There's one thing that pees me off like a pube on a toilet bowl, and that's people who use the term M.A.M.I.L. when talking about me on a ride. I'm desperately trying to find an alternative to Lycra, which works as well as Lycra, is as comfortable as Lycra for cycling, and doesn't get caught on the chainrings like Lycra. I don't want the association with the type of numb nuts riders, which the term MAMIL, seems to be linked to.
People can call me what they want, but I'll carry on cycling, enjoying it & wearing whatever I like 
When it's warm enough I wear baggy 3/4 length shorts, even on my road bike. When it gets colder it's either lycra or cycle clips. I hate cycle clips more.There's one thing that pees me off like a pube on a toilet bowl, and that's people who use the term M.A.M.I.L. when talking about me on a ride. I'm desperately trying to find an alternative to Lycra, which works as well as Lycra, is as comfortable as Lycra for cycling, and doesn't get caught on the chainrings like Lycra. I don't want the association with the type of numb nuts riders, which the term MAMIL, seems to be linked to.
I was out in 3/4 baggies today on the xtracycle, my usual attire together with a cheap pair of padded lycra shorts as a liner, merino top and softshell.
I think that's fair. No matter how much lycra you are wearing, you are not a mamil on a full suspended sub-£100 halfords bike. The bike has to be serious, relative to the owner's means. Mamils (or those I regard as mamils) enjoy spending money on their bikes, and tend to get the most expensive one they can afford, or they can justify.I love the bit about "typically one who rides an expensive bike". They probably class a bike over 250 quid as expensive as do most folk!
or think they can get away with when hiding the real price from their wife
