinely look as though they were straight out of a kid's story!

HUGE things they were too!! the driver and fireman quite literally had to sit on top of them!!

Now, I am NOT talking about the likes of Fire Fly or Iron Duke, which looked remotely normal, I am meaning the really wacko ones that history seems almost to have forgotten about.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
 
WHy bicycles are better than women

1. Bicycles don't get pregnant.
2. You can ride your bicycle any time of the month.
3. Bicycles don't have parents.
4. Bicycles don't whine unless something is really wrong.
5. You can share your bicycles with your friends.
6. Bicycles don't care how many other bicycles you've ridden.
7. When riding, you and your bicycle can arrive at the same time.
8. Bicycles don't care how many other bicycles you have now.
9. Bicycles don't care if you look at other bicycles.
10. Bicycles don't care if you buy bicycle magazines.
11. You'll never hear, "Suprise, you're goning to own a new bicycle"
unless you go out and buy one yourself.
12. If your bicycle goes flat, you can fix it.
13. If your bicycle is too loose, you can tighten it.
14. If your bicycle gets misaligned, you don't have to discuss politics with
it.
15. You can have a black bicycle and bring it home to your parents.
16. You don't have to be jealous of the guy who works on your bicycle.
17. If you say bad things to your bicycle, you don't have to apologize
before you ride it again.
18. You can ride your bicycle as long as you want and it wont get sore.
19. You can stop riding your bicycle as soon as you want and it wont get
frustrated.
20. Your parents wont remain in touch with your old bicycle after you dump
it.
21. Bicycles don't get headaches.
22. Bicycles don't insult you if you're a bad rider.
23. Your bicyle never wants a night out with other bicycles.
24. Bicycles don't care if you're late.
25. You don't have to take a shower before you ride your bicycle.
26. If your bicycle doesn't look good, you can paint it or get better
parts.
27. You can ride your bicycle the first time you meet it without
having to take it to dinner, see a movie, or meet its mother.
28. The only protection you need to wear when riding your bicycle is a
decent helment.
29. When in mixed company, you can talk about what a great ride you
had the last time you were on your bicycle.


...and just for equality:

Why bicycles are better than men

1. Bicycles don't blech, snore or fart.
2. A bicycle never get "too tired".
3. You can take a bicycle to the mall, and no matter how much time you spend there, when you return, it never asks "What took you so #%$^* long?"
4. Bicycles don't leave dirty socks and/or underwear all over the floor.
5. Bicycles don't work late.
6. Your Bicycle stays as clean as you want it to.
7. Bicycles don't have parents or kids.
8. Bicycles don't get sick.
9. A bicycle never try to be in control.
10. Bicycles let you know when something is wrong.
11. A bicycle does not worry obsessively about the size of its crank.
12. Bicycles don't get overweight, except as per your convenience.
13. A bicycle will never ask "Are you gaining weight?"
14. A bicycle will never dump you for a younger, sexier rider.
15. If your Bicycle goes flat, you can fix it.
16. If your Bicycle is too loose, you can tighten it.
17. You can check out the guy who works on your Bicycle.
18. If you say bad things to your Bicycle, you don't have to apologize before you ride it again.
19. Your Bicycle always has time for you.
20. Bicycles don't complain and don't ride away from you when the road gets rough.
21. Bicycles don't watch TV.
22. Bicycles don't shave.
23. Bicycles don't snore.
24. Bicycles don't leave a mess in the kitchen or bathroom.
25. Bicycles are better protection in a bad neighborhood.
26. If you don't like the size of your bicycle you can get a new one.
27. You can try out as many bikes as you like before you get your own.
28. You don't have to feed your bicycle.
29. Bicycles never argue, you are always right.
30. Bicycles never wake you up in the middle of the night, for any reason.
31. Bicycles never try to show you off to their friends.
32. Bicycles don't come home drunk after a night out with its buddies.
33. Bicycles don't sneak around with other bicycles.
34. Bicycles don't care what you look like or what your age is.
35. Bicycles don't care and don't comment about what you spend your money on.
36. Bicycles don't care if you have to work late.
37. When you go riding, your bicycle doesn't care if other bicycles are bigger or out of town.
38. You don't have to explain to a bike if you don't feel like a ride.
39. Bicycles never put you down.
40. Bicycles don't complain if you wear "sensible" clothes.
41. Bicycles don't have egos.
42. Bicycles don't refuse to ask for directions when they're lost.
43. Bicycles don't need remote control units.
44. When you're lost you don't have to argue with it about stopping for directions.
45. When it's going too fast into a curve you can slow it down.
46. When you need someone to ride with it's happy to go.
47. You buy the tools it needs; it doesn't buy tools that never get used.
48. You don't have to explain to it the need for matching jersey and shorts.
49. You don't have to continually assure it that its crank length is just right.
50. You determine the length and frequency of the rides, and you're always on top.
51. It never finishes before you do.
52. It doesn't complain about you going out to dinner with your women friends rather than staying at home with it.
53. You never get helpful suggestions from its mother.
54. It will ride with you even on Super Bowl Sunday.
55. It never complains if you put on a few pounds.
56. When its dysfunctional you know how to get it fixed (and know that it can be fixed).
57. If you decide to get a new bicycle you don't have to give up more than half of everything you have.
58. It will never earn more that you do for the same job just because it's a bicycle.
59. It never spends a "night out with the bikes" and comes home with a strange rash on its saddle.
60. It will never turn into a beer bellied blob of metal on the couch in front of the TV.
 
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