Does this make me a roadie?
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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?
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Roidies, like it
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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.
BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.
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Originally Posted by MMACH 5
Roadies don't use toe clips.
Unless they are very poor.
Originally Posted by MMACH 5
BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.
I've been shaving my legs for about six years. I'm a roadie and a commuter.
Commuters get road rash too.
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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.
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Originally Posted by RonH
Commuters get road rash too.
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To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.
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The mixed grab-bag of stuff (t-shirt, mess bag, bike shorts) definitely make you a commuter.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by Urban Shooter
To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.
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Originally Posted by unkchunk
It all depends on whether you still have the ability to smile or not.
Anywho, I would think the only thing that makes you a roadie is considering yourself a roadie.
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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
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.
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Originally Posted by RonH
Originally Posted by MMACH 5
BTW - I started shaving my legs and arms. I guess I'm either a roadie or a very smooth commuter.
Originally Posted by RonH
I'm a roadie and a commuter.
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Originally Posted by Urban Shooter
To be a roadie you must first learn to become a pretentious *******.
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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......
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......
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I'm a roadie who happens to commute also.
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Heh well if you are a roadie, then I'm a bike messenger cause I just built a fixie ...
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Originally Posted by aadhils
Heh well if you are a roadie, then I'm a bike messenger cause I just built a fixie ...
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.
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Originally Posted by recursive
Paradoxically, despite roadies' reputation as being arrogant, in my experience they are the least likely to have negative hangups with other types of riders.
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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.
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Originally Posted by operator
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.
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Originally Posted by operator
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.
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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.
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.