Pedal Power - The Unstoppable Growth of Cycling

[Tim Hall]

I must say I don't buy this resentment of "the wrong kind of cyclist", who wears the wrong kit. CC can be terribly tribal.

People can be terribly tribal.

More people cycling is a good thing. It means the person driving the white van/4WD panzer/LGV/any little car has a greater chance of knowing what it's like to be on two wheels and, hopefully, will be a little bit more careful. I guess that's tribalism working in a good way.

 

[Citius]

Unfortunately there are too many of the type who walk up a hill pushing their bike so they can roll down the other side shouting 'weeee'. People who 'enjoy the simple pleasures of riding a bike'. I always thought that mentality was for 7 year olds.

Perhaps you think these people should be rounded up and put into labour camps? Maybe you could start with DH riders who do uplift days? They seem to fit your description perfectly.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Unfortunately there are too many of the type who walk up a hill pushing their bike so they can roll down the other side shouting 'weeee'. People who 'enjoy the simple pleasures of riding a bike'. I always thought that mentality was for 7 year olds.

Cycling is a sport. You should do it to the best of your ability and aim to make constsnt improvement. I can't understand how so many 'cyclists' have no interest in times, power, speed etc. It's like going to the gym and lifting the same weight every time, never adding more.

It isn't a sport to me I couldn't give a flying whatsit what my times, power and speed are, I ride purely for pleasure, if that makes me have the mentality of a seven year old then so be it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Perhaps you think these people should be rounded up and put into labour camps?

No. Put on to stationary bikes

 

[arch684]

In a country with so many obese people they should be encouraged to take up any sport without be told they need to constantly improve there times,speed or power

 

[Citius]

Blazed is just trolling again - calm down everyone...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Unfortunately there are too many of the type who walk up a hill pushing their bike so they can roll down the other side shouting 'weeee'. People who 'enjoy the simple pleasures of riding a bike'. I always thought that mentality was for 7 year olds.

For real? Do leave off. What a joyless pov. But then we read on...

Cycling is a sport. You should do it to the best of your ability and aim to make constsnt improvement. I can't understand how so many 'cyclists' have no interest in times, power, speed etc. It's like going to the gym and lifting the same weight every time, never adding more.

Cycling isn't a sport to me, or to millions of others. It simply a means of transport, going places, seeing things, and meeting folk. And the underpants law applies....

Does that make me the wrong kind of cyclist? That's ok, I reject the label anyway, as I just like riding bikes (in the manner of a joyful seven year old.)

 

[Tim Hall]

Cycling is a sport..

No it's not. Only bullfighting, mountaineering and motor racing are sports. The rest are merely games.

 

[Dogtrousers]

And the underpants law applies....

Errr.... do I want to know?

 

[Racing roadkill]

Unfortunately there are too many of the type who walk up a hill pushing their bike so they can roll down the other side shouting 'weeee'. People who 'enjoy the simple pleasures of riding a bike'. I always thought that mentality was for 7 year olds.

Cycling is a sport. You should do it to the best of your ability and aim to make constsnt improvement. I can't understand how so many 'cyclists' have no interest in times, power, speed etc. It's like going to the gym and lifting the same weight every time, never adding more.

I really have never given a monkey's about times, POWER, speed, etc. As long as I can do the distance I plan, in the time I need to get out and back home in, that's all I care about. Finding new routes, and places of interest to me, is what it's all about.

 

[Tim Hall]

Errr.... do I want to know?

Your attributions went wonky. It was El Grumpo from da Sham that said that. Anyhoo,

The Underpants Rule is simple: everyone is the boss of their own underpants so you get to choose for you and other people get to choose from them and it’s not your job to tell other people what to do.

 

[Jimidh]

The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned - no matter if you are pootling along for pleasure, trying to break your strava PR or whizzing down the hill on a MTB the more people we have cycling the less issues we will have with drivers.


As for me I like pootling about for fun, whizzing about in Lycra breaking Strava records and whizzing down hills ( mostly falling off) on my MTB.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Your attributions went wonky. It was El Grumpo from da Sham that said that. Anyhoo,

Doesn't apply in our house, our lass buys my underwear, I don't think this thong I'm currently wearing was for me though.

why didn't the quote pick up the underpants rule?

MOD EDIT: Because it was a separate quote - I've added it in for you below:

The Underpants Rule is simple: everyone is the boss of their own underpants so you get to choose for you and other people get to choose from them and it’s not your job to tell other people what to do.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Your attributions went wonky. It was El Grumpo from da Sham that said that. Anyhoo,

Very good, that man. was wondering who would be the first to spot that.

So it's a kind of de underpantius non est disputandum

Oddly enough, there is a lycra-related underpants rule that is sometimes raised on here. I wonder if this underpants rule applies to that underpants rule.

Me, I knit my own out of bailer twine.

 

[Cush]

Unfortunately there are too many of the type who walk up a hill pushing their bike so they can roll down the other side shouting 'weeee'. People who 'enjoy the simple pleasures of riding a bike'. I always thought that mentality was for 7 year olds.

Cycling is a sport. You should do it to the best of your ability and aim to make constsnt improvement. I can't understand how so many 'cyclists' have no interest in times, power, speed etc. It's like going to the gym and lifting the same weight every time, never adding more.

Not only do I push up the hills and whoop like a drunken Border User9609 on the way down. I dodge between the cars waiting at lights and do wheelies (or did until I fell off), race (and beat the local kids) and get right up behind people and sound my air horn. I enjoy my cycling my way and if some lycra clad whizz kid overtakes me so what, that's him / her enjoying themselves. Maybe when they are pushing 73, they will revert to my ways.