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I went out today and passed maybe 10 cyclists,not one wave miserable gits.Saying that I was in the car does it still count
Thing is, there are a lot of signs to signal that someone takes their cycling seriously, but not so many to say they don't - so its assumption.marinyork said:You could have many ways of saying someone is a serious cyclist
- number of bikes
- type of bikes
- fairweather/winter
- clothing
- number of miles
- attitude
- speed
Whilst I am not overly bothered whether someone is "serious" or not, I gauge their keenness on cadence.Sheffield_Tiger said:Thing is, there are a lot of signs to signal that someone takes their cycling seriously, but not so many to say they don't - so its assumption.
Norm said:Whilst I am not overly bothered whether someone is "serious" or not, I gauge their keenness on cadence.
Have you got her phone number?Sheffield_Tiger said:Fair point but one that is always confounded by the mysterious and latently superhuman "cycle-chic girl" that always breezes past you, though you're on the drops and in top gear pedalling "furiously", whilst she is sat upright with legs doing about 30RPM in a flowing dress with not a hair out of place.
Norm said:Have you got her phone number?
Sheffield_Tiger said:Fair point but one that is always confounded by the mysterious and latently superhuman "cycle-chic girl" that always breezes past you, though you're on the drops and in top gear pedalling "furiously", whilst she is sat upright with legs doing about 30RPM in a flowing dress with not a hair out of place.
Number14 said:55 mile organised ride on a Brompton last summer. Group of roadies took the mickey about me riding on a Brompton.
Lesson number 1 - Bromptons with Scwlabe marathon tyres don't get many punctures.
Lesson 2 - Roadies on skinny tyres do get lots of punctures.
Lesson 3 - Bromptons are quicker than roadies over 55 miles.
Moral: Don't take the pi$$ out of other cyclists- you may end up looking like a tw@t.
Norm said:Have you got her phone number?
Norm said:Whilst I am not overly bothered whether someone is "serious" or not, I gauge their keenness on cadence.
Sheffield_Tiger said:Fair point but one that is always confounded by the mysterious and latently superhuman "cycle-chic girl" that always breezes past you, though you're on the drops and in top gear pedalling "furiously", whilst she is sat upright with legs doing about 30RPM in a flowing dress with not a hair out of place.