What is a 'roadie'
06-15-08 | 12:49 PM
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^^ +1
06-15-08 | 01:00 PM
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you put "-ie" on the end and it sounds like road/FG are all pixies...
road bike or fixed gear... the "-ie" words are something that only some lame hipster would spout
next thing you know we're all going to be calling everyone else
commutie
freddie
tourie
MTBie
trixies are for kids, silly rabbit. chipcom gets special exemption though.
road bike or fixed gear... the "-ie" words are something that only some lame hipster would spout
next thing you know we're all going to be calling everyone else
commutie
freddie
tourie
MTBie
trixies are for kids, silly rabbit. chipcom gets special exemption though.
06-15-08 | 02:15 PM
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06-15-08 | 02:39 PM
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IMO these posts serve nothing more than a place for folks' repressed cager to come out.
"Those bicyclists sure look gay in their lycra uniforms"
Always enlightening.
And oh the humanity when a "roadie" won't wave at you. How many motorists do you wave at when your driving? If your so set on being noticed and acknowledged by a group of roadies then join a club.
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06-15-08 | 02:45 PM
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OK, so from the definitions given so far, I'm either a roadie with a commuting problem, a commuter who's a cross dresser, or just confused. I think I'm mainly just a cyclist. I ride the roads wearing lycra (hey it's functional!), I ride some MUPs, I have a road bike, I pull a BOB and tour, I run errands on the bike, I don't run into other bikes...ever...well I did have a dude pass me Thursday evening on my commute. He didn't talk to me even when I said Hi, but I found out later he was hammering training for a triathalon coming up. He's the first bicyclist I've ever seen on my commute in 3 years. It gets lonely, but not by my choice.
A rose is a rose I guess.
A rose is a rose I guess.
06-15-08 | 02:53 PM
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i am a (VB) Bicyclist!
i am a "roadie" (cannondale sx600)
i tour (b/nash 6000t)
i commute (performance vitesse)
i mtb (raleigh technium)
i have been "bent with bikeE ct (have broken sweet-seat, needs welds)
hold your lane and spin safe!
t
i am a "roadie" (cannondale sx600)
i tour (b/nash 6000t)
i commute (performance vitesse)
i mtb (raleigh technium)
i have been "bent with bikeE ct (have broken sweet-seat, needs welds)
hold your lane and spin safe!
t
06-15-08 | 03:35 PM
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FINALLY someone makes a post that has an ounce of sense.
06-15-08 | 04:36 PM
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o.k.
Thanks folks........just wanted to get a feel for your definitions, since one was done regarding the proverbial 'Fred'. I suppose I fit somewhere in between. I ride a Single speed commuter to work, a tour bike on group rides, a vintage racing show bike, on sunny days only , a performance recumbent because its fun and fast and finally a mustache bar 'road' bike because I always wanted to try those bars and they are nice in heavy traffic. All but one have drop bars (except the recumbent) and all but one has fenders. I ride in sandals mostly with no retention and wear wool but I own and use Lycra shorts on long, hot, rides. I like to ride fast and usually push myself since thats what I am used to from years of riding short 10 mile one way commutes. Sixty miles is a long day for me these days but I'm old and fat and don't particularly have the time to train for anything much longer. Not sure where I fit in but really, I could care less. 
06-15-08 | 05:25 PM
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06-15-08 | 05:26 PM
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06-15-08 | 08:00 PM
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It reminds me of when im doing 4 man and 8 man skydiving competitions, people ask how many 'tricks' were doing in the 30 second time limit.....
06-15-08 | 10:18 PM
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+1. I got (back) into riding road bikes in the early '90s, when mountain bikes were just about all you could find in the local shops and nobody seemed to want to admit that they'd ever ridden a bike with drop bars. I called myself a roadie then, because it was a more accurate way to describe what I did than saying I was a cyclist (which, at the time, would have carried the presumption that I rode a mountain bike). Just because Lance won a few Tours, road bikes became fashionable again (much to my chagrin - I hate doing things that are fashionable!), and you started seeing pacelines of riders wearing matching jerseys and shorts in team colors, doesn't change what I am.
06-16-08 | 05:50 AM
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Not buying it. I commute on a road bike. A road bike equipped with rack and pannier, trunk rack and a home-brew LED lighting system front and back. My helmet has a mirror attached. My favorite 'cycling wear' is the costco convertible cargo pants. I'm no roadie, i'm a Fred.
06-16-08 | 05:57 AM
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I wear the "costume"..... I ride a high end bike.....I am very competitive on the bike.....I ride a couple hundred miles every week... if someone is having a mechanical I always stop to lend assist..I ALWAYS WAVE and usually the firstwave. Am I a roadie? We really need to stop stereotyping riders. Not everyone fits into a nice neat little catagory. There are commuters who never wave back and thats there choice. No need to bash them over it.
