Four types of road cyclist

[RoubaixCube]

No, the baggy shorts over the tights

Why? lol I wear what works for me. Especially when it was colder earlier in the year and i was commuting in temperatures close to freezing, Its good to have that extra layer.

 

[vickster]

Why? lol I wear what works for me. Especially when it was colder earlier in the year and i was commuting in temperatures close to freezing, Its good to have that extra layer.

Just a dodgy look
get some winter cruisers or Ron Hill bikesters to wear over the padded layer, keep lower
legs warm too

 

[RoubaixCube]

Just a dodgy look
get some winter cruisers or Ron Hill bikesters to wear over the padded layer

Its honestly not that bad. but thanks for the links I'll keep them in mind for the coming winter

 

[Dogtrousers]

Just a dodgy look
get some winter cruisers or Ron Hill bikesters to wear over the padded layer, keep lower
legs warm too

Look at it this way: In summer, shorts with padded undershorts. In winter, knees cold. Solution - use longer version of undershorts to cover knees. Simples.

 

[2IT]

Really? Entertaining as the definitions are, I don't see anything that defines the essence of the touring cyclist or the Audaxer.

Isn't touring cyclist a type of vagabond? Would rickshaw cyclist need to be added?

You are right there are more than four or five types. How many more are there now that we are headed down that road?

 

[mickle]

I thought a road cyclist was someone who rode a bicycle on a road.

No no no, a road cyclist, road rider or 'roadie' is someone who rides a road bike. A person riding a mountain bike on a street is not a road cyclist, she is a mountain biker. A person riding a city/street bike on a road is not a roadie, he is a commuter. A person riding a fixed wheel on a road is not a roadie, they are a hipster. And so on.

Only a person riding a road bike is a road rider. See illustration:

 

[Dogtrousers]

No no no, a road cyclist, road rider or 'roadie' is someone who rides a road bike.

So it's roadie is it? I always thought it was "rodie" as in, someone who rodie a bikie.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

No no no, a road cyclist, road rider or 'roadie' is someone who rides a road bike. A person riding a mountain bike on a street is not a road cyclist, she is a mountain biker. A person riding a city/street bike on a road is not a roadie, he is a commuter. A person riding a fixed wheel on a road is not a roadie, they are a hipster. And so on.

Only a person riding a road bike is a road rider. See illustration:

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Unless they are a roadie doing winter training? I rode my first fixed in 73/74 and I've never been a tragic hipster cockwomble, apart from about six weeks last summer, and that was in cph so it doesn't count because

a) the hipsters there ride ss phat bikes and choppers.
b) I'm too fat (but see below)
c) I'm too old (but that would be ok in sthlm)

What am I? I'm not any sort of cyclist. I ride bikes a lot and I'm a failed/ex- mtber whose nerve has gone and who now prefers tarmac. On which I'll ride anything. And I wear merino and lycra and plus two's and baggies and dress for the destination not the journey and and...

 

[McSuggy]

That's made me laugh. I'm definitely a recreational sports rider.

 

[2IT]

So it's roadie is it? I always thought it was "rodie" as in, someone who rodie a bikie.

I thought a roadie was someone who helped rock bands and the like set up for a performance.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I'd come under recreational/commuter with a little bit of utility chucked in for good measure.

 

[r04DiE]

What a good, fun read - thanks for writing your thoughts up, @Apollonius! I'm a commuter more than any of the others, and thank you for writing such a glowing report on commuters

 

[r04DiE]

Racks aren't essential, rucksacks are preferred by some commuters

Agreed. I wouldn't be seen using racks or panniers at any time. Ever. I don't like anything on my bike apart from lights, my Garmin, a drink and me!

 

[FishFright]

Some points
1 When I'm on one of my recumbent trikes am I part of some unmentionable underclass?
2 Don't MTBers who don't ride tarmac get a category ? And should they ? No, I read the title.
3 Riders are all individuals , I'm not
4 Fill in as appropriate

 

[Julia9054]

Mixture of the top three depending on what I'm doing.
Is there a category for "hops on a bike to just do life because it's quicker than walking and less tedious than trying to find somewhere to park"?