You've never met Mr and Mrs Wowbagger on their tandem then? It's hard to believe that something travelling at 1mph can keep up right and in a straight line.
Bless them though, they pick up a jolly amount of speed going downhill.
Cycling myths or common-knowledge you'd like to see dispelled
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You've never met Mr and Mrs Wowbagger on their tandem then? It's hard to believe that something travelling at 1mph can keep up right and in a straight line.
Bless them though, they pick up a jolly amount of speed going downhill.
matticus
Guru
They definitely go down faster than up. Is that what you meant?
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I get asked that a lot too... despite no longer cycling to work everyday. I'm always a bit surprised that they seem surprised when I say that I haven't. I'm beginning to wonder if it's one of those questions that everyone asks everyone else at some point.
myth: cycling is a sport.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Nope and your statement is true for any bike. It’d be pretty hard to confuse the two 😂😂😂😂
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
I'm going to go out on a limb here because I'm not an expert but I'll hazard a guess that cycling doesn't affect leg length
It affected this cyclist's leg length...
fatjel
Veteran
- Location
- West Wales
You need to lose weight before you can enjoy an expensive bike.
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david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
The biggest myth for me is cycling gets easier, it only gets further and faster
Well for me it remains the same as I battle weight and age 😁😁🚴♂️🚴♂️
Well for me it remains the same as I battle weight and age 😁😁🚴♂️🚴♂️
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Not a myth but not totally untrue. If you're pushing 100kg + you may find yourself close to weight limits of frames and wheels.
Whether or not those truly matter, I don't know
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
I have surpassed pushing it !!!
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
I bike commuted 1 year, year round, including winter, the next year I didn't ride all winter & come spring my cycling shorts were no longer snug around the thighs
In the US people think we're all a bunch of commies that hate cars and people who drive and want to force everyone to walk or ride a bike. Sadly there have been a lot of people out causing trouble just like that and we all get a bad reputation from it. I respect motorists, I have a car myself I'll admit I don't use it as much as someone who isn't into cycling. But, I don't ride for self righteous reasons I ride for my health and for fun. I don't have a Soviet flag hanging in my bedroom or any pictures of Stalin or Mao around my house as some here might think.
