Cycling snobbery. Does it exist?

[mickle]

Van Nics? Jesus God no, Taiwanese junk!

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Van Nics? Jesus God no, Taiwanese junk!

Mickle, get off the fence, stop dithering. OK then as a retirement pressie to oneself, what would you suggest? It's a long way off, but I 'd be looking for comfort, longevity (the bike) and a top end Campag groupset.

 

[mickle]

Er.. dunno. But I know what I don't like.

Hope that helps.......

 

[mickle]

No but seriously; Lightspeed, Merlin, 7 Cycles, Pinarello, Colnago, Look, Mercian, De Rosa, Rocky Mtn, Condor........

Every time I see a VN I recoil in horror at some of their detailing. I mean like eeeuw! Minger!

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Ha ha, well I've got lots of time to research, so I'll have fun planning it DeRosa they're very nice, are they not?

 

[chopstick]

If it works for you stuff them all. I love my Van Nic.

Chopstick

 

[BentMikey]

Nothing wrong with riding a minger if the light's off.

 

[HJ]

Now if you have to ride a folder, at least make it a Merc...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Forums like this are the things that stop you sticking with what you have got. Since I joined the old C+ Forum, I have gone from riding a British Eagle hybrid to a Planet-X Kaffenback to a Blue alu-carbon racer and a Titus Motolite MTB... for now, that is all I need (or my wife will allow me). I do want a single-speed though... maybe converting my Kaff, but the dropouts are all wrong... and ultimately I would love one of these...

 

[andyfromotley]

could someone please explain what toeclips are..........

andy

 

[Yellow Fang]

It must be said, if as a beginner you turned up to a chain-gang with a Dawes or Halfords racer with a triple chainset, mudguard eyelets and not even a carbon fork, the other cyclists may be a bit sniffy. However these are still bikes for starters. You don't know how much you will get into cycling. If you do get into it in a big way and get a better bike, your unfashionable Dawes or Halfords racer will make an excellent training bike, turbo trainer bike, commuter or whatever.

 

[skairkrow]

Hi people! Just a quick hello from a new member of the masochists club! I have been riding my claud butler hybrid for seven weeks now,it's been a struggle to get close to fit, but I have done two fifty mile plus rides,along with lots of fifteen to twentyfives,av speed now up to 14mph,have done 426 miles total,am told around 500 is a good base,after all this,have just found out my nice bicycle is only an 18" frame! being 6 feet tall my efforts so far have been amazing,and I have ordered a longer seatpost,hopefully that will help prevent my old knees from failing! I appreciate I can't just increase the saddle height without affecting the reach,etc,so a nice new(?)claud butler regent tourer is my next step,with a 22" frame,I hasten to add!To actually get back on thread,my brief encounters with the local cyclists have gone from being completely ignored(no problem) to grudging respect after meeting several times in rain/gales/snow,(a different experience altogether that one!) Anyway,live and let live I say,great forum,thanks for letting me waffle
on,will be back for advice no doubt!

beauty is in the eye of the beholder,get it out with Optrex!

 

[John the Monkey]

Hi people! Just a quick hello from a new member of the masochists club!

Nah, masochism is sitting in traffic in a stifling metal box when you could be whizzing along in the open air...

Welcome!

 

[skairkrow]

Hi,nice to find cyclists do have a sense of humour,(if a little twisted!) )I have spent my whole life never regretting anything,but since I started tearing around the New Forest annoying the local wildlife,I wish I had discovered this cycling thing a long time ago! Anyhow,hopefully the NEXT fifty years will see me getting up ALL my local hills without biting through the handlebars!

 

[giant man]

Yeah I'm a bit of a cycling snob.

Wouldn't touch a Trek.
Wouldn't touch a Cannondale. Far too common.
Wouldn't touch a Spesh, not specialized enough!
Wouldn't touch a Scott. Not special enough
Wouldn't touch a Van Nicholas, not finished off well enough
Wouldn't touch anything from Halfrauds, logically enough
Wouldn't touch a De Rosa, heard too many horror stories, should do better for the price
Wouldn't touch Rapha, overrated imo

Would touch and buy a Pinarello
Would touch and buy a Parlee
Would touch and buy a Serotta
Would touch and buy a Giant, imo the best of the Taiwan bikes.
Would touch and buy a Seven, imo the best of the ti only manufacturers

And i only buy castelli or Assos, why bother with any other?

I say hi to EVERYONE on two wheels, regardless of their age, sex or what they're riding. Anyone who doesn't recipricate is their loss.