I think part of it is due to overhype for the SS/FG bikes. I think you'll find nobody much hates penny-farthing bikes. (They don't ride them, but don't hate them either). But if every third rider was on a penny-farthing bike, bragging about how it was superior to every other bike...well, you might tend to resent that after a while.

I disagree.

lots of roadies give me dirty looks when i pass them going up hills. they don't understand that I HAVE to pedal harder just to keep up speed. and the guys who are "for real" on their ridiculous tarck bikes give me dirty looks for having a front brake.

who cares, as long as you're having fun.....right?

so true. There's a monstrous hill near my house (not the biggest but has perhaps one of the steepest sections in the city at the very top) that I have to hammer up like a maniac if I have any chance of carrying myself to the top. Every time I pass a geared cyclist I look like some ****er trying to show off when it's just a matter of *having* to do it just to clear the top.

It's because they're too fat to do it.

my friend started building her bike up about a week or so ago and she brought it to her work place. one of her co-workers (who apparently builds road bikes), told her that if she likes her teeth the way they are, then she should consider getting something else.

i've never really had a problem with road cyclist until one tried to race me at a light.
i'm a winner

LBS dont like ss/fg crowd theres no money to be made

build a ss/fg from an old vintage bike for less than $300

no $80 lycra shorts
no $75 lycra shirts x 5 if u ride 5 days a week
no $150 oakleys
no $65 helmets
no $35 gloves
no $160 shoes
no $75~200 clip pedals
no $25 socks
no $60~350 bike computer
no $15 water bottle holder
no $10 water bottle
no $ tools just go to the coop
no $magazine/book sales
no $10 fruit/energy bars


No-thing to break$$ or replace$$ or tune up$$ all you need pretty much are rear tires

just a pair of old cut off shorts a dirty t-shirt and cheap shoes and your ready to bike

basically NO SALE NO MONEY crowd

I have all of those to go with my fixed gear. I didn't spend that much on any of them, but still, I've got them.

If you're going to ride around in cutoffs, you may as well take some of those savings and spend it on a tin of

After reading this, I feel ashamed. I've been using socks that rely on outdated technology and substandard materials.

Is it a bad thing that i plan on using just about everything listed above? minus the oakleys...i wear spy..oh and gloves.

The only roadie I've dealt with is the owner of the super high-end shop in town. He's a jerk, but it's funny seeing him try and contain his anger at the fact I'm riding what I do.

Um... maybe for you. The more I ride, the more I plan on investing in most of that stuff, of the things I don't have already.

I have the spandex shorts and the helmet, plus I buy small things like tire levers and bar tape at the LBS. Dude's still a dink to me.

PS - you should change your shorts more than your shirt. Saddle sores FTL.

Perhaps I have an iron taint. I've done many 40+ mile rides with cotton boxers and jeans or gym shorts with no discomfort or ill effect. I have a lot of lycra crap as well, but sometimes it's a hassle when you just want to hop on your bike and ride.

Screw those high dollar cycling specific snacks... M&Ms, Fig Newtons, and Cheese Crackers FTW.

I think it's because of the "Jackass BFSSFG poseur tarck bicyclist of the day" thread. If you can keep up you fit in with the roadies. They even let the Fred's in when they can keep up.

whys that?

Roadies hate everyone and they are all too fat for the sport.

its bringing up a new development thats killing business for the old industry.