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06-16-08 | 06:01 AM
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Google "Jeep Wave" or ride with some motorcyclists. You'll see about acknowledging someone else that shares a common passion. It's just that in most "roadies" case that passion seems to be themselves.
Personally, I ride a MTB. They don't wave or acknowledge one I give them the one finger salute!
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06-16-08 | 06:54 AM
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Google "Jeep Wave" or ride with some motorcyclists. You'll see about acknowledging someone else that shares a common passion. It's just that in most "roadies" case that passion seems to be themselves.
Personally, I ride a MTB. They don't wave or acknowledge one I give them the one finger salute!
Personally, I ride a MTB. They don't wave or acknowledge one I give them the one finger salute!
06-16-08 | 10:25 AM
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I think of a roadie as a 'fitness biker' not someone who wants to get anywhere. Athletic owner of one LBS told me he was more of a fitness biker than a utility biker in framing what kind of services his shop might be able to provide (it's not a good place to bring a daily driver if you need a repair quickly).
06-16-08 | 10:29 AM
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Better yet, try riding a moped on a bike path and see how many Freds wave.
06-16-08 | 10:57 AM
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06-16-08 | 11:01 AM
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Sounds like a "roadie" response to me. Kinda like "Why should I, no one else does".
Google "Jeep Wave" or ride with some motorcyclists. You'll see about acknowledging someone else that shares a common passion. It's just that in most "roadies" case that passion seems to be themselves.
Personally, I ride a MTB. They don't wave or acknowledge one I give them the one finger salute!
Google "Jeep Wave" or ride with some motorcyclists. You'll see about acknowledging someone else that shares a common passion. It's just that in most "roadies" case that passion seems to be themselves.
Personally, I ride a MTB. They don't wave or acknowledge one I give them the one finger salute!
Someone who feels the need to flip off other riders because they don't wave at them has a few issues to be sure. After a bit of time you need to ask, "maybe it's me?"
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06-16-08 | 12:37 PM
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Looking at it from the outside, I don't think there is a distinct line separating roadies from cyclists who just ride road bicycles on the road, but just as with everything from running to kayaking, there will be a group who see themselves as truly serious and elite. They will see those will all the latest and greatest gear, but who are not in top physical shape, as posers, or poseurs. Even roadies seem unable to agree on the definition of a Fred.
There is even a book out now, on Roadies. I found it entertaining, and learned some things about the Roadie culture. I know I cannot be a true Roadie, with my current job and schedule, because I cannot get enough sleep to recover from the intensity level of training rides needed to be a true Roadie. I also tend to like retro bikes, without the latest/greatest gruppos, and wear looser pants and shorts over my lycra most of the time, so I don't look like a Roadie. A Roadie would be likely to see me as a Fred. For that matter, I am not a commuter, either, but I learn much from reading this part of BF, keeping up to date on commuting issues, finding stuff relevant to my police patrol job. (I may start commuting in cooler weather, if I can build a rig that will discreetly haul all of my equipment back and forth; discretion is an issue, with a shotgun and perhaps a rifle being part of that equipment.)
When I lived by the water, I guess I would have been the sea kayaking equivalent of a Roadie, as I have a very fast boat, three high-end paddles, and had a very low resting pulse of about 40, indicating a quite high level of fitness at the time. (You paddle with your whole body, not just the arms.) Before my knees wore out, I was a serious runner, too. Perhaps, someday, I will have the time to get enough rest to recover from cycling workouts, and can aspire to being a Roadie. If they don't like my choice of pants, though, they might still see me as a Fred. As if I care. I want belt loops and pockets.
There is even a book out now, on Roadies. I found it entertaining, and learned some things about the Roadie culture. I know I cannot be a true Roadie, with my current job and schedule, because I cannot get enough sleep to recover from the intensity level of training rides needed to be a true Roadie. I also tend to like retro bikes, without the latest/greatest gruppos, and wear looser pants and shorts over my lycra most of the time, so I don't look like a Roadie. A Roadie would be likely to see me as a Fred. For that matter, I am not a commuter, either, but I learn much from reading this part of BF, keeping up to date on commuting issues, finding stuff relevant to my police patrol job. (I may start commuting in cooler weather, if I can build a rig that will discreetly haul all of my equipment back and forth; discretion is an issue, with a shotgun and perhaps a rifle being part of that equipment.)
When I lived by the water, I guess I would have been the sea kayaking equivalent of a Roadie, as I have a very fast boat, three high-end paddles, and had a very low resting pulse of about 40, indicating a quite high level of fitness at the time. (You paddle with your whole body, not just the arms.) Before my knees wore out, I was a serious runner, too. Perhaps, someday, I will have the time to get enough rest to recover from cycling workouts, and can aspire to being a Roadie. If they don't like my choice of pants, though, they might still see me as a Fred. As if I care.
I want belt loops and pockets.You may, or may not, know that this was written by a BF member. He posts under the name of EventServices and hangs out in the Road and Road Racing forums, naturally.
06-16-08 | 01:11 PM
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