Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Makin me LOL on the MUP

Today it was +50 degrees and the roadies were on the MUP with tights, booties, full jackets and balaklavas. It was funny.

As opposed to denim testicle huggers, a boutique cotton hoodie with a fixie logo, and flashy sneakers?

Some roadies seem prone to going waaaaay overkill on that stuff but they might have started their rides when it was still in the 30s.

Oh.

As opposed to denim testicle huggers, a boutique cotton hoodie with a fixie logo, and flashy sneakers?

This. I bet they were riding quite a bit farther than you were.

Wait, were the denim tescticle hugger kids outriding me? Or was it the spandex testicle hugger kids?

the "roadies" were riding farther than the levis 511s.

Heh.
I ride baggy cut-off dickies.
Or Spandex.
Depends on the circumstances.
Jeans feel comfortable walking around, but they feel crappy on the bike.
Anyone ever have trouble digging a phone outta the denim testicle huggers whilst riding their hipster chariot?
%^cking things suck.

Today it was +50 degrees and the roadies were on the MUP with tights, booties, full jackets and balaklavas. It was funny.
Roadies are such wussies :lol: Balaclava at 50? Are you kidding me?! :twitchy:

Yeah, those dudes have no idea what's going on.
Next time race 'em and show 'em what's up. Let us know how it goes.

i saw a kid today in lycra and a bib who couldn't have been older than eight. it was awesome.

Dropped

edit: double post

I dropped a roadie going down hill and uphill while eating a bag of chips, all I heard was gears clicking trying to catch up.

This. I bet they were riding quite a bit farther than you were.

You might be right there, guy. I, in my jersey, shorts and sidi's, only went for a quick 40 mile ride today. I waited until it was warm enough to go out in shorts and a jersey, because I didn't want to carry a bunch of extra clothing.

You might be right there, guy. I, in my jersey, shorts and sidi's, only went for a quick 40 mile ride today. I waited until it was warm enough to go out in shorts and a jersey, because I didn't want to carry a bunch of extra clothing.

Great, but the "roadie" who rides daily in his balaclava and windbreaker is going to be in better condition than you who rides a "quick" 40 miles.

Yes, you are 100% correct, and your **** talking is completely warranted. You are the man.

i saw a kid today in lycra and a bib who couldn't have been older than eight. it was awesome.

What's a bib? Do you mean bibs, aka bib shorts?

I'm waiting for the day when all you fixsters are middle-aged brahs rocking all carbon fixie whips with your forty-year old guts hanging over 300 dollar denim testicle huggers struggling up a hill on 40 by 19 gearing on riser bars whilst some 14 year old on retro spandex is kicking your ass and laughing at you on his vintage 10 speed nishiki with genuine steel rims.
Oh what a beautiful day that will be!

Hehehee, I know a few riders in PHX dress like that for 50 degrees. 50 degrees for them is like 30 degrees for me...

^ co-signed. around mid 50's, i can start to think about dressing as if it was the middle of the summer.

You guys wear clothes? Amateurs..

Today it was +50 degrees and the roadies were on the MUP with tights, booties, full jackets and balaklavas. It was funny.


At what point did your smugness wear off? Before or after you realized the insignificance of it all?

Hehehee, I know a few riders in PHX dress like that for 50 degrees. 50 degrees for them is like 30 degrees for me...


^ co-signed. around mid 50's, i can start to think about dressing as if it was the middle of the summer.

i dont know your history, but its not like the northwest gets the harshest winters (or the hottest summers)!

Yes, you are 100% correct, and your **** talking is completely warranted. You are the man.

Speak for yourself. I guess there isn't much more to do in New Mexico than make fun of people on road bikes?

Maybe the were up on the crest! I'll bet it was cold up there...

But, at 50, they should have started to peel som of that stuff off...

By the time they get down in the valley, they will be nice and comfy in spandex and jerseys...

Today it was +50 degrees and the roadies were on the MUP with tights, booties, full jackets and balaklavas. It was funny.

isht dude, were they riding bikes with, uhh, gears? how excessive of them.

Yes, you are 100% correct, and your **** talking is completely warranted. You are the man.

I think its funny how some people reply saying that you're judgmental, but you just got a thread of people saying, "As opposed to denim testicle huggers, a boutique cotton hoodie with a fixie logo, and flashy sneakers?".
There is only one way to ride a bicycle and your way is always wrong!
With all critical responses aside.

I rode my bike to work the other day with 78 degree weather. By the time my shift was over it had dropped to the 50's. All I had was a T-shirt and my nut huggin 511 shorts. There was only two things I wish I had! Gloves and a beanie. With the sun out anything else seems excessive.

Speak for yourself. I guess there isn't much more to do in New Mexico than make fun of people on road bikes?

Speak for myself? After you incorrectly call me out for my choice of riding wear, distance I may have riding, then my level of fitness you tell me to speak for myself? I guess there isn't much more to do in PA than make fun of people on the internet?

This is a valuable thread.

I got the impression the OP wasn't making fun of them for being roadies or having geared bikes so much as he was for them being overdressed. I personally don't think that I would want to ride with that much clothing on in +50 degree weather. After going through the winter in WI, 50 feels like it is summer!

