Bimbling along

ChrisLS
ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
edited August 2008 in Commuting chat
...does anyone else like to bimble? Riding home I often bimble,(not riding in though, never bimble riding in) looking at the scenery...just relaxing...just being on the bike...just being outside...just bimbling along :D:D:lol:
...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...

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  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    :lol:

    I suspect that by most people's standards I bimble even when I think I'm going flat out. :oops: :cry:
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Yep, when I get to Richmond Park, particularly on a Friday evening.
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    ChrisLS wrote:
    ...does anyone else like to bimble? Riding home I often bimble,(not riding in though, never bimble riding in) looking at the scenery...just relaxing...just being on the bike...just being outside...just bimbling along :D:D:lol:

    This from the man who started the legendary Silly Commuter Racing thread :shock:

    But yes, I can't deny it...come a Friday evening I can be caught bimbling along the King's Road reflecting on life the universe and gear inches ho hum!
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  • ChrisLS wrote:
    ...does anyone else like to bimble? Riding home I often bimble,(not riding in though, never bimble riding in) looking at the scenery...just relaxing...just being on the bike...just being outside...just bimbling along :D:D:lol:

    It's been harder since The Game made me start, er..., not racing all the time...

    However, when I am in camouflage on my cruiser I love to bimble. It's harder on the gollum bike, I feel like more of a competitive soul on that. But the cruiser weighs a metric ton, so I don't feel bad about not not racing :)

    It's nice to ride bikes without the competition from time to time. :D
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...ohy, don't get me wrong, I still like to race...tore three up on the way in this morning :twisted: ...but after a busy day at work I sometimes feel the need to bimble...
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...infact it maybe from the calm and stillness of the bimble comes the inner strength for The Game... :o :shock:
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    I used to tell my wife I was going for a "bimble" on a 998R Ducati sports motorbike.........note to self, must stay below 150mph.....on this corner......
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    I do it but call it "bumbling" :lol:

    Mostly through the common, if I see any interesting wildlife I have been known to stop and have a look, or get the camera out if I have it with me. :)
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    No no no...bumbling is when you risk bumping into things and is generally done around the house in slippers...

    Bimbling is most definitely what you are doing on a bike, somewhat simliar to pottling but done with a degree more weaving about as you progress

    D'u see?

    :)
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I cruise - do you?
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  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    gtvlusso wrote:
    I used to tell my wife I was going for a "bimble" on a 998R Ducati sports motorbike.........note to self, must stay below 150mph.....on this corner......

    do that when im out for a bimble on mt mtb. :shock: :shock:
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    I've never heard of bimbling before, I'd have to say I don't get much of a chance as i'm usually trying to navigate traffic etc but there have been a few times when I'm riding home from Thames Ditton that I sit up and just soak up the atmosphere :-)

    Did it a bit whilst on the Capital to Coast ride but then commuting in the city each day means I don't usually get to see that much country side or so few cars mile after mile :-) It was truly glorious and made the whole ride worth it!
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