Oft-heard cycling phrases that get on your nerves

[Dave 123]

Granny gear

Simultaneously perpetuates at least two different undesirable attitudes.

I look great in my house coat and curlers. Don't knock it.

 

[outlash]

A sportive?

Last time I looked, a sportive isn't a race. If you want to compete, go for it but if you're a regular, non-competitive cyclist surely there's no need to train for anything is there?

For me, I do 'winter miles' which are shorter rides and not particularly at pace. The idea being that the weather is so foul that doing huge 160km rides isn't particularly appealing, and that the lesser frequency of these rides means that my fitness isn't quite what it might be at a time in the year when I'm out regularly (like summer)

For example, average winter ride is 50-60km, usually at a pace of 23-25km/h. A normal summer ride is 80-140km at closer to 30km/h+

Does that make sense?

If you want to constrain yourself to that, by all means but I think it's bizarre that you're dictated what you ride depending on what time of year it is. Unless there's adverse conditions, I'll ride the ride I want at any time of year.

Tony.

 

[EltonFrog]

If spectator on a charity ride say's to me "dig deep" one more time I'm gonna shove a seatpost up his/her jacksy.

 

[PK99]

This thread is petty, nit-picking and not entirely to be taken seriously, but feel free to join in.

1. "Gents bike" - Only ever used to describe BSOs, and makes you think of toilets
2. "I'm going for a cycle" - No, you're going for a ride.
3. "I've ordered my new n+1" - No, you haven't. n+1 is a term used to describe the correct number of bikes to own. It isn't a single bicycle.

n+1 gets on my nerves!

n it the unknown.
h is the number of bikes owned

How many bikes should be owned?

need = have plus 1

n = h + 1

Oh, and clipping in to clipless pedals

 

[youngoldbloke]

I HATE miles, they don't fit in with the modern metric way, scientists and engineers work with metric units, mathematical formulae used in schools and computers all normalise on metric, why would anyone want to arbitrarily use units that have no relationship with any other unit?

Maybe its easier when all the speed limits (!) and signposts are still imperial, though I'm bilingual anyway. 'Winter kilometres, summer smiles' doesn't work either

 

[Piemaster]

Maybe its easier when all the speed limits (!) and signposts are still imperial, though I'm bilingual anyway. 'Winter kilometres, summer smiles' doesn't work either

Speed limits rarely have any concern for me on the bike, the electronic ones that display speed is more of a challenge. Only exception is perhaps the arbitrary ones on non-public roads (say hospital grounds, parks) and anyone doing more than a pootle in those areas is a cock anyway.

 

[hopless500]

Last time I looked, a sportive isn't a race. If you want to compete, go for it but if you're a regular, non-competitive cyclist surely there's no need to train for anything is there?


Tony.

Er, yes, there is something to train for. I did a 100 mile sportive the year before last, having done about 10 miles max up to the point of signing up for it. So yes. I had to train for it to be able to do that distance.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

"That hills nothing, you'll breeze up that."
Yeah, thanks. What you mean is you'll breeze up that, all you know about me is I own a bike and I'm sat on it at the moment. Now when I fail to make the hill in one I'll have that playing on my mind too. Nice one.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I HATE miles, they don't fit in with the modern metric way, scientists and engineers work with metric units, mathematical formulae used in schools and computers all normalise on metric, why would anyone want to arbitrarily use units that have no relationship with any other unit?

Miles are something else you can add to answer the question: "What have the Romans ever done for us?" The mile is in fact metric in origin as it was the measure of 1000 (in Latin - mille) double paces. A modern statute mile is about 400 feet longer.

GC

 

[youngoldbloke]

Speed limits rarely have any concern for me on the bike, the electronic ones that display speed is more of a challenge. Only exception is perhaps the arbitrary ones on non-public roads (say hospital grounds, parks) and anyone doing more than a pootle in those areas is a cock anyway.

Hence the '(!)' in my post - maybe too subtle?

 

[Venod]

- but what do you call to inform the group?

Car up
Car down

Still gets on my nerves.

 

[Piemaster]

Hence the '(!)' in my post - maybe too subtle?

Was for me anyway

 

[Scoosh]

If spectator on a charity ride say's to me "dig deep" one more time I'm gonna shove a seatpost up his/her jacksy.

This post is just bragging useless without pics ...

 

[youngoldbloke]

Car up
Car down

Still gets on my nerves.

Yes - seems someone gets it wrong sometime on every ride, (even me occasionally) often think 'car back' would be better?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Yes - seems someone gets it wrong sometime on every ride, (even me occasionally) often think 'car back' would be better?

I've got it wrong too and I was just thinking the same. Not sure about the other direction, though.