I feel so dirty.............

cheehee
cheehee Posts: 427
edited December 2008 in MTB general
Brothers and Sisters, please forgive me for I have sinned. I have strayed from the path of righteousness................

I have just ordered a............I can't bring my self to say it.......a.......a.......Road bike....... :oops: ..... :wink:

Hopefully it will be here on Saturday........see you chaps I'm off to shave my legs :lol:

MMMMMMnnnnnn Mach 3 or Venus? Foam or oil? I'll ask the folk on the Road forum. :wink:

Don't hate me :P

Cheers

Chee 'all in Lycra' hee

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    hahaha brilliant
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...Oli Beckingsdale was in Cycling Weekly last week on a road bike...don't feel bad. As far as I'm concerned all this road bike, mountain bike nonsense is a waste of time it's all cycling...I ride road and off road and sometimes I ride my mountain bike on road...
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • Steve_F
    Steve_F Posts: 682
    I enjoy a bit of road riding too, mainly when I can't be bothered driving to the mountains!

    Not the best time of year to get one, keep thinking about going out on mine then remembering how well the thin tyres cope with ice - not very it turns out.

    Have fun anyway! By the way, what did you get?
    Current steed is a '07 Carrera Banshee X
    + cheap road/commuting bike
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    i have a road bike, not having the breacon beacons on my door step any more, i have to drive somewhere to play in the mud, while with old red i can just hop on and head off.
  • littleandy0410
    littleandy0410 Posts: 631
    I too have a road bike, I bought it as I live in the fens, so mountain biking is a bit lacking in my area, and riding a 29lb full susser with knobblies is not much fun. You'll love the speed difference, they really are mile munchers. I'm not particularly fit :oops: but I can easily do 25-30 miles on the road bike without aching too much!

    What did you go for?

    Oh, and don't worry, you don't have to be a full convert! I still have hairy legs and wear baggy shorts! I don't use my camelback, and I take the peak off my helmet, but that's as far as I've gone so far! I did buy a pair of bling carbon cages for water bottles though! 8)
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  • Stoo61
    Stoo61 Posts: 1,394
    All this fraternising makes me SICK!!
    THE Boardman
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Welcome to the Dark Side! :D

    (it's Gillet Mach 3 for me. Rub baby oil into your legs whilst in the shower to shave - leaves your legs nice and smooth...)
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  • Sarnian
    Sarnian Posts: 1,451
    Up to this year I raced triathlons so had no choice but to train some of my weekly mileage On the road, but now I have stopped racing my road bike has become a cobweb collector In the shed. My fixed commuter bike started life as a road bike and still has 700 wheels If that counts.
    It's not a ornament, so ride It
  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    I nearly succumbed earlier this year but ended up converting an old MTB into a commuter. Still fancy a full on road bike though.

    Have every intention of riding it with Camelback and helmet with visor though.
    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

    I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
    Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    El Capitano wrote:
    Welcome to the Dark Side! :D

    (it's Gillet Mach 3 for me. Rub baby oil into your legs whilst in the shower to shave - leaves your legs nice and smooth...)

    I think I have just been a little bit sick in my mouth :wink:
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  • akcc05
    akcc05 Posts: 336
    I bought a full sus frame to build up...hoping to make the leap to MTBing...no more reckless drivers (what about sheep poo then?)! and no more roadie commrades staring at my hairy legs with disgust!
  • cheehee
    cheehee Posts: 427
    littleandy0410 wrote:

    What did you go for?

    )

    I didn't want to go mad, as other than a couple of old Raleigh racers when I was a kid, I've not had much dealings with road bikes. So I went for this.....

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec016610

    Looks OK I think :wink:

    Only kidding I'll post pics when the new bike arrives

    Cheehee
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Sarnian wrote:
    ..... and still has 700 wheels If that counts.

