"Proper cyclists"; give it a rest!

[Brandane]

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

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Looks like I qualify as a "proper cyclist" in one respect then. I took out BC membership for the insurance cover that it gives. You never know when you're going to fly across someone's bonnet, and the metal studs on my jeans might scrape their paintwork . I wonder how much Bradley was paid to slip that wee statement in.

 

[classic33]

Looks like I qualify as a "proper cyclist" in one respect then. I took out BC membership for the insurance cover that it gives. You never know when you're going to fly across someone's bonnet, and the metal studs on my jeans might scrape their paintwork . I wonder how much Bradley was paid to slip that wee statement in.

The zip'll do a fair bit of damage to the paint. £600+ 11 years ago. Don't think the car was worth that much.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

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.

SPD's Hmmmm,no "proper cyclist" would wear those

 

[classic33]

SPD's Hmmmm,no "proper cyclist" would wear those

On one of these?

 

[classic33]

And is this a "Proper Cyclist"?

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

On one of these?
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That looks brilliant

And is this a "Proper Cyclist"?
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This too.
Proper mad

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And is this a "Proper Cyclist"?
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I haven't seen one of those for years, a few years ago there was several films of unicycle racing on the internet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Here we go

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwQ-iZy0SM

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqDtrIUQSOM

 

[Deleted member 1258]

 

[Hill Wimp]

Do you get on a bike and pedal from A-B?

If so that makes you a cyclist in my book.

No matter who you are,what you wear, the distance between A&B, how many times you cycle,why you cycle or how fast.

I couldn't give a monkeys nuts what anyone else thinks

 

[classic33]

@Hill Wimp, these?

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

I wish I was a wheel

 

[classic33]

That's your weekend ride sorted then

 

[martint235]

No matter who you are,what you wear, the distance between A&B, how many times you cycle,why you cycle or how fast.

I couldn't give a monkeys nuts what anyone else thinks

@Hill Wimp, these?
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That's gonna hurt the monkey's nuts.

 

[Jayaly]

I wish I was a wheel

Ouch, I think I just sprained my eye sockets. Well, at least it's a variation on "I wish I was a saddle."