sininen

Cycling can change your orientation.....wow, haven't heard that one before. My grandma's tried to convince me to go to therapy since the day I told her I'm a lesbian...maybe I'll convince her to by me a new bike.....

FarHorizon

By the way, Doobie, cycling didn't make you bi. You were that way to start with. Cycling just gives you the excuse to check out lots of fit, toned, shaved bodies in spandex of both genders.

KrisPistofferson

Bi people are truly beloved of God, as are cyclists. You are double-blessed.

* jack *

I'm surprised no one has suggested the FGE for Dooby yet.

va_cyclist

Good going. No way would anyone think you're gay with this look.

Portis

Oy Vay!

2mtr

Yeah, I wish.
Just look at the shoes and the ass accentuating pants, right along with the cod piece up front, and tell me we don't look like a bunch of frigging flamers.
Although I don't mind much, as I dress pretty much like RockinAR.

AeroDog

I've always been jealous of people who are bi. Being bi doubles you solution set. For people who don't like math, that means you're twice as likely to have a date on saturday night.

azesty

Good luck to the OP, more acceptable partners cant be a bad thing now can it?

For those who are so afraid of being thought gay that this will dictate their wardrobe, I think its time for some therapy, best done out the closet.

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Dooby Firkin

I think is more a fetish thing, sure you have to be in two minds in the first place, but swimming, surfing, running and even diving does nothing for me. Everything to do with bikes though is such a turn on that gender makes little difference to me.

Dooby

Alloy Addict

If you are gay, then you are gay. If you are bisexual, then you are bisexual. Biking didn't have anything to do with it.

If you are a troll, well then you know what you are.

* jack *

Well then, you have to find a nice-looking bike to romance this weekend. Simple solution.

patc

You do realise that some gay men (like me) love that look? You're probably getting checked out by a lot of guys in that outfit!

patc

I don't entirely agree with that. Sexuality is more complex that a simple label, and more fluid. We are all capable of atypical behaviour, some people more than others. There is no need to read too much into attraction to a person/gender/type/whatever outside your normal interest range, whether or not you act on it.

No one freaks out if they're in the mood for wine instead of beer once every few years. Why should sexual attraction be such a big deal?

Dooby Firkin

I'd agree, for example, a lot of people do things out of character when intoxicated and many things are situation dependent.

I have met a few cyclists who feel the same way as me about the sport and lead 'straight' lives normally, only having realtionships with fellow sportsmen.

Dooby

Boogs

Are you kidding? I'm straight and I'm getting turned on over here!

MikeR

Why do you think they call it BI-cycling?

Dooby Firkin

Apparently gay is the new straight anyway!

patc

I wonder if some of it could also be attraction to a fit, healthy, toned body. I mean face it: outside of models and actors we don't see many healthy bodies in our society! Health is very attractive in a primal way. While I normally consider myself to have no sexual attraction to women whatsoever, there have been times when I found a woman attractive enough to notice. For example I used to go to college with a woman who had an amazing stomach- flat, toned, six-pack, etc. I'm not sure I would have had sex with her, but that stomach was hot.

This is all getting really OT for a cycling forum, but its a fascinating subject.

robo

This thread is funny.

Incidentally, i have a tendency to stare hard at passing cyclists even when i'm a pedestrian or in a car. I'm nearly always checking out their bikes, but several people, including my mom and my girlfriend, have asked me why i'm constantly checking out the guys in spandex!!

Cyclaholic

Hmmmm, I'm straight, I really enjoy being straight and love checking out women whereas men regardless how fit and toned they are do absolutely nothing for me, and I'm 100% secure in lycra even if a gay guy or two check me out it doesn't bother me either way tho I don't particularly like it..... seems that I'm in a minority group

Litespeed

https://www.cyberyukyuk.com/cyclists.html
If you look at the last entry "Why cyclist wear black shorts"

DriveBy

Holy crap, that was funny.

DriveBy

I'm also straight, but I don't care who checks me out. Doesn't bother me a bit if a gay guy checks me out. I'd take it as a compliment, and if he said the compliment out loud I'm secure enough to thank him. I would politely move on, but I would appreciate the compliment just as if it had been from a women. The only difference is that I'm probably checking the woman out at the same time.

I really think it's funny how some people are so caught up in what other people might think of their actions or words. I wear lycra, and I don't care what it makes me look like. It's comfortable. I have no problem hugging my brothers, including my youngest brother who is gay. I have no problem describing a good-looking guy as a good-looking guy, although my standards in that regard are simply based on how I'd like my own body to look. It's hilarious how some guys are terrified of even thinking any of the above lest they be labelled as gay.

Hell, just be yourself.

FarHorizon

Amen on all points, DriveBy - couldn't have said it better myself!