Why is there no road section?

[winjim]

I think there should be a women's cycling section That said the editorship of Cycling Plus don't seem to realise women ride bikes too

Of course women ride bikes - but they have to be either (a) Pashley types with a small dog in the basket or (b) pink.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Of course women ride bikes - but they have to be either (a) Pashley types with a small dog in the basket or (b) pink.

Or towing a cat in a trailer

 

[Shaun]

The reason there is no specific "Road Cycling" forum is because it is covered everywhere else ...

• Road cycling to work is represented by the Commuting forum
• Road cycling on a long ride out with a specific circuit in mind (but not against the clock per se) is catered for by the Audax forum
• Road cycling general rides are housed in Road Rides, Audax and Sportives
  
• Road cycling against the clock is covered by the Road Race and Time Trial (TT) forum
• Road cycling for leisure in small groups has the CycleChat and Informal Rides forum
• Road cycling for charity obviously goes in the Charity Rides forum
• Road cycling technical questions can be asked in Technical Know How

... and pretty much any other "roadie" specific question can be covered by an existing forum too.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[ufkacbln]

They are both sub genres perversions of general cycling

FTFY

 

[Katherine]

I can understand the question. I would like to ask who else rides on the East Lancs cycle path which is used by families, commuters, organised rides, serious lycra people and more casual riders. I fit into commuting and leisure. So which category do I choose?

 

[ColinJ]

I can understand the question. I would like to ask who else rides on the East Lancs cycle path which is used by families, commuters, organised rides, serious lycra people and more casual riders. I fit into commuting and leisure. So which category do I choose?

Simply pretend that 'General Cycling Discussions' has been renamed 'Road Cycling' and post in there!

 

[Katherine]

Simply pretend that 'General Cycling Discussions' has been renamed 'Road Cycling' and post in there!

Done!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

like others have said: road riding is rather hiding in plain sight. E.g. Pretty much every what bike thread will be a dissection of the most current road bikes at the relevant price point. General area upgrade advice is almost always Tiagra to 105 to Ultegra not Alivio to XT to Deore ( or whichever way it goes) . The other sections mentioned are largely to save their specific features being swamped in the general roadiness of the wider site.

 

[yello]

Can we have an 8 speed forum please?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Can we have an 8 speed forum please?

And a 5 speed one!

 

[ufkacbln]

So why has mtb and fixie ect got their own space? As general cycling is full of allsorts nothing specific?

Because these are perversions of real cycling, and we have to keep them in a separate secure environment

 

[Dogtrousers]

. General area upgrade advice is almost always Tiagra to 105 to Ultegra not Alivio to XT to Deore ( or whichever way it goes) . .

I have an Alivio mech on my 8 speed road bike. I demand my own forum.

 

[ufkacbln]

As for women .....

I do't see them as women, but as other cyclists

 

[JoeyB]

As for women .....

I do't see them as women, but as other cyclists with boobies

EFA

 

[Pat "5mph"]

EFA

I see loads of male cyclists with boobies