Things people who don't cycle say

[Fab Foodie]

Oi cyclew@nker!

 

[cosmicbike]

You ride on the road? Isn't that a bit dangerous...

 

[Dave 123]

It's the look you get when you stop in a garden centre for a brew. It's the pensioners, they look you up and down like you're a cross between a sex offender and a dog murderer.

Mind you, this happens if I'm in lycra or not!

 

[stephec]

"I think you are awesome", but I think they would have said that to me anyway, whether I cycled or not. Which I don't.

You are @Markymark AICMFP.

 

[Drago]

"How much?! You could get a tidy car for that!", to which I reply that is a poor comparison as a second hand car is unlikely to be in daily service in 30 years time.

" Cycling is really dangerous, you should wear a helmet."

"Nice arse!", once shouted at me by a nice by a nice bit of crumpet driving a BMW.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I nearly killed you the other day. Wobbling all over the road. We're you tired or something?

...fast forward 6 months, same person...

Look I've bought a bike. That hill you mentioned is so easy to get up on my bike.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

You shouldn't ride that far.

It's dangerous.

I'd stick to such and such route.

 

[Welsh wheels]

"Don't you get wet, when it rains?" -No I ride so fast, that I pass between the raindrops

Said as convincingly as possible - and sometimes believed

I'll have to try that one sometime

 

[Drago]

"7 bikes? What do you want 7 bikes for?"

They'd probably have the vapours now I have 8.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

" Cycling is really dangerous, you should wear a helmet."

I've had that of another cyclist, there's a local club who post details of their coming rides on Facebook and always say bring a helmet.

 

[BikeCurious]

Many years ago I was locking up my bullhorn barred fixed gear commuter outside a supermarket. A passer by exclaimed "you can't go shopping on a time trial bike!". It's not a time trial bike but I suppose I can see where he was coming from with the handlebars.

The thing I hear most from noncyclists is "you could get onto the canal towpath and ride all the way without having to worry about cars!". No just the dog walkers, uneven surface, abandoned shopping trolleys, burnt out cars, drug dealers, murderers etc. I think i'll take my chances on the road!

 

[Oldbloke]

"You paid how much? You can get a full suspension jobby for £100 at xxxxx"

 

[Yellow Saddle]

"My legs are so big and won't fit into normal jeans because when I was at school (40 years ago) I used to cycle everywhere and now my leg muscles are overdeveloped."

 

[Drago]

The Grifter was the first BMX.

Do Dawes still make bikes?

How much does it weigh?

That's a huge frame (usually blind to the fact I'm a big chap)

Why is your bike in the cleaners cupboard?

 

[Proto]

Talking to my wife about the etape in 2012 - Pau to Luchon. I explained about the climbing, going over Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresoude, and the distance ~120miles, and the weather (it was shocking)

Her words: "I don't know why they make it so long, it's far too far, and it would be a lot easier if they took a couple of those climbs out."