Commuting - Does this make me a roadie?

I ride a bianchi brava with a yak pak messenger bag ( saving up for a chrome bag ) I ride with toe clips and I wear pearl izumi launch shorts and a t-shirt and a 2 year old Giro Torrent helmet. Does this make me a roadie that everyone wants to smear or a regular commuter?

Roidies don't have Messenger bags, So your a commuter.

Roidies, like it:D

Roadies don't use toe clips.

BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.:p

It all depends on whether you still have the ability to smile or not.

Roadies don't use toe clips.
+1
Unless they are very poor. :(



BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.:p
Arms??? :eek:
I've been shaving my legs for about six years. :) I'm a roadie and a commuter.
Commuters get road rash too.

Makes you sound a somewhat self conscious about the image you project, which in turn makes you sound like a typical cyclist of any type.

Commuters get road rash too.
Not the commuters who can remain upright on their bike.

To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.

The mixed grab-bag of stuff (t-shirt, mess bag, bike shorts) definitely make you a commuter.

If you gotta ask if you are a roadie, you ain't a roadie.

Seriously, why does everyone worry about what little box they fit in? I ride to roads, so I am a roadie, I ride to work, so I am a commuter, I ride for fun, so I am a rec rider, I ride cross country, so I'm a tourist, I don't dress all fancy-racey, so I'm a Fred, I don't wear a helmet, so I am a organ donor - geeze wtf cares? We all ride bikes, but after that each of us is unique and not easily fit into little boxes.

To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.
But a cyclist does not need to be a roadie to be a pretentious *******. Read some of the Real Cyclists'™ pontifications about how the only proper bike for a proper commuter is one with an LBS provenance. And only low life/know nothings or illegal aliens would consider department store product as suitable for commuter/utility cycling.

It all depends on whether you still have the ability to smile or not.

ahahahahahaha whew let me get my breath, hahahahaha. It's funny cause it's true. I don't think any roadies around here have the ability to smile. At least not when I'm around. Something about passing them on my tank of a steel MTB with 2" wide tires and about 30lbs of gear in my backpack/rack, being fat, and the blue mohawk. It just pisses em of or something, I don't see why.

Anywho, I would think the only thing that makes you a roadie is considering yourself a roadie.

But a cyclist does not need to be a roadie to be a pretentious *******. Read some of the Real Cyclists'™ pontifications about how the only proper bike for a proper commuter is one with an LBS provenance. And only low life/know nothings or illegal aliens would consider department store product as suitable for commuter/utility cycling.

You're making me smile more and more when I see your love affair with the mass produced chinese bicycle manufacturers.

BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.:p
Arms??? :eek:


Actually, I started doing my arms after a mishap with Nair, (I'll never touch that stuff again). Anyway, the evil lotion is sort of hard to control and once it got on part of my arm, it seemed like I should go ahead and just take the remainder too. I kind of like the smooth-arm thing, (so does the mrs.), so I've been staying after it.


I'm a roadie and a commuter.
I've got nothing against MTBs, but I'm far more comfortable on my old touring bike.

To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.
I guess you are an honourary roadie. :rolleyes:

I'm a commuter who wears a jersey and spandex shorts with shaven legs.
Plus, my new helmet will be a road helmet.
I ride a touring bike with drop bars. However, I am only mistaken for a roadie when wearing my more race like jersey.
I guess that makes me a.....uh......who flippin' cares?
I have a mountain bike and a touring bike.
I ride recreationaly hauling a toddler.
I haul ass.
I tool along at my own speed.
Now when I add that r700 or felt racing bike to my stable next year......

I'm a roadie who happens to commute also.

Heh well if you are a roadie, then I'm a bike messenger cause I just built a fixie :p ...

Heh well if you are a roadie, then I'm a bike messenger cause I just built a fixie :p ...

Then I'm a posenger, because I bought my fixie off the shelf. :) I think I find something comforting about labelling myself in classifications that seem to be the object of widespread scorn. It seems to keep people's expectations low.

So yeah, I'm a roadie when I'm in the commuter forum. On the ssfg forum, I'm a wannabe messenger. On the car free forum, I am a car apologist. (but don't own one) On the roadie forum,... well I haven't figured that out yet. Paradoxically, despite roadies' reputation as being arrogant, in my experience they are the least likely to have negative hangups with other types of riders.

Paradoxically, despite roadies' reputation as being arrogant, in my experience they are the least likely to have negative hangups with other types of riders.
Well, to be fair, we're far too self-obsessed to worry much about other people. But you say there are other people on the road? On bikes? You're kidding, right? ;)

I carry a messenger bag, wear a jersey, sidis (look pedals), flood pants (not cycling shorts) and I have aerobars on a fixie. Also feners sometimes. I think I just got about every group except the fully loaded touring guys with a rack.

I carry a messenger bag, wear a jersey, sidis (look pedals), flood pants (not cycling shorts) and I have aerobars on a fixie. Also feners sometimes. I think I just got about every group except the fully loaded touring guys with a rack.


