Some cyclists are actually a bit mental..

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J4CKO

New Member
Lad at work for instance, he happens upon me yesterday, I had dismounted at the bottom of a hill on a singletrack road otherwise he wouldnt have caught up but I hadnt seen him doing that route or cycling for ages so was surprised, he arrived next to me in denim shorts and a t shirt, no gloves, it was minus 2 ffs !

I asked him from my Altura/jumper/longs/buff/ski gloves/skull cap cocoon if he was cold and he said he was, his bike was the same old MTB on slicks I saw him on last summer, I asked if he had got it fixed up and he said no and demonstrated the bottom bracket that has no bearings left, the pedals have a 5 cm side to side range of motion, this also highlighted the chain with zero lubrication and the fact it was in a dire state, he said the BB problem was insurmountable as it has a stripped thread.

Now this guy has a car and a job, why would anyone ride such heap of junk for a 15 mile round trip, what thought processes mean you are travelling at 8 mph because your crank flops from side to side whilst slowly freezing to death ? I dont think its money as for very little money you can get a roadworthy bike, I sold one of the kids old ones for 7 quid on Ebay that was better than his.

He carries no spare tubes, as I found out last summer when I found him trying to fix a puncture in front of the bike sheds, I lent him one of my two spares which he faithfully said he would replace and was very grateful but none turned up, not bothered, will take the Karma.

I rode with him a while until I said I needed to get moving, and left at a good 20 mph, hey, a scalp is a scalp ;)

Anyone else know any cyclists with strange behaviour (apart fom doing it in the first place)
 

dan_bo

How much does it cost to Oldham?
Yeah- A guy who I pass of a morning rides a Brompton!

*ducks*
 

steve52

I'm back! Yippeee
a bit mental?

a bit !! ONLY A BIT!!! we are mad as march hares! each and every one , in one way or another, YES I INCLUDE YOU! and thats what makes us who we are hugs to all , and your so right a scalps a scalp, that will teach her to use sabalizers!;)
 

gouldina

New Member
Location
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I quite regularly see people without gloves in negative temperatures. I don't get it. My fingers are frozen in thick gloves. They must be dying.
 

ACS

Legendary Member
-5 deg C, yesterdays snow frozen by the frost and I saw a roadie this moring in a light top, mitts and shorts. <Barking mad>
 

MacB

Lover of things that come in 3's
I went to the supermarket this morning and got a bit carried away. Both panniers full and two bags on each side of the handlebars. Out of curiosity I weighed the shopping when I got back.............70lbs:ohmy:
 

scouserinlondon

Senior Member
There are deffo a few different types of cyclist. I'm sadly in the kit fetishist category. I'm a sucker for bits to add on to my bike, having the correct clothing and trying to maintain my bike well. I've always been a bit OCD. Each month I buy another thing for my bike. Next one will be mudguards.

I admire the people who ride around on rusty old bikes held together with tape wearing their wellies. It's just not the way I'm made.
 
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J4CKO

New Member
I also admire the banger riders but not ones that are purgatorial to ride, that suggests laziness and a certain ammount of stupidity, cycling can be risky and introuducing poorly maintained kit into the mix cant help, if nothing else you end up relying on the kindness of strangers to pull you out of the crap when it goes wrong.

Old doesnt have to mean rubbish.
 

MacB

Lover of things that come in 3's
Being still relatively new to this cycling malarky I think some of you, especially if you're life long enthusiasts, seriously underestimate the lack of knowledge/interest re bikes amongst the uninformed.
 
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