^ Exactly. Funny how some people take everything so personal.

I got the impression the OP wasn't making fun of them for being roadies or having geared bikes so much as he was for them being overdressed. I personally don't think that I would want to ride with that much clothing on in +50 degree weather. After going through the winter in WI, 50 feels like it is summer!

Exactly.

I got the impression the OP wasn't making fun of them for being roadies or having geared bikes so much as he was for them being overdressed. I personally don't think that I would want to ride with that much clothing on in +50 degree weather. After going through the winter in WI, 50 feels like it is summer!

Yes. This thread is another example of the fixed gear community feeling intimidated by the negative "hipster" image that is quickly becoming associated with fixed gear bikes. I don't like it much either, but there is no reason to consistently be on the aggressive attack in order to defend your anti-"hipster" ideals while knowing nothing about the OP.

Continuing to wear a balaclava in the 50+ weather is insane. Maybe they were training for a heat ride in desert next month!

This thread is too serious. The OP found it funny, some don't (and weren't there to really determine if it was in fact a funny sight.) We all care why now? Cool.

i dont know your history, but its not like the northwest gets the harshest winters (or the hottest summers)!

Parts of the NW are Definitely harsh. I'm west of the Cascades where it's fairly temperate, however. I've lived in hotter and colder climes, and don't even own a balaclava anymore, since there are only a handful of days that warrant the use of one.

I still visit family in PHX a couple times a year and know that if I go for a ride with Mom, she's gonna be sporting a light jacket if it's below 70 degrees. She's not a roadie, though. She rolls an MB-3 with Avocet Cross tires on it.

It's gotta be a drag being a roadie or a fixter. It must be their neon color proclivities (clothes for the roadies, bikes for the fixters), that draw attacks like we see here.... hehehehe.

I can see both sides of the view...oh and throw in the mtb's and the crossers who can't make up their mind what kind of bike they are riding. More people on bikes SUCKS...

OH and this thread is useless without pictures....:D

i live on the moon, i wear a space suit and the toe overlap sucks on my moonboots

i live on the moon, i wear a space suit and the toe overlap sucks on my moonboots
But the trackstands are easier and the falling is less painful on the moon...:thumb:

lol. It got up to about 35F this past weekend and we were riding (on snowy trails, without much wind) in t-shirts.

As opposed to denim testicle huggers, a boutique cotton hoodie with a fixie logo, and flashy sneakers?

as opposed to assumptions based on nothing?

Ha ha, this is great!

Maybe if I read this on the roadie thread, I'd just assume it was some snobbo roadster getting his nose up his butt, but seeing it on a fixie forum just makes it that much tastier.

I'm waiting for the day when all you fixsters are middle-aged brahs rocking all carbon fixie whips with your forty-year old guts hanging over 300 dollar denim testicle huggers struggling up a hill on 40 by 19 gearing on riser bars whilst some 14 year old on retro spandex is kicking your ass and laughing at you on his vintage 10 speed nishiki with genuine steel rims.
Oh what a beautiful day that will be!

Doubt it. Most of those kids will probably not even be on bikes anymore and find something else to latch on to.

Doubt it. Most of those kids will probably not even be on bikes anymore and find something else to latch on to.


OWNED!!! true story though. you can't be a cycling barista with an empty "messenger" bag forever....maybe another resurgence of vespas?

its like when you dressed punk in high school and you had to take off the chains so you could finally be taken seriously at the jamba juice interview. bahaha.

"I'm waiting for the day when all you fixsters are middle-aged brahs rocking all carbon fixie whips with your forty-year old guts hanging over 300 dollar denim testicle huggers struggling up a hill on 40 by 19 gearing on riser bars whilst some 14 year old on retro spandex is kicking your ass and laughing at you on his vintage 10 speed nishiki with genuine steel rims.
Oh what a beautiful day that will be"

Ha! I'm a 51-year-old. I hope you get old enough to see things from my perspective. It's funny how young 'uns automatically assume they'll reach certain stages of their lives on cue: no surprises, ever! Callow, hubristic, youth.

well, i'm not trying to be rude or anything, but since you declared your age, i guess it would be important to pose a question, solely for the purpose of evidence in this thread's debate...

as a 51 year old, do you wear denim testicle huggers?

Or have an all carbon fixie whip ??

Meh. Sunday I went for a long ride (about 95 miles) with my team. Since we got started at 7.30 we had to be pretty bundled up. Warm by the end, sure, but I wasn't freezing my arse off at the beginning.

Or wear balaklavas in 50 degree weather?

For those of us who live and ride in warmer climates 50's can be barely comfy, and when riding "roadie" one does carry some speed which equals wind chill. these clothes are made with that in mind...

the point about summits and valleys is valid, as is the fact that in fla it can go from the 60's or 70's down to the 20's in one night...

weds is to be only 40's with freezing tonight...

am I a wuss for riding my commute in long johns, two pants four ls shirts and three or four more top layers, neck gator and beanie over my skull cap?

oh btw, i work outside too, and i'll be in elements for 9 hours, just for work

Today it was +50 degrees and the roadies were on the MUP with tights, booties, full jackets and balaklavas. It was funny.
It wasn't 50 when they started at 4 in the morning, you lazy fixie hippie!