I took my road bike today on the commute
06-25-12, 10:34 PM
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Oh, and for women cyclists. Most of them really want you to try to chit-chat
06-25-12, 11:50 PM
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I ONLY take my hybrid in bad weather. While most of the bikes at work are hybrids or mountain bikes, there are a good number of road bikes, some of them really nice. There are a good number of people at work who bike 50 miles from San Francisco to Mountain View and the ONLY time you see one of them not riding a road bike is Bike To Work day.
So STFU and celebrate everyone who rides any bike to work, whether it's an Xmart bike or a $7k Seven bike.
So STFU and celebrate everyone who rides any bike to work, whether it's an Xmart bike or a $7k Seven bike.
06-26-12, 02:48 AM
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Man, riding a road bike to work is great -- that comfortable aerodynamic position and because you are commuting and not racing anyone but Cat 6 wannabes, shorts and a t-shirt will do just fine. Everyone gets a great view of your chiselled legs when you blow by them like they were riding in reverse and they think damn, how does that old guy manage to go that fast and I wish my legs looked that good."
06-26-12, 02:59 AM
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I find that being on my road bike is not that much faster than my commuter bike when commuting to work. The main reason is that with the CX bike I can go through most rail and street car tracks, potholes, cracks, sewer grates on the road without the need to slow down. Also I use MTB style double sided clipless pedals on the CX which I find faster to get in and out of compared to single sided road pedals. There are plenty of stop lights in my 27.5 km (one way) commute:
06-26-12, 04:29 AM
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Man, riding a road bike to work is great -- that comfortable aerodynamic position and because you are commuting and not racing anyone but Cat 6 wannabes, shorts and a t-shirt will do just fine. Everyone gets a great view of your chiselled legs when you blow by them like they were riding in reverse and they think damn, how does that old guy manage to go that fast and I wish my legs looked that good."
that comfortable aerodynamic position
) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway. BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
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06-26-12, 07:55 AM
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Oxycontin? It's comfortable because it airs out your crack and lower back boobs. Your rear end sort of swallows the seat post (or probably seat mast in your case....) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway.
BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway. BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
06-26-12, 08:12 AM
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Oxycontin? It's comfortable because it airs out your crack and lower back boobs. Your rear end sort of swallows the seat post (or probably seat mast in your case....) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway.
BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway. BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
06-26-12, 10:02 AM
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Another argument for bibs.
06-26-12, 10:31 AM
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06-26-12, 10:44 AM
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IonicScott: It's nair, isn't it?
BTW - posting a response on a forum to tell people not to respond to a troll is confusing. It must be the nair.
BTW - posting a response on a forum to tell people not to respond to a troll is confusing. It must be the nair.
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06-26-12, 10:48 AM
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If you're not riding with a psychedelic gecko on your shirt, you ARE having a substandard experience.
06-26-12, 11:22 AM
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06-26-12, 11:57 AM
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Oxycontin? It's comfortable because it airs out your crack and lower back boobs. Your rear end sort of swallows the seat post (or probably seat mast in your case....) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway.
BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
) and when you stand to pedal it's like a manatee giving birth. That's the best part about competitive cycling to me anyway. BTW - Nice post editing skills! You missed something important though for those chiselled legs -- bic, nair or wax?
Cats? I'm a fish man.
06-26-12, 12:34 PM
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oh, What i would give to have enough free time in life to even give a crap what people wear.. must be nice
Hey, if you're posting on BF you are more likely than a lot of others to have spare time I figure
. Back boobs are hard to describe without a good picture, but when you see it -- you'll know.
06-26-12, 12:37 PM
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Doing the Monday Night World Championships. So much easier if I ride my road bike to work.
