Thoughts on non-kit wearing cyclist.
09-15-14, 08:44 PM
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09-16-14, 06:03 AM
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That kid used to be me. I rode a very banged up looking (but otherwise well maintained) Peugeot PX-10, a very hot bike for its time. I commuted 22 miles a day 200+ days a year, so I was in great shape. Be a competitive *******, I loved biking on weekends and smoking the guys in kits (I called them "clown suits") in cutoffs and a ripped T-shirt (hey, it was the punk rock era) uphill.
I have grown up a little, but not enough, since. I still hate getting passed.
I have grown up a little, but not enough, since. I still hate getting passed.
09-16-14, 09:03 AM
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That kid used to be me. I rode a very banged up looking (but otherwise well maintained) Peugeot PX-10, a very hot bike for its time. I commuted 22 miles a day 200+ days a year, so I was in great shape. Be a competitive *******, I loved biking on weekends and smoking the guys in kits (I called them "clown suits") in cutoffs and a ripped T-shirt (hey, it was the punk rock era) uphill.
I have grown up a little, but not enough, since. I still hate getting passed.
I have grown up a little, but not enough, since. I still hate getting passed.
09-16-14, 10:30 AM
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Sometimes I AM 'carefree' and ride without cleats, in normal street clothes and no helmet, but that's only when I'm going up to the shop - a short, flat, mostly separated route and no occasion to exceed 15mph, so I've never passed anyone who's been in full kit like that.
Last edited by kbarch; 09-16-14 at 04:54 PM.
