Where were the women?

[BentMikey]

Wind up.

LOL, no really, I've seen your videos from ages back and was thinking crikey mate! You should have seen me on HOTA - I was in the slowest third of riders.

p.s. I could bring the fixed wheel if you want to have a go and are similar size to me? I'm 5'10" and ride with spds on that bike.

 

[hackbike 666]

LOL, no really, I've seen your videos from ages back and was thinking crikey mate! You should have seen me on HOTA - I was in the slowest third of riders.

p.s. I could bring the fixed wheel if you want to have a go and are similar size to me? I'm 5'10" and ride with spds on that bike.

Even in two years things change and they have for me.

Im 6'2" and 15 and a half stone.

Should be getting a fixed wheel after the holiday.
Thanks,I have ridden a fixed wheel before.The famous hackbike 6 was fitted at one time although it wasn't a proper track frame.Saw a fixie rider at Waterloo yesterday and im sure he had no brakes.

 

[chap]

That seems a bit unfair, so you have to carry his weight too? Get a tandem, make him do some of the work...

It's amazing, isn't it, that people drive to a gym or spinning session, for which they pay...

I used to do this until I decided I really do not like the gym, and resent the price of it (despite being affordable.) Why simulate an activity when you can actually do it? The only things I enjoyed on there were the Cross trainers, some of the weights machines and swimming, the latter still being true.

Now, I have no gym membership, may get a swimming pass, and the bulk of my excercise is from cycling in the real world. This beats the gym anytime, as there are things to watch along the journey other than Eastenders and lies news on the TV, and the sound of the city always beats high BPM repetitive trance music and aspiring cocottes singing about their wares.

 

[HJ]

Where were the women? They are scared off cycling by all those fat blokes wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats...

Move to Denmark were people feel that they can ride bicycles without wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats.

 

[chap]

Where were the women? They are scared off cycling by all those fat blokes wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats...

Move to Denmark were people feel that they can ride bicycles without wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats.

I wouldn't mention that here, there are some pious sorts who court contrarian attitudes and would lecture you to tedium about the merits of Lycra.

As for the 'plastic hats', as you put them, we have the best of both worlds. There is no legal obligation to wear cycle helmets, if like me you chose to, go ahead, if not, that's fine too.

 

[BentMikey]

OTOH some of us love to wear lycra, have long and potentially sweaty commutes, and like the better aerodynamics. That doesn't mean we see anything wrong with commuting in normal clothes, or indeed dressing as stylishly as many of the Dutch do.

 

[HJ]

I wouldn't mention that here, there are some pious sorts who court contrarian attitudes and would lecture you to tedium about the merits of Lycra.

As for the 'plastic hats', as you put them, we have the best of both worlds. There is no legal obligation to wear cycle helmets, if like me you chose to, go ahead, if not, that's fine too.

You are missing the point, it is not about how you choose to cycle, wear what you like! It is more about the attitude to cycling, here it is a sporting activity of the few on the fringes, in other countries Denmark, Netherlands, Germany etc., cycling is just another form of transport. No need to wear sports clothing, no need to make out that it is some sort of dangerous extreme sport (which it isn't), therefore on need of pretend safety gear. Just something normal.

Sadly I get the feeling that there are a lot of cyclist in this country who really do want cycling to be a normal activity. They like to kid them selves they are engaging in a activity which risky, on the fringe, other...

Sad really...

 

[Wheeledweenie]

Where were the women? They are scared off cycling by all those fat blokes wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats...

Move to Denmark were people feel that they can ride bicycles without wearing Lycra and silly plastic hats.

Ah but I'm a woman and wear lycra and a 'plastic hat'. Maybe we were sacred off by people who are prescriptive about how people should cycle rather than letting people do whatever's comfortable for them.........

 

[chap]

You are missing the point, it is not about how you choose to cycle, wear what you like! It is more about the attitude to cycling, here it is a sporting activity of the few on the fringes, in other countries Denmark, Netherlands, Germany etc., cycling is just another form of transport. No need to wear sports clothing, no need to make out that it is some sort of dangerous extreme sport (which it isn't), therefore on need of pretend safety gear. Just something normal.

Sadly I get the feeling that there are a lot of cyclist in this country who really do want cycling to be a normal activity. They like to kid them selves they are engaging in a activity which risky, on the fringe, other...

Sad really...

I suppose they maintained the long traditions of such modes of transport and found an assstive place for the car as opposed to holding it as a panacea and human right as we have done here.

I would not be so sure that we view it merely as a sport, in general, OK most adults outside the capital do, but then inside (and I have noticed an increase in Edinburgh too) many are using and realising the potential or the bicycle as a more effective and cost saving mode of transport.

Even the Weegies in undulating Glasgow are taking to their bikes. As for the helmet, there are instances where I do not bother, however in general I feel a lot safer in London with one on, the same applies for longer journeys, and more remote parts, and for those occasions I have to venture past certain areas ... with a lot to aspire to.