what is a "roady"?
08-18-13 | 05:50 PM
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From: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Roadie. Road cyclist. Generally implies enthusiast and/or performance oriented. May look down on "recreational" cyclists. Rides a "race" type bike.
Head over to the "road cycling" forum for more if you are oriented that way.
Head over to the "road cycling" forum for more if you are oriented that way.
08-18-13 | 06:04 PM
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Bikes: '16 Spesh Diverge, '14 Spesh Fatboy, '18 Spesh Epic, '18 Spesh SL6, '21 Spesh SL7, '21 Spesh Diverge...and maybe n+1?
No reason to avoid us, just be aware we are there, and on our particular rides we are probably moving a lot faster than you because our gears let it happen. If a roadie looks down on "recreational" riders, he/she is a turd. Period. I don't really care for dirt anymore, but at one time in my life, it was all I rode. A lot of my pals now were the same way, we just grew up, had families, and life overcame us, and we didn't have time or freedom to drive to a trail or hill or mountain anymore. I ride on the road, and I ride hard (because I like to ride hard)...but if I see someone on a MTB or hybrid or comfort bike, I give them notice I am passing, give them space, and don't give them a second thought, certainly not one of disparagement.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
08-18-13 | 06:35 PM
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No reason to avoid us, just be aware we are there, and on our particular rides we are probably moving a lot faster than you because our gears let it happen. If a roadie looks down on "recreational" riders, he/she is a turd. Period. I don't really care for dirt anymore, but at one time in my life, it was all I rode. A lot of my pals now were the same way, we just grew up, had families, and life overcame us, and we didn't have time or freedom to drive to a trail or hill or mountain anymore. I ride on the road, and I ride hard (because I like to ride hard)...but if I see someone on a MTB or hybrid or comfort bike, I give them notice I am passing, give them space, and don't give them a second thought, certainly not one of disparagement.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
I actually cannot recall if I was a roadie first, or a mt. biker.
08-18-13 | 07:45 PM
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No reason to avoid us, just be aware we are there, and on our particular rides we are probably moving a lot faster than you because our gears let it happen. If a roadie looks down on "recreational" riders, he/she is a turd. Period. I don't really care for dirt anymore, but at one time in my life, it was all I rode. A lot of my pals now were the same way, we just grew up, had families, and life overcame us, and we didn't have time or freedom to drive to a trail or hill or mountain anymore. I ride on the road, and I ride hard (because I like to ride hard)...but if I see someone on a MTB or hybrid or comfort bike, I give them notice I am passing, give them space, and don't give them a second thought, certainly not one of disparagement.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
Engage some of us, you'll come to find out that most of us are no different than you, other than our preferred ride.
