Northerners are so hard...

[swee'pea99]

Not as hard as us here in the Valleys. Take a look at this photo of me and my brother

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Yes, that is as concrete football.

It was a man's game back then - not your mamby pamby guyliner sport it is today.

Wearing shoes I see.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tough cyclists too

John Tanner



Wayne 'the train' Randle

 

[steveindenmark]

they do not need saddles on their bikes

Yes this is true.

 

[xzenonuk]

They ride in the snow with only a Tshirt on their upper half.

lol i might as well of been wearing only a t-shirt earlier, had a thin non windproof jacket over my t shirt and done 22 miles earlier

 

[biggs682]

they do not need saddles on their bikes

thats only @Pat "5mph"

 

[AndyRM]

Yeah, Northern Englanders are pretty hard.

The hardest people I know are from Shetland.

 

[Chris S]

They ride in the snow with only a Tshirt on their upper half.

and nothing on their bottom half

 

[Globalti]

Germans. We saw a German wearing shorts in the Aviemore campsite when it was -24c. I can't remember how we worked out he was German but anyway....

 

[Cycleops]

Yes this is true.

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Ah, but that’s a scooter.

 

[steveindenmark]

Ah, but that’s a scooter.

Yes. Thats what we call a bike without a seat up North.

 

[classic33]

Yes. Thats what we call a bike without a seat up North.

This is a bike without a saddle

Scooters are for young un's.

 

[Hyslop]

Is this ard enough?

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Taken at the top of the Snake Pass when I was out for a ride back in Jan 2015

You see,if you'd been a Northern lad,you'd have worn shorts and it wouldn't have taken you nearly 2years to get back down.

 

[classic33]

You see,if you'd been a Northern lad,you'd have worn shorts and it wouldn't have taken you nearly 2years to get back down.

Two years?

 

[DCLane]

You see,if you'd been a Northern lad,you'd have worn shorts and it wouldn't have taken you nearly 2years to get back down.

And he wouldn't have worn a hat.

I've met Skolly but I'm now beginning to think he's a closet Southern softie ( @I like Skol )

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looks like a Northern softy to me