    Not a bike if it has more than 2 wheels, not quite sure the term for something with 700 wheels :lol:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • littleandy0410
    littleandy0410 Posts: 631
    You cheapskate! Couldn't you stump up the extra for this?:

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/scott/addict-ltd-cd-2009-road-bike-ec016323

    I ride one of these at weekends:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/fascenario-07-08-24132

    Check out the saddle, it's the height of comfort!

    .........Seriously though, are you gonna keep us hanging!? Meanie!! :cry:
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  • Mattbot2
    Mattbot2 Posts: 384
    cheehee wrote:
    Brothers and Sisters, please forgive me for I have sinned. I have strayed from the path of righteousness................

    I have just ordered a............I can't bring my self to say it.......a.......a.......Road bike....... :oops: ..... :wink:

    Hopefully it will be here on Saturday........see you chaps I'm off to shave my legs :lol:

    MMMMMMnnnnnn Mach 3 or Venus? Foam or oil? I'll ask the folk on the Road forum. :wink:

    Don't hate me :P

    Cheers

    Chee 'all in Lycra' hee

    We shall shun you! You are hereby banished from the community. 8)
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  • skullthaw
    skullthaw Posts: 321
    hehe no probs most peeps eventually get one wen they release how much more efficient they are the comes when you decide to take that sortcut through the forest!!!
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  • grumsta
    grumsta Posts: 994
    I too succumbed to the darkside recently - got a planet x superlight team. As said above - good when I can't be arsed getting in the car - there's not much decent off road locally but some lovely scenery you can get to on roads.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Plus, cycling on the road helps your general cycling fitness. My main reason for commuting by cycle, that.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Captain Turok
    Captain Turok Posts: 686
    Northwind wrote:
    Plus, cycling on the road helps your general cycling fitness. My main reason for commuting by cycle, that.

    Very true, I think a regular commute is great for that.

    I bought an OLD steel road bike, so that I could leave it locked up all day outside my local train station. Wouldn't dream of leaving my MTB there tho.

    Couldn't resist chopping down and flipping the handle bars tho, cow horn style! 8)
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  • mygiantmtb
    mygiantmtb Posts: 57
    nice , is it aliminium or cf??
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  • Iain C
    Iain C Posts: 464
    Mmmmwwwwuhaahhaaahhaaaa! Welcome to the Dark Side!

    Horses for courses in my opinion, I think it's a totally different experience to mountain biking. Whilst I absolutely love a decent thrash round a proper trail, around here it's as flat as a fart and really muddy in the winter, and I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion I prefer road biking at this time of year, and save the MTBing and associated hour cleaning rituals for proper weekends away. Getting back on your MTB after a road session feels like you are trying to ride the biggest, heaviest, slowest thing on the planet!
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  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    ChrisLS wrote:
    I ride road and off road and sometimes I ride my mountain bike on road...

    whoa, you are off the hook! :P
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  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    I too have one of these fast rolling machines, c'est tres bon for getting some miles in during summer I can tell thee
  • _Ferret_
    _Ferret_ Posts: 660
    Ah, you've obviously reached that magical age where the bumps are a little too much for the old bones. Don't worry we'll all get there someday, you'll be taking up golf next and trying to convince us it's a sport...

    I am ashamed of you and your weak will, go and sit in the corner and think about what you have done!

    (I actually have no problem with road bikes, or golf for that matter, but a little mick taking is fun)
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  • cheehee
    cheehee Posts: 427
    _Ferret_ wrote:
    Ah, you've obviously reached that magical age where the bumps are a little too much for the old bones. Don't worry we'll all get there someday, you'll be taking up golf next and trying to convince us it's a sport...

    I am ashamed of you and your weak will, go and sit in the corner and think about what you have done!

    (I actually have no problem with road bikes, or golf for that matter, but a little mick taking is fun)

    Yep and I've got my eye on a nice Stannah stair lift too......... :wink:

    I would go and sit in the corner, but my arthiritis is giving me hell and I may never get up again :D

    anyhow's the bike hasn't turned up yet :roll: ........damn you ParcelFarce (shakes fist)

    Chee 'smelling of wee and Werthers Originals' hee

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