Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 11028848)

My male appendage is bigger than your male appendage.

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11028943)

Remember cycling? One dude/chick with a bike doing their individual best. Of course not.

Originally Posted by blamire (Post 11028799)

...can't ride bikes
what and this doesn't happen in the peloton? you are ridiculous.

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11028890)

Roadies do not say "Hi" at all.

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11028890)

(no one else cares)

Originally Posted by blamire (Post 11029080)

Originally Posted by blamire (Post 11029103)

they do.


so would you tell a triathlete to stop banging on about aero kit because its a variable specific the only a handful of sports... no, you wouldn't, because you have a wierd obsession with triathletes being amazing. would you tell a footballer to stop going on about angles in a free kick because no one cares?? these people work hour after hour after hour to become the best they can be, so whats wrong with using some statistics to properly measure your efforts.

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11029149)

I never have the slightest idea what's actually going on.

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 11028848)

My male appendage is bigger than your male appendage.

Originally Posted by adriano (Post 11031331)

tri jerseys make gentlemen look so charming.

Originally Posted by JesusBananas (Post 11007916)

Best pants for impressing the ladies:
http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/tall/bibtightsFRONT.jpg

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11028015)

PedallingATX,

Thank you. You did a very good job of making my point. I'll try not to drag this out.

We as cyclists are one of the most poorly mannered groups I have ever encountered. We suck at keeping ourselves in line. It's why I have such a disdain for roadies (as opposed to people who ride road bikes). You see, the only reason roadies behave the way they do is because we as cyclists permit it. If we called people on their crap then this issue would disappear. Roadies would have no one to act up in front of so their little "trip" would simply be over. They would be relegated to only hanging around others like them and that's a limited gene pool that dies. So, the next time you see a roadie being snotty, aloof, elitist or any of a hundred other things I say call him on it. Tell him it's unacceptable. Do not require him to leave but do require him to behave in an appropriate manner. Roadies are a minority group within our minority group. But, they are plentiful enough that every last one of us has met more than one. They act the way they do because we don't call them on it.

Need a comparison? Good. I have one. Triathletes. I know a number of these guys and gals. These people are completely off the deep end. They wear their HRM's at work. They train like animals. Their lives are being tri-people. They are also some of the kindest, most mild mannered, friendly, all-inclusive people I have ever met. I know tri people who you would look at and say "Yea, dude is bad to the bone". I know tri people who are fat senior citizens that picked up the bug last year. They are all welcome in the tri world. As are their friends and families. I see tri-people training in groups that the rear group is literally kids and non-tri spouses or designated "I'll watch the kids" tri-folk. When was the last time you seen a hard core road ride being caboosed by kids and non-hardcore cycling spouses? Tri's are never aloof, crappy or nasty. Their culture does not permit it. You behave yourself or you quickly find yourself feeling very alone among 35 people. I've watched it happen with my own eyes so I'm not just shooting off. These people have a very special place in my heart because they are both incredible athletes (regardless of current athletic status or prowess) and incredible human beings.

So, that's it. I make all the bold, admittedly big-brush statements to make a point. We as a group need to get it together. We need to be both great athletes and great human beings. We need to start with our own

Originally Posted by the_don (Post 11034032)

I like to do long 100km rides fixed with no planning or what not. I just pick a place on the map about 50km away and ride. I like to get lost on the way and take wrong turns because I get to see all kinds of new places. I like getting home and seeing what route my iPhone GPS tracking software says I did.

My friends are shocked I would wear lycra and helmets and clipless pedals and have brakes, but when we ride, for all their talk of being awesome fast, I am always having to slow down or stop and wait for them to catch up...

Brain fart over.

Originally Posted by Saddle Up (Post 11034504)

Who is this BSNYC that you speak of?

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 11034542)

Lucifer

Originally Posted by oldfixguy (Post 11034321)

Well, it's official. BSNYC feels the same way I do. All apologies accepted (yuk yuk yuk)

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/

Originally Posted by JesusBananas (Post 11035635)

Permalink for future references: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010...o-sponsor.html

And oldfixguy, people weren't disagreeing that biking should be fun as much as they were to your blanket statements that all roadies are jerks. BSNYC never said "all." ;)