The Funny things non-cycling work mates/others say....
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ghitchen
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Gullane, Scotland
As my previous contribution wasn't considered funny enough, I have just remembered this one:
Work colleague on seeing me arrive in my cycling kit in the morning: "I didn't know you cycled to work."
Me: "Yes, I've been doing it for a couple of years"
Colleague: "How far is it?"
Me: "24 miles"
Colleague: "Crikey, how are you going to get home?
Work colleague on seeing me arrive in my cycling kit in the morning: "I didn't know you cycled to work."
Me: "Yes, I've been doing it for a couple of years"
Colleague: "How far is it?"
Me: "24 miles"
Colleague: "Crikey, how are you going to get home?
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snapper_37
Barbara Woodhouse's Love Child
- Location
- Wolves
BentMikey said:
Being mistaken for a bloke from behind and getting wolf whistled by a car load of girls..... until they see the chesticles going on :?: and then all die of the shame.
A twist to this topic. A couple of years ago I started cycling to a new place of work in suburban Manchester and noticed the huge amount of work-related car parking moans that other people made. One day I had to take the car to work and easily found a parking space about a quarter of a mile from the building. I told my colleagues where these easily available spaces were and they just looked at me as if I was some kind of idiot.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Not hilarious, but conveys the misconceptions about cycing..
Went for a haircut t'other week, cycled about 6 miles to get there...
'where do you live' asked the girl
'about 6 miles away'
'how'd you get here'
'over the river, down blah blah...and through blah blah'
'oh, i thought you'd come down the parkway' (dual carriageway that surrounds Peterborough) she said kinda puzzled
'i could have, but its a bit too fast and busy nowadays..its nicer coming through...blah bah'
'but you cant go down the dual carriageway...it's illegal'
'err no, its not a motorway. It's quite legal...although not desireable'
'oh... i didnt know that. So where's your helmet then?'
'I dont wear one'
'Well you should....the roads harder than your head'
Went for a haircut t'other week, cycled about 6 miles to get there...
'where do you live' asked the girl
'about 6 miles away'
'how'd you get here'
'over the river, down blah blah...and through blah blah'
'oh, i thought you'd come down the parkway' (dual carriageway that surrounds Peterborough) she said kinda puzzled
'i could have, but its a bit too fast and busy nowadays..its nicer coming through...blah bah'
'but you cant go down the dual carriageway...it's illegal'
'err no, its not a motorway. It's quite legal...although not desireable'
'oh... i didnt know that. So where's your helmet then?'
'I dont wear one'
'Well you should....the roads harder than your head'
Mr Phoebus
New Member
Bloke: "How come you don't wear a helmet?"
Me: "Because I don't want to, that's why. Besides, they're not compulsory."
Bloke: "Well you should, your head is the first thing that hits the ground in an accident!"
Me: "That's right, when I fly over the handlebars, I always quickly stuff my hands into my pockets...Get lost you prat!!!"
Me: "Because I don't want to, that's why. Besides, they're not compulsory."
Bloke: "Well you should, your head is the first thing that hits the ground in an accident!"
Me: "That's right, when I fly over the handlebars, I always quickly stuff my hands into my pockets...Get lost you prat!!!"
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Two simple words often come up when you tell them how much your bike is...
HOW MUCH !!!!!!!!
HOW MUCH !!!!!!!!
Mr Phoebus
New Member
gbb said:Two simple words often come up when you tell them how much your bike is...
HOW MUCH !!!!!!!!
I was dealt that pissy reply yesterday, when asked how much my Brommie cost.
I then chipped in: "How much is your car insurance? And that's even before: MOT and part replacement, petrol, tax, parking, etc"
I watched the horror start to build up on her face.
"Oh Christ!" she said "I hadn't thought of that!"
PBancroft
Senior Member
- Location
- Winchester
palinurus said:
My usual reply to that is yes you can, but you can't keep it.
TwickenhamCyclist
Guest
Q: “How much did your bike cost then?”
A: “About £700.”
Q: “%£$” *&^% - I could buy a decent set of golf clubs for that.”
A: “Yes, But it’s a pretty decent bike - it’s got me too and from work, the shops and the pub for the last 10 years, and I also enjoy riding it for fun now and again…”
Q: “But still, £700….”
A: “About £700.”
Q: “%£$” *&^% - I could buy a decent set of golf clubs for that.”
A: “Yes, But it’s a pretty decent bike - it’s got me too and from work, the shops and the pub for the last 10 years, and I also enjoy riding it for fun now and again…”
Q: “But still, £700….”
TwickenhamCyclist
Guest
Also got told once, by a very overweight female colleague who drove the 950 meters from her house to work each day, that cycling a 12 mile round trip each day was “bad for your health…”
Mr Phoebus
New Member
Crazy isn't it?TwickenhamCyclist said:
I'm not sure how much a round of golf is now.
But I know some courses charge a small fortune.
All well and good if he's going to leave them stuck in a cupboard at home.
Same as the "I can buy a car for that!" analogy.
Er, yes, but won't it then need ££££££££££££ insuring, taxing and petrol to carry on using it.
the reluctant cyclist
Über Member
- Location
- Birmingham
For me the best one was one day when it was absolutely chucking it down with rain - I came in - full waterproofs on, waterproof trousers the lot - everything and I mean EVERYTHING was absolutely dripping wet - had to wring my gloves and socks out etc etc - my hair was completely matted to my head - it looked like I had jumped into the canal!
One of the most truely stupid people I have ever had the misfortune to know said .....
"oh - is it raining?!"
I mean - I ask you!!!!
It's funny that other people have mentioned that their long commutes are exclaimed over - I find it funny when I get asked how far do you cycle and I say well it's 4 and a half miles door to door but I tend to go a longer route - and they say
"oh that's not so bad is it ?"
These are all really lazy people who have probably not sat on a bike since childhood - the nearest thing they have is that old exercise bike in the conservatory which they use to air their underwear!
I always want to challenge them to cycle in the 4 and a half miles in the rain and the wind and the snow blah blah blah and see how they get on!!!
The other one I get is
"What do you do when it rains?"
I usually reply - "I get wet!!"
One of the most truely stupid people I have ever had the misfortune to know said .....
"oh - is it raining?!"
I mean - I ask you!!!!
It's funny that other people have mentioned that their long commutes are exclaimed over - I find it funny when I get asked how far do you cycle and I say well it's 4 and a half miles door to door but I tend to go a longer route - and they say
"oh that's not so bad is it ?"
These are all really lazy people who have probably not sat on a bike since childhood - the nearest thing they have is that old exercise bike in the conservatory which they use to air their underwear!
I always want to challenge them to cycle in the 4 and a half miles in the rain and the wind and the snow blah blah blah and see how they get on!!!
The other one I get is
"What do you do when it rains?"
I usually reply - "I get wet!!"
