Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Saw an example of both on my early morning ride this morning.
I trundled up alongside a man in his 60s on a new Specialized Crosstrail.
The fact I caught up with him tells you he wasn't going very quickly.
He told me he had a mountain bike which had done sterling service for years, but was too heavy and pointless because he now only rides paths and cinder tracks.
Looked to me as if the guy had bought just the right new bike - it looked well in red, too.
My next target was a man of similar age on a carbon roadie, with half-inch wide tyres and those outstretched tricross (?) bar extensions.
He was also making slow progress on the cycle path and the last I saw of him he was pushing the bike up a short incline which even I find easy.
I'm making assumptions here, but I'm struggling to think of a more inappropriate bike for that rider.
Any other examples of man and machine in less than perfect harmony?
I trundled up alongside a man in his 60s on a new Specialized Crosstrail.
The fact I caught up with him tells you he wasn't going very quickly.
He told me he had a mountain bike which had done sterling service for years, but was too heavy and pointless because he now only rides paths and cinder tracks.
Looked to me as if the guy had bought just the right new bike - it looked well in red, too.
My next target was a man of similar age on a carbon roadie, with half-inch wide tyres and those outstretched tricross (?) bar extensions.
He was also making slow progress on the cycle path and the last I saw of him he was pushing the bike up a short incline which even I find easy.
I'm making assumptions here, but I'm struggling to think of a more inappropriate bike for that rider.
Any other examples of man and machine in less than perfect harmony?
