B1KE

Have you found threads of personality traits in cyclists? Here is what I personally found common among road cyclists.

1) Propensity to shyness
2) Can by arrogant
3) Analytical
4) Driven
5) Dislike team sports
6) Geeky in a good way
7) Skinny from riding
8) Intelligent
9) Friendly but can aloof or elitist at times (particularly roadies)
10) Fairly interesting
11) More rational than emotional


What are some personality traits that you noticed?

Lazyass

It depends on if you're talking about an A or D group rider, or in between.

greenlight149

as i dont know many cyclists in real life, so my perception to road cyclists in general might be skewed by what i see online, which can bias toward people who are more into analyzing and discussing numbers, gear etc...

of the few cyclists that i do know in real life, many just ride for fun and dont really care about looking pro, being aero, having the lightest bike, or the metrics that we stare at all the time (cadence, power, hear rate etc.)

Campag4life

A pretty good list. But as all stereotypes, there is a very wide range of attributes as LA said. Depends.
A group guys in my experience are the worse in terms of friendliness. They like to eat their young and love to drop others to feed their ego.
I believe OP you should add competitiveness and even stubbornness when it comes to getting dropped. Good riders will choose suffering over being dropped.
On the shyness scale, I am probably on the extrovert side of the scale. I like to talk to people including in the group ride dynamic. But agree there are some if not many without much to say but a lot of outgoing friendly riders as well...in particular in the B-D group.

Lazyass

The arrogance and head swelling tends to increase with each group level. I like riding with guys with A group ability and D group attitude. There's some out there.

TrojanHorse

Cyclists tend to sit up nice and straight because their wallets are thin.

Pirkaus

Obsessive compulsive

PepeM

1) Enjoys riding bicycles

rhammons

Totally. I've found there's generally not a typical personality -- it's pretty spread out. I feel most road cyclists are fairly generous and helpful for those who share the passion/hobby with them. It's not often I'm passed whilst fixing a flat or a chain and I don't get asked if I need assistance.

KonaRider125

1. Arrogant

2. Dicks (we all know its true). You can't be a proper road cyclist without being one.

StanSeven

Not true. Some of us wave

ButchA

Some have a tendency to laugh at us "Fred's" out there. But hey, at least we're out riding and getting a good workout!

Elvo

0) Narcissism

rebel1916

12) enjoy cuddling
13) and long walks on the beach
14) prone to sporadic acts of extreme violence

bt

we cherish toe overlap

cthenn

double post

cthenn

Wow, that's actually pretty spot on, at least when it comes to me. Only traits I don't possess (at least some of the time) are 5, and definitely 11, haha!

Golf clap, OP, that's a very insightful list!

GP

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Hmm The word that describes roadies perfectly is not allowed on the road forum.

B1KE

That's me! lol I once spent 3 hours tuning my brakes to what I believed was the pint point perfect lever modulation. My OCDs not too bad though, I like to look at it as being thorough.

bruce19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47cG...eature=related

B1KE

LOL amazing!

cydewaze

Most of the traits mentioned are why I ride solo.

Campag4life

Whoever created that video, nailed it. Definition of insanity. Insanity = human condition.
I think about all the morons throughout the world caught in a viscious cycle of destructive obsessive behavior. Pick any sport or subject.

kbarch

Honestly, with all the different folks I've encountered in group rides and racing, I haven't found the range of personalities among roadies to be much different than that of the general population, except that indifference, resignation and laziness are perhaps more rare.

OldsCOOL

Love lubing their chain.