That's impressive. But you still need one of these.
http://www.omarksafety.com/Images/products/VEST-FV-1S.GIF

I carry a messenger bag, wear a jersey, sidis (look pedals), flood pants (not cycling shorts) and I have aerobars on a fixie. Also feners sometimes. I think I just got about every group except the fully loaded touring guys with a rack.

I have the rack, but rarely do I use my panniers. And I'd never be mistaken for a silent and invisible cyclist as the loose rack gives away my position and the manner of the potholes I hit.

Ooh, I want to play too!

So on Monday, I'm going to wear a jersey and bibs (roadie) on my fixed gear conversion (posenger) with aerobars (trigeek) but I'm going to tow my twins' trailer to daycare (family guy) before going to the office (commuter).

That'll make some heads explode.

Actually, I started doing my arms after a mishap with Nair, ....

Ya know, I never thought I'd encounter a sentance that started quite that way! Must be an interesting story!:eek:

I guess you are an honourary roadie. :rolleyes:

Honorary? Heck, I am a certified pretentious ass off and on a bike! :eek:

Actually, I started doing my arms after a mishap with Nair, ....Ya know, I never thought I'd encounter a sentance that started quite that way! Must be an interesting story!:eek:

After I had been shaving my legs for about a week, I thought I'd give Nair a try, (no stubble, no missed spots, lasts almost a week). I read the directions and precautions, attached the "hands-free" applicator and stepped into the tub to get started. Unfortunately, the directions made no mention of doing just one leg at a time. However the precautions do warn you not to leave it on for more than ten minutes.

The first thing I noticed was that the "hands-free" applicator is a worthless piece of crap so I had to use my hands to slather on the cream. In using my hands, some of it got on my forearm. Not wanting to sport a bald spot amongst my hairy arms, I made the decision to just cover my arms completely.

By this time, I had passed the recommended three-five minute window of having the gunk on my legs. I started to remove the lotion, which at this point was only causing a tingle. This is when I learned that the "bladeless shaver" is also a worthless piece of crap. As I was standing there trying to figure out what to do, the tingle began to feel more like a slight burning. So, I yelled down the hall for my wife. My son yelled back that she was on the front porch. (Trying not to sound too distressed) "Please tell her to come here!"

I heard my wife come into the house, chatting on the phone with someone. The problem was that she didn't seem to be getting any closer to the bathroom, so I yelled down the hall again. She opened the door, had an initial look of surprise on her face and then sat down to just start laughing at me. "Mom, I have to describe the scene in our bathroom, right now..."

She began to tell her mom what I was doing. Meanwhile the slight burning on my thighs was quickly shifting toward raging, screaming, torturous pain. I interrupted her with something along the lines of, "I'm glad you are both getting some good yuks out of this, but please help me. My legs are on fire!"

I told her that I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to get all this done in the under-ten-minute time frame. Through here chuckles, she called me a dumba$$ and informed me that I should have done it one limb at a time.

She grabbed a scrunchie and I got my chemically-burned legs cleared of the heinous tonic. As I rinsed everything off, she said she wanted to help with an area I had missed on the back of my upper thigh. She began applying the lotion and I could feel her getting a little close to areas that should never be exposed to caustic chemicals. I expressed my concern, in what I thought was a discrete manner. However, upon my return to the living room, my nine year old daughter asked, "Dad, what's your perianal area?"

"Ask your mother."

EPILOGUE:
It took more than a week for my legs to heal. My pores each had their own tiny scabs and my skin ended up peeling like it had been sunburned.

On the recommendation of several women, at work, I'm now using a Schick Quattro for women and Gillette Satin Care shaving gel. That combination, along with exfoliating on the days between shaving has worked out well. Now my wife shaves more often because she refuses to be married to a man whose legs are smoother than hers.;)

We're all roadies even Chipcom (he won't admit tho) :D

After I had been shaving my legs for about a week, I thought I'd give Nair a try, (no stubble, no missed spots, lasts almost a week). I read the directions and precautions, attached the "hands-free" applicator and stepped into the tub to get started. Unfortunately, the directions made no mention of doing just one leg at a time. However the precautions do warn you not to leave it on for more than ten minutes.... etc


:roflmao: Too funny.

After I had been shaving my legs for about a week, I thought I'd give Nair a try,

I'm pretty sure that having your wife rescue you from Nair makes you a roadie. It's along the lines of calling her for a ride when you flat. :)

Funny (and horrifying) story.

Honorary? Heck, I am a certified pretentious ass off and on a bike! :eek:
Congrats, you fit your own stereotype. :)

Honorary? Heck, I am a certified pretentious ass off and on a bike! :eek:

Maybe so but yer no hypocrite.

After I had been shaving my legs for about a week, I thought I'd give Nair a try, (no stubble, no missed spots, lasts almost a week). I read the directions and precautions, attached the "hands-free" applicator and stepped into the tub to get started. Unfortunately, the directions made no mention of doing just one leg at a time. However the precautions do warn you not to leave it on for more than ten minutes.

