New Year pedolutionists

'Cause its soooo embarrassing to get passed on you carbon latte racer by the guy with muddy shoes, coloured socks and helmet visor
on the mountain bike with big DJ forks running 2.5" tyres at 20psi and a big smile on his face ;-)

Parbs


haha... Precisely ;-)

Tamyka Bell wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Dorky clothes is just shorthand for "not one of us".

Really? I thought they were just checking out my arse. Just goes to
show.

We're going to need a gif tojudge that Tam.

The riding behaviour was the point of the thread I thought. To say
"here are these people who need help to keep riding". Saying "you
have to reach my standards before I will treat you decently" is not
going to help is it!
snip the rest

Are you not familiar with Ipswich Rd? 80km/h and full of traffic
including lots of trucks? That guy did need help to keep riding.
Wobbling on Ipswich Rd, not paying attention to where he's going,
sitting in the gutter - all he's lacking is a sign that says "I am a
dickhead, please run me over."

Get real. Only good fast riders allowed on that road?

Go on, 'fess up - you went riding in bib knicks without a shirt,
didn't you

That would be interesting to see. :-) Send me a photo of that please Zebee.

Theo

Jules wrote:

'Cause its soooo embarrassing to get passed on you carbon latte racer by the guy with muddy shoes, coloured socks and helmet visor
on the mountain bike with big DJ forks running 2.5" tyres at 20psi and a big smile on his face ;-)

Parbs


haha... Precisely ;-)

I suppose if I ever bought a carbon latte racer, I'd have a chance of
finding out. But I wouldn't be taking it offroad.

Tam

Theo Bekkers wrote:

Tamyka Bell wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Dorky clothes is just shorthand for "not one of us".

Really? I thought they were just checking out my arse. Just goes to
show.

We're going to need a gif tojudge that Tam.

There have been jpegs, but it's all been done before.

The riding behaviour was the point of the thread I thought. To say
"here are these people who need help to keep riding". Saying "you
have to reach my standards before I will treat you decently" is not
going to help is it!
snip the rest

Are you not familiar with Ipswich Rd? 80km/h and full of traffic
including lots of trucks? That guy did need help to keep riding.
Wobbling on Ipswich Rd, not paying attention to where he's going,
sitting in the gutter - all he's lacking is a sign that says "I am a
dickhead, please run me over."

Get real. Only good fast riders allowed on that road?

No, but I have a sneaking suspicion only switched-on cyclists manage it.
I rode Ipswich Rd once and it scared the crap out of me, and it takes a
lot (on road, anyway) to scare the crap out of me.

Go on, 'fess up - you went riding in bib knicks without a shirt,
didn't you

That would be interesting to see. :-) Send me a photo of that please Zebee.

You better share that one, Theo

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:05:01 +1000
Tamyka Bell wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Dorky clothes is just shorthand for "not one of us".

No, dude, seriously, go back to the Lotte's message, ffs. The guy was
wearing bib knicks with no shirt. No cotton t-shirt, no button-up
business shirt, no lycra cycling jersey, no shirt at all. That's not
dorky clothes. It's like going out for dinner and forgetting your
pants/skirt/dress.


Really?

Doesn't look like it to me.

LOoks just as dorkish as any other lycra.

It only looks like it to you because he's not displaying the right
markers.

To other people who don't know the markers some cyclists see as dork
and not dork it's *all* dork.

Shirt or no.


I don't know any decent riders who think that wearing team gear makes
them cool. In fact I think most cyclists choose gear based on quality
and price, and then just pick the best colours available.

So? It's still playing dressups as far as non-cyclists are concerned.

Dork is in the eye of the beholder.

Go on, 'fess up - you went riding in bib knicks without a shirt, didn't
you

I'd be arrested


Oh and FYI, I don't think there's anyone out there who is more helpful
with gumbies than Lotte. She's been a huge influence on my cycling, and
if you diss her opinion again, I might have to flex my biceps :P


Flex away. If she calls someone a dork for wearing clothing as dorky
as everyone else, I'll just bring a measure tape!

Zebee

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:50:19 +0800
Theo Bekkers wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:

slow and wide?

percentage wise, they are negligibly wider than roadbikes as far as
your average car is concerned.

Slow is only a problem for other cyclists. Who are snobbish *******s
it seems...

First RAV4s are too high, now MTBs are too wide. I'm sure some would be
happier on the bus! (A small bus for off-peak).

If an MTB is too wide, then what would they think of Guzzis!

Yeah, I know, they are a small bus...

Zebee
- who is arranging to go to Canberra to check out greenspeeds. You
want wide?

daveL wrote:
Hey,

I've been lurking here for a little while now but this is my first post,
so hi all.

[chomp]


So what exactly is wrong about me commuting on my MTB? I really enjoy my
daily rides and would hate to think that the people passing me (nearly
every one had a problem.

Absolutely nothing. Keep on riding

Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In aus.bicycle on Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:34:31 +1030
Michael Warner wrote:
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:04:52 GMT, daveL wrote:

I'm not entirely sure what this comment is getting at though.

Ok, I'll spell it out - the problem is that MTBs are slow and wide,
and trying to pass them safely is often a bit of a worry in busy traffic.
Many are also ridden rather erratically, although that's not the bike's
fault.

slow and wide?

percentage wise, they are negligibly wider than roadbikes as far as
your average car is concerned.

Slow is only a problem for other cyclists. Who are snobbish *******s
it seems...

Cyclists are just like everyone else. Hold the front page!

Zebee Johnstone wrote:

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:05:01 +1000
Tamyka Bell wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Dorky clothes is just shorthand for "not one of us".

No, dude, seriously, go back to the Lotte's message, ffs. The guy was
wearing bib knicks with no shirt. No cotton t-shirt, no button-up
business shirt, no lycra cycling jersey, no shirt at all. That's not
dorky clothes. It's like going out for dinner and forgetting your
pants/skirt/dress.


Really?

Doesn't look like it to me.

LOoks just as dorkish as any other lycra.

Well I suppose in a small African nation, people might think that your
lack of pants/skirt/dress looks pretty normal too. Doesn't mean you
shouldn't get arrested here.

It only looks like it to you because he's not displaying the right
markers.

To other people who don't know the markers some cyclists see as dork
and not dork it's *all* dork.

Shirt or no.

Nah, it's like running through Brisbane CBD with no shirt on. It's dork.
You can only do it with a support crew of others dressed the same.

I don't know any decent riders who think that wearing team gear makes
them cool. In fact I think most cyclists choose gear based on quality
and price, and then just pick the best colours available.

So? It's still playing dressups as far as non-cyclists are concerned.

But since when do the opinions of non-cyclists matter?

Dork is in the eye of the beholder.

Not beholding any?

Go on, 'fess up - you went riding in bib knicks without a shirt, didn't
you

I'd be arrested

Ahem. I didn't say nothing on your top half. I said no shirt. Crop tops
allowed. (As I argued with the boys on the bibknicks ride)

Oh and FYI, I don't think there's anyone out there who is more helpful
with gumbies than Lotte. She's been a huge influence on my cycling, and
if you diss her opinion again, I might have to flex my biceps :P


Flex away. If she calls someone a dork for wearing clothing as dorky
as everyone else, I'll just bring a measure tape!

Make sure it's a long one

Tam

Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Zebee
- who is arranging to go to Canberra to check out greenspeeds. You
want wide?

why would you go to Canberra? They're made in Melbourne. A good mate
of mine works there