Just joined the roadie cult

[mr Mag00]

coco is that true? i may still be a virgin then?!

 

[I am Spartacus]

If I pass a roadie whilst using my partners Giant Arete with HUMONGOUS Kenda tyres ( wimmins specific but I aint proud).. will anything horrible happen to me?

 

[Mac66]

If I pass a roadie whilst using my partners Giant Arete with HUMONGOUS Kenda tyres ( wimmins specific but I aint proud).. will anything horrible happen to me?

That's why, as a roadie I recommend Joo Janta 2000 peril sensitive sunglasses for all conditions. They turn black at the first hint of impending humiliation, meaning I can stay calm and look composed ,whilst giving out that "I am only out on a recovery ride, but next time..." aura.

And isn't tyre width proportional to waist girth?

 

[I am Spartacus]

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And isn't tyre width proportional to waist girth?

Absolutely

 

[Coco]

coco is that true? i may still be a virgin then?!

I think so. The fall isn't going to hurt that much. Its the humiliation of keeling over in front of people for no apparent reason that hurts most.

 

[NorfolkNewbie]

Wow.. as a new cycling convert I had no idea there was so much tension between roadies and mountain bikers....

I think I will just get back on my vintage Triumph and pedal away as fast as I can with my tongue firmly in my cheek.

 

[BilboSmeggins]

I was returning from a ride last Sunday on my road bike. I came through a small town,and there was a group of 15 or so roadies just preparing to set off in the opposite direction. I hailed them a hearty good morning and was greeted with stony silence by every feckin' one of 'em. The only guy I could see smiling and waving was myself reflected in one of the flash git's sun glasses.

I think it's fairly fair to say that I don't enjoy cycling for the camaraderie. At least not on my road bike anyhows.

 

[addictfreak]

Must be a southern thing. I wave or nod to all and 99% of the time get a reply

 

[TVC]

Wow, back on page one I posted the throw away "one more of us, one less of them" and look what happened! This must be the first time I've managed to pull a pin out of such a good grenade, thanks chaps.

Personally I don't have anything againt MTBers, but I do note that MTBers measure themselves by how fast they come down hills, whilst us roadies measure ourselves by how fast we go up hills.

 

[Norm]

I did a 3 hour ride last Sunday, on a road bike. I passed dozens (going the other way, no scalping for me!) and the only person who replied to my greeting was some "old dear" on a sit-up'n'beg.

Not that I cut much of a dash, with my flouro jacket I look more like an oversized grapefruit on a bike, but the snobbery reminded me of Harley riders.

 

[jimboalee]

Must be a southern thing. I wave or nod to all and 99% of the time get a reply

Yup.

 

[freewheelwilly]

As a roadie user who lives in the south (and more specificly, London) i rarely encounter fellow roadies and MTBers on my routes out into Essex not return a nod or a hello when we pass. If we're going in the same direction i often find the pace steps up and draft one another for a while. Even been known to abandon my route and tag a long with new fellow rider for several miles.
Its all good at the end of the day

 

[darkstar]

Really don't think it's a regional thing, I'm from the south and come across a mixture, the majority wave, the same up in Liverpool.
It's not really an important thing though is it, people don't have to acknowledge people, just their choice