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Originally Posted by rufvelo
(Post 6397689)
Showing up with pink handlebar tassels and shaved legs is key to confusing them all. Then you attack.
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Originally Posted by umd
(Post 6397721)
There is a guy in town, his bars broke last year and while it was the shop getting fixed a friend had pink bar tape put on it. At the next ride, he traded pink glasses glasses and socks... of course, he can crush pretty much any of us.
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Originally Posted by rufvelo
(Post 6397737)
I enjoy doing 25mph on my $179 Fuji Hybrid with Alivio & slicks. Although I agree with the folks who give me that look - flat bars really don't belong in a tight group.
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This thread seems strangely familiar, makes me feel like Yelling.
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Originally Posted by botto
(Post 6397773)
yeah, descending is fun sometimes.
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Originally Posted by botto
(Post 6397064)
i forgot to mention that patentcad posted a pic of patentcadette's date to the prom:
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Originally Posted by Voodoo76
(Post 6397796)
This thread seems strangely familiar, makes me feel like Yelling.
The best way to start a bull$h1t tornado on BF is to talk about "elitists". |
When I give a simple "Good morning" it is rarely returned. But thats the way its always been with bikers, theyre very snobbish. |
Originally Posted by halfspeed
(Post 6397923)
No kidding. Over 130 posts in less than 24 hours.
The best way to start a bull$h1t tornado on BF is to talk about "elitists". |
Thank God there are no insecure Road Nazis here.
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Ok, just let me know when the next slow, out of shape, insecure fred's on steel touring bikes with fenders and racks group ride is,
I am sooo ready.... |
Originally Posted by redneckwes
(Post 6398040)
Ok, just let me know when the next slow, out of shape, insecure fred's on steel touring bikes with fenders and racks group ride is,
I am sooo ready.... |
Originally Posted by cmh
(Post 6396164)
I don't think this is even remotely true. Try going down to a city park and getting into a pick up basketball game. Now try it out of shape and wearing penny loafers and see how many times they pass you the ball. Isn't this similar to what the OP did?
Ever just walk up to a bunch of soccer players getting ready to start a game and see if you could join them? Maybe hop into a volleyball game or a softball game? Would you usually be welcome? Cycling is one of the only sports where a complete outsider is welcome on most rides. Yes, there are a few "elitists", but there are far more friendly and welcoming bike riders and racers. |
OP- just go do your own thing for a while. Get in shape.
"Tonight, it ain't right. I got to have me a week, but I'll be back for you, Jack, and I'll let the machine speak." -ZZ Top For you, just substitute "year" for "week." |
Originally Posted by Jasper Storm
(Post 6398325)
OP- just go do your own thing for a while. Get in shape.
"Tonight, it ain't right. I got to have me a week, but I'll be back for you, Jack, and I'll let the machine speak." -ZZ Top For you, just substitute "year" for "week." |
Originally Posted by redneckwes
(Post 6398040)
Ok, just let me know when the next slow, out of shape, insecure fred's on steel touring bikes with fenders and racks group ride is,
I am sooo ready.... |
This thread illustrates precisely why I prefer to ride alone. Not like our rebel friend in cycling, Pee Wee Herman, but I like to ride fast, to test myself against the course. I know I would be in the way of fellow club riders, and frankly, have no desire to learn how to ride in a group. Much respect to you club riders, but some of us just aren't cut out for it :-)
Although when I do pass you guys going the other direction, it is rare that a cycling wave is reciprocated. |
Originally Posted by patentcad
(Post 6398188)
I'm with you wes. We'll crush their freddy fender souls.
P-Cad, I'd see your back wheel for about 15 seconds. :D Then I'd be dropped. Chipcom dropped me, came back, dragged me back up, stole my lunch money, then dropped my steel riding fendered rear end again. :D:D:D The cool thing was, there is allways Somebody In worse shape, or riding an even heavier, over racked contraption out there somewhere. I so totally dusted a family on repro Schwinn Apple crates. They never knew what hit em..................:D |
Originally Posted by redneckwes
(Post 6398687)
The cool thing was, there is allways Somebody In worse shape, or riding an even heavier, over racked contraption out there somewhere.
The corollary to the "always somebody faster" hypothesis. |
Originally Posted by recursive
(Post 6398743)
Ah.
The corollary to the "always somebody faster" hypothesis. |
i hope one day the karma train punches those elitists in the mouth. don't sweat it. take off your racks and fenders if you want. also, i'm sure people have mentioned, but are there any recreational riding clubs in your area as opposed to the competitive ones? and to make you feel better, my friend in san fran did group rides on a single speed geared at 44/16 and SMOKED riders who were riding 5, 6, and even 22K custom bikes. of course his engine is more efficient.
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Originally Posted by andychang
(Post 6398761)
i hope one day the karma train punches those elitists in the mouth. don't sweat it. take off your racks and fenders if you want. also, i'm sure people have mentioned, but are there any recreational riding clubs in your area as opposed to the competitive ones? and to make you feel better, my friend in san fran did group rides on a single speed geared at 44/16 and SMOKED riders who were riding 5, 6, and even 22K custom bikes. of course his engine is more efficient.
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Originally Posted by andychang
(Post 6398761)
i hope one day the karma train punches those elitists in the mouth. don't sweat it. take off your racks and fenders if you want. also, i'm sure people have mentioned, but are there any recreational riding clubs in your area as opposed to the competitive ones? and to make you feel better, my friend in san fran did group rides on a single speed geared at 44/16 and SMOKED riders who were riding 5, 6, and even 22K custom bikes. of course his engine is more efficient.
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I always love it when someone turns this into a "straight edge", organic only, single speed dude vs. roadie snob thing.
On the group rides I go to, of which there are three, there are widely ranging levels of bikes and ability levels. $10k to 1980's 10 speeds. Only thing that matters is that you go fast, and keep it rubber side down. Oh, and your friend would have to be turning 140rpm to avoid getting dropped for most of a group ride around here, FYI. |
Originally Posted by redneckwes
(Post 6398687)
P-Cad, I'd see your back wheel for about 15 seconds. :D Then I'd be dropped. |
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