If only...

[goo_mason]

Bunch of young schoolkids on the pavement as I was making good speed along the road. As I passed I heard one of them say - "Oh WOW !! Chris Hoy !!" (and in an awed voice, not your usual sarcastic comment from the sidelines).

I think he mistook my chunky thighs for muscle - or perhaps my white CC top fooled them (since all the pics of Sir Chris show him in white) !

Either way, it did give me a laugh being mistaken for a REAL cyclist

 

[spandex]

Why are you not a real cyclist?

 

[HLaB]

Some kids can be easily fooled, I drew up to the local Morrison on my heavy wide tyred hybrid to have one ask me 'was it a racing bike'.

 

[Joe24]

I came bombing up my hill today on my good fixed. Some chavs shouted, "Sick bike" as i had gone past as they were struggling up on their BMX things

 

[515mm]

"Oh WOW !! Chris Hoy !!" (in an awed voice)

Aye, you'll have an extra 2mph on tomorrow's commute.


Helmet cam footage then?

Or is it too early. For stupid questions

 

[goo_mason]

Why are you not a real cyclist?

Poor choice of words - by real I meant a real-life competitive cyclist !

 

[spandex]

I was thinking that is what you meant

 

[Cking]

The lads at work say to me "Just think how fast Chris Hoy would go if he had a belly as big as yours!"


Rgds Cking

 

[goo_mason]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm just a figment of someone else's imagination, though.

 

[Randochap]

Chris who?

 

[garrilla]

So you're sure there was no sarcastic intent?

 

[Woz!]

I came bombing up my hill today on my good fixed. Some chavs shouted, "Sick bike" as i had gone past as they were struggling up on their BMX things

You sure they were chavs and not BMX riders? We've got some good ramps in our area and you see quite a few BMX riders about. Nice kids and I've never heard any of them give lip - they're as into their sport as any other enthusiast. In fact, possibly more because some of the ones I see on the ramps have obviously put a LOT of work in!
They certainly accomodate my 11 year old when he's using his skateboard on the ramp.

It's just that the term 'sick' is a very skate/bmx word, not a chav one in my experience.

 

[redjedi]

I came bombing up my hill today on my good fixed. Some chavs shouted, "Sick bike" as i had gone past as they were struggling up on their BMX things

I got "rude" the other week from a youf on a mtb.

I'm sure I didn't say or do anything rude though


My bike is a bit "bling" though

 

[goo_mason]

So you're sure there was no sarcastic intent?

A look at me and you might wonder, right enough. But I have enough 'chunkiness' to fool innocent kids into thinking it's muscle like Chris.

 

[dudi]

Woz! - agreed - probably a skater.

The local 'dudes' round here are nice guys too, generally polite and largely mis-understood. some of them have superb handling skills too!

A far cry from the chavs and boy racers, who (generally) are complete no-mark wates of space.