The first thing I noticed was that the "hands-free" applicator is a worthless piece of crap so I had to use my hands to slather on the cream. In using my hands, some of it got on my forearm. Not wanting to sport a bald spot amongst my hairy arms, I made the decision to just cover my arms completely.

By this time, I had passed the recommended three-five minute window of having the gunk on my legs. I started to remove the lotion, which at this point was only causing a tingle. This is when I learned that the "bladeless shaver" is also a worthless piece of crap. As I was standing there trying to figure out what to do, the tingle began to feel more like a slight burning. So, I yelled down the hall for my wife. My son yelled back that she was on the front porch. (Trying not to sound too distressed) "Please tell her to come here!"

I heard my wife come into the house, chatting on the phone with someone. The problem was that she didn't seem to be getting any closer to the bathroom, so I yelled down the hall again. She opened the door, had an initial look of surprise on her face and then sat down to just start laughing at me. "Mom, I have to describe the scene in our bathroom, right now..."

She began to tell her mom what I was doing. Meanwhile the slight burning on my thighs was quickly shifting toward raging, screaming, torturous pain. I interrupted her with something along the lines of, "I'm glad you are both getting some good yuks out of this, but please help me. My legs are on fire!"

I told her that I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to get all this done in the under-ten-minute time frame. Through here chuckles, she called me a dumba$$ and informed me that I should have done it one limb at a time.

She grabbed a scrunchie and I got my chemically-burned legs cleared of the heinous tonic. As I rinsed everything off, she said she wanted to help with an area I had missed on the back of my upper thigh. She began applying the lotion and I could feel her getting a little close to areas that should never be exposed to caustic chemicals. I expressed my concern, in what I thought was a discrete manner. However, upon my return to the living room, my nine year old daughter asked, "Dad, what's your perianal area?"

"Ask your mother."

EPILOGUE:
It took more than a week for my legs to heal. My pores each had their own tiny scabs and my skin ended up peeling like it had been sunburned.

On the recommendation of several women, at work, I'm now using a Schick Quattro for women and Gillette Satin Care shaving gel. That combination, along with exfoliating on the days between shaving has worked out well. Now my wife shaves more often because she refuses to be married to a man whose legs are smoother than hers.;)


I simply love this one, you made my eyes leak!!! That just sounds so painful!


hehehehehhehehe

I ride a bianchi brava with a yak pak messenger bag ( saving up for a chrome bag ) I ride with toe clips and I wear pearl izumi launch shorts and a t-shirt and a 2 year old Giro Torrent helmet. Does this make me a roadie that everyone wants to smear or a regular commuter?

Doesn't matter what you wear. If you ride on the road, you're a roadie. If you ride on dirt trails, you're a mountain biker.

How about a mountain biker wearing a tri suit riding on the road?

How about a mountain biker wearing a tri suit riding on the road?
Sounds like a mid level exec with a DUI

ARRG! shaving (removing hair) yer limbs!

How much faster do you go?

or is that not why your doing that, i dont think i would ever shave my limbs...( head is not a limb right?)

For me it is more for vanity and then cleaning wounds. Speed doesn't even rank in my reasons.
Another one is that it makes it easier to apply sunscreen but vanity is about 95% of the reason I shave.
Once a week the legs. Every other day my head (I have a reverse mohawk AKA I'm balding).

Shaving makes the clean up at work considerably easier. My wife has decided she likes it also ;)

So, yea, it's vanity.

Shaving makes the clean up at work considerably easier. My wife has decided she likes it also ;)

So, yea, it's vanity.

If the wife likes it, it's not vanity...it's utility!

If the wife likes it, it's not vanity...it's utility!

Hadn't thought of it that way before.

:p :p

Then one wonders if you like it or if it is just for the wife :p

I have found a few ladies that prefer men with shaved legs. Guess the hairy thing is not a 100% given that the ladies like it.

Then one wonders if you like it or if it is just for the wife :p

I have found a few ladies that prefer men with shaved legs. Guess the hairy thing is not a 100% given that the ladies like it.

Some women just don't want to cuddle with wookies (or roadies).

I'd probably clean up my legs, but I just don't care to. I do get my chest waxed (which my girlfriend loves) for fire performance reasons (I do tricks where I light my torso on fire). I also enjoy parenthesis...

Not to hijack the thread, or anything...

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ahahahahahaha whew let me get my breath, hahahahaha. It's funny cause it's true. I don't think any roadies around here have the ability to smile.

It's probably nothing changing to one size larger bike shorts couldn't cure.

Then one wonders if you like it or if it is just for the wife :p
...

I don't feel strongly, either way about shaving my legs. I don't like the stubble, so I've been shaving regularly. Surprisingly, I do like having smooth arms. Not sure why, I just do.

How about a mountain biker wearing a tri suit riding on the road?
ha ha ...he's roadie to me!