Everyday signs that you are "a cyclist"...

[Fnaar]

Arriving at work on the commute and thinking I should just keep cycling ..... almost every morning except the ones I'm not cycling to work haha

I've sort of done that once... I was going to go into work, but nobody would have known, on that day, so I went the other way... did 56 miles

 

[marshmella]

Often meeting people from the village for the first time and having them tell me "You're the cyclist..."

That's like suggesting you're some kind of alien or somesuch

 

[coffeejo]

Often meeting people from the village for the first time and having them tell me "You're the cyclist..."

I'm known in the village as "the one with the dog and the bike". And when I was introduced to some neighbours a while back, they said they recognised me from the bike.

 

[MontyVeda]

has anybody mentioned chaffed bum cheeks yet?

 

[Hyslop]

Wearing casual shorts and flexing your well honed leg muscles as you queue in the bank//shop,thereby signalling your superiority over the blobbies.Not that I would do this of course,havent got the muscles!

 

[Jenkins]

Went to a car room showroom today and the first question I asked was about an integrated bike carrier.

In a similar manner, when it's time to change my car, I'll be touring the dealers either on or my MTB/Hybrid Cube or with it in the boot of the current car to make sure it will go in the potential replacement easily.

 

[nickyboy]

Knowledge of every public toilet in a 50 mile radius from home

You know where every weird little back road/country lane goes

 

[anothersam]

That's like suggesting you're some kind of alien or somesuch

I'm known in the village as "the one with the dog and the bike".

 

[betty swollocks]

A few weeks ago I was attacked and head butted by a chav.
I described his BSO perfectly to the police and they were able to arrest him on the basis of this, but I was unable to pick him out in the identity parade

 

[SteCenturion]

I find I have to explain to people...

"I am not into men in lycra... I am into bikes" when staring intently at moving cyclists.

Still only consider myself as a "person who rides bikes" rather than a full on cyclist.

 

[Simontm]

1) Gazing longingly at other cyclists as you grumpily head towards the station (every Wednesday for me!)
2) Finding out that although your waist size has gone down, you have trouble getting smaller shorts because of the size of your thighs now!

 

[SteCenturion]

Yes, I now have a separate wardrobe for my cycling gear

B@@@@sst@@@@rrd....


Or jammy get,

I have the space left over in Juniors wardrobe & a token section of her indoors wardrobe.

 

[swee'pea99]

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned the scuffed and scraped knuckles, the dirt under the fingernails. Doesn't anyone fettle anymore?

 

[ianrauk]

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned the scuffed and scraped knuckles, the dirt under the fingernails. Doesn't anyone fettle anymore?

Latex gloves

 

[speccy1]

Just reading through these and most apply to me - a few made me chuckle!

I guess I have it bad