Cyclists are poofs

[Bigtwin]

was the modest and concise thesis advanced to me in a hostelry last evening.

various "evidence" was advanced in the usual vein; lycra, leg shaving, following other men's arses for fun, amongst others.

A further test was postulated as being strongly supportive of the motion, if not definitive.

So then, who uses "product" in their hair? "Product" here meaning gel, wax, whatever, rather than just shampoo (though the jury's out on the conditioner issue).

 

[alecstilleyedye]

god help the chap at work who cycles in wearing lycra, and then uses hair straightners

 

[Bigtwin]

god help the chap at work who cycles in wearing lycra, and then uses hair straightners

Yeah - I should probably never have mentioned that.

 

[Aperitif]

I just use gel. Failing that, I spit in the air and run underneath the descending projectile.
Keeps my hair neat and tidy - as others will witness.

 

[swee'pea99]

Hair...yes, I remember hair....

 

[User482]

was the modest and concise thesis advanced to me in a hostelry last evening.

various "evidence" was advanced in the usual vein; lycra, leg shaving, following other men's arses for fun, amongst others.

A further test was postulated as being strongly supportive of the motion, if not definitive.

So then, who uses "product" in their hair? "Product" here meaning gel, wax, whatever, rather than just shampoo (though the jury's out on the conditioner issue).

Presumably this theory was advanced by men who had voluntarily sought the company of other men for the evening?

Just a thought.

 

[accountantpete]

I always wanted to look as cool and glamourous as Dennis Compton so I use Brylcreme

 

[eldudino]

Were these comments by any change put to you by a football fan, whose idols main concerns are their hairstyles and whether they, and their team mates have a matching set of Audi's...

 

[John the Monkey]

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/anti-veloism-weird-creepy-bike-hate.html

Still, for anti-veloists, equating lycra clothing with homosexuality is the go-to insult, so it bears examination. Obviously not all cyclists wear lycra, and those who do don't wear it all the time. But while lycra clothing certainly can look silly, I'm not sure why it's "gay." There are plenty of gay people in New York City, and some of them are quite proud of it and as such want to make sure everybody else knows they're gay too. These people do not dress up as cyclists or wear skin-tight spandex clothing. I have never seen a gay person walking around in full team kit without a bicycle in sight.

 

[Bigtwin]

Presumably this theory was advanced by men who had voluntarily sought the company of other men for the evening?

Just a thought.

Not just men, there were some lumpy jumpers there too, who seemed generally to think that scrawny TDF shaped cyclists were not attractive.

Which is good news for me.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I just run a bit of swarfega through mine every couple of days. It's a bit thin for Jeyes Fluid now.

My favourite sandwich filler and tipple of choice in one quote!

 

[Yellow Fang]

To be fair, gay men often do have fit bodies as well as nice hair, and fashionable clothes. I think his hypothesis could have some merit.

 

[accountantpete]

My favourite sandwich filler and tipple of choice in one quote!

Saves on the toothpaste does it

 

[alecstilleyedye]

To be fair, gay men often do have fit bodies as well as nice hair, and fashionable clothes. I think his hypothesis could have some merit.

counts me out then…

 

[XmisterIS]

I must say that the anti-cyclist opinion of many people in this country pisses me off!

When you go to the continent, be it France, Germany, Holland, Denmark, etc, etc, cycling is a normal part of life and people respect and encourage it as a healthy form of exercise.

In this country ... you're not "normal" unless you drink 20 pints of beer every weekend, eat at McDonalds, mindlessly discuss football, weigh 20 stone and die of a heart attack at the age of 50 ... if you look after yourself, have ambition and direction in your life and go out cycling for your health, then you are labelled "poof". Go figure ....