Sadomasochism & cycling

[Brandane]

What do you do between October and April?

In my case, the same as April to October. The only difference in the west of Scotland is the temperature of the rain!

 

[Drago]

As a Shetlander I'm used to constant wind and rain. Being doon sooth in Midlandshire is like Florida for me!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Wind, my dear fellow, is the devil's flatulence.

 

[postman]

Cycling in the rain? I'd rather stick needles in my eyes! I have no desire to prove anything to mother nature; she is the boss and will win every time.
Cycling is for pleasure and therefore reserved for dry days with light breezes. IMHO..

Right it has taken me till this morning.But at last someone to vote for.Brandane for PRIME MINISTER.

 

[Brandane]

Right it has taken me till this morning.But at last someone to vote for.Brandane for PRIME MINISTER.

Thanks, but I don't think my policies would go down very well with some on here - particularly over on that SCP board . Oh; and I have no desire to live in London or anywhere near it, so I'm not standing for election. Anyway, "WE" don't have a Prime minister, we have a FIRST minister, and a wee house in Edinburgh is so much more attractive......
Back on topic.... it looks like one of those rare dry days with light breezes (i.e. under 40 mph) has arrived, so I'm going to blow the dust off a bike and try going for a ride.

 

[John the Monkey]

Because there's cake.

More experienced cyclists have been known to skip the whole cycling in rotten weather bit before the cake.

 

[Hill Wimp]

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Because there's cake.

More experienced cyclists have been known to skip the whole cycling in rotten weather bit before the cake.

Thats @potsys mantra as well as the cooked breakfast,curry and chips.

I could go on but i think he would "fix" me, well he would if he ever flips that wheel

 

[andyfraser]

I hate cycling into a headwind.
I only like rain on a very hot day.
I don't mind when it's very cold if it's also bright and still.
The only reason I cycle up steep hills is because I'm too lazy to get off and walk.

 

[4F]

Why do I/we take such sadomasochistic pleasure in riding against 40MPH headwinds, in lashing rain & hail, freezing weather and grinding up hills more suited to mountain goats than humans on a velocipede? (and dragging others along, or being dragged along, so just so we share the pain?)

Stupidly, I actually enjoy riding in the most atrocious weather and conditions, and even enjoy struggling up a hill (though not necessarily at the time!)

Or is it just me?

It's not just you, battling into the headwinds on my fixed last night whilst getting a drenching I was chuckling to myself at the misfortune of the poor motorists stuck in all the traffic

 

[PeteXXX]

It's not just the inclement weather, it's aiming deliberately up a steep hill when it'd be much easier and more sensible to circumnavigate it, (or catch the bus)

 

[stephec]

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It's not just you, battling into the headwinds on my fixed last night whilst getting a drenching I was chuckling to myself at the misfortune of the poor motorists stuck in all the traffic

Pervert.

 

[mybike]

I used to play golf in it .

Bend it like Beckham?

 

[Fnaar]

Velominati, Rule #9

Rule #9
// If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather – be it cold, wet, or inordinately hot – are members of a special club of riders who, on the morning of a big ride, pull back the curtain to check the weather and, upon seeing rain falling from the skies, allow a wry smile to spread across their face. This is a rider who loves the work.

 

[ayceejay]

A subtle difference that makes someone a masochist: a masochist would go out only in bad weather days because it will hurt whereas a regular nutter would go out in spite of the bad weather.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I do ride in any weather, because the bike is my transport.
However, I'm a right hill avoider, there are always ways around hills
Love riding in the snow!