"Proper cyclists"; give it a rest!

[ufkacbln]

I ride a bike, I wear clothes...

Some don't

Although are you in fact naked if you are wearing a helmet?

 

[winjim]

Some don't

Although are you in fact naked if you are wearing a helmet?

Those are improper cyclists.

 

[Poacher]

Some don't

Although are you in fact naked if you are wearing a helmet?

"Nimbin meet at the Bush Theatre"? Paging @Fnaar

 

[Brandane]

Some don't

Although are you in fact naked if you are wearing a helmet?

March 12th/13th? I assume this was taking place in a location somewhat warmer than here! Wouldn't have liked to have been out today or yesterday without a couple of layers at least .

 

[Brandane]

Australia. Where helmets are compulsory.

Oh well; there's my excuse for not taking part!

 

[ufkacbln]

Australia. Where helmets are compulsory.

Once I had the idea for the reply to winjim's post, it took quite some time to find a family friendly image with no helmets on display!

 

[2IT]

I have MTB pedals on all my bikes including the road bike

I did too for years. I was the only one in the group though... When I got a new bike, switched to Shimano Ultegra SPD and it is wider platform; yet, not a necessity.

 

[classic33]

March 12th/13th? I assume this was taking place in a location somewhat warmer than here! Wouldn't have liked to have been out today or yesterday without a couple of layers at least .

York in June. Should be a bit warmer

 

[Brandane]

York in June. Should be a bit warmer

Good; my wee helmet doesn't like the cold .

 

[winjim]

Once I had the idea for the reply to winjim's post, it took quite some time to find a family friendly image with no helmets on display!

Is that not an AS/NSZ 2063:2008 approved parasol?

 

[ufkacbln]

Is that not an AS/NSZ 2063:2008 approved parasol?

Worse - it could be used as a fairing, and give an unfair advantage!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The one thing guaranteed to put me off cycling is the ever increasing number of comments from supposed cycling buddies referring to my refusal to conform to what they see as "proper cyclists".

Brace yourself; according to some dick called Bradley Wiggins you're not a cyclist if you don't have British Cycling membership!

GC

 

[Tin Pot]

Brace yourself; according to some dick called Bradley Wiggins you're not a cyclist if you don't have British Cycling membership!

GC

Yeah, let's put sports personalities in charge of national policy!

Jason Plato should define acceptable driving behaviour, laws and transport policy! Yeah!

Duh.

 

[snorri]

A rare example of a press article in which most of those submitting Readers Comments show greater knowledge and understanding of the topic than the writer of the original article.
Onyerbike Wiggins

 

[Racing roadkill]

I have MTB pedals on all my bikes including the road bike

I'm sorry to go off topic, but I've recently started to put ( trekking / MTB ) SPD pedals on all my bikes ( except the short stint bike ), and using multi release SPD cleats, because my ankles are suffering a bit on big rides, with SPD SL equipped bikes. The multi release cleats are brilliant. You can step out of the ( dominant ) pedal ( with a bit of practice ) with no twist, and you can get the other foot out with a ( more natural ) inside twist. Unclipping only a few times on SPD SLs, is fine. When you're having to do it 60 ( and the rest ) odd times, my ankles don't like it. It looks a bit odd, but all I care about is reducing the hammering my ankles are taking on a long ride.