Which one are you?

redvee
redvee Posts: 11,922
edited June 2009 in Commuting chat
Read this in the TImes2 today, not my copy. See which one you are.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel ... 478423.ece

Some pics of the types.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel ... elOutdoors
I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
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  • White Line
    White Line Posts: 887
    To be honest, none. :(
    Emiliana the CAAD9
  • Vat59
    Vat59 Posts: 13
    A cut and paste from about 18 months ago .
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    ..I'm not in there either.. Nor is my mates Morris, Debs and Lorraine.. :? Are there only 5 types of cyclist now then...? :roll:
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Rifkind is such a tool
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    I don't fit.

    Why is it acceptable to be so discriminatory and predjuiced toward people who like to ride a bicycle?

    Is it becuase picking other targets is not socially acceptable any more?

    Seem to me that the only two targets left for derision by such people are cyclists and teenagers.
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Have left a comment on there, lets see if it gets published :wink:
    DJC - cyclist, but nothing like these wrote:
    The Hugo:

    Spends all his time stuck in traffic wishing he'd bought a bike and lost a few lbs. Gets into the office and makes up generalisations on his PC when he should be working

    ;-P
  • Rockbuddy
    Rockbuddy Posts: 243
    Wow, do any of these people exist? I don't think I've ever seen someone that fits into the 'Tweed Pedallers' or 'school run mums' catergory. Maybe it's just Cardiff and this is typical of London cyclists.
    Did he talk to some 'fringe' cyclists and make them out to be 'the norm' or did he just make up a load of crap based on his own limited experience and predjudice???
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    :lol::lol:

    Suck it up you guys! I thought it was quite funny myself. These sorts of things are generally pro-cycling, as a non-cyclist wouldn't get it. :roll:

    Besides, possibly he's done some research round here...
    Clive has a pink Lycra leotard and doesn’t think that’s anything to be ashamed about
    :lol:
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    this topic

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12609748
    http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=6404
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    ..well the webmaster has a sense of humour. 3 of our comments have been approved. :lol:
  • The Chingford Skinhead
    The Chingford Skinhead Posts: 718
    Have to confess that while I don't fit into any category, I thought the article was amusing and I've seen all of the categories that he mentioned. There are of course many more.
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  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    I have seen all of the above in and around Exeter in my time. I don't really fall into any of the above, but I do come close to the Urban Speedster although I don't wear pink :lol:

    The Commander now officially falls into the Bromptonite category :P I feel the need to take the p*ss :lol:
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men
  • jemjah
    jemjah Posts: 29
    none of the above! :roll:
  • Mickey Eye
    Mickey Eye Posts: 590
    Lighten up people. I'd totally be a an urban warrior but I'll be damned before I lock my bike up anywhere that isn't my flat or the secure parking at my office.
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Urban Warrior - actually slightly overweight elderly Urban Warrior - I must admit to carrying a pump, and spare tube but not to living in Bristol :D
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    Some of you seem to be taking the article just a bit too seriously,I don`t think it`s prejudiced, just a bit of fun.Lighten up.
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Are you saying you are hapy to be opressed by FACSISTS???!
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    antfly wrote:
    Some of you seem to be taking the article just a bit too seriously,I don`t think it`s prejudiced, just a bit of fun.Lighten up.

    ah the subtle irony of somebody using a picture of Cosmo Kramer as their avatar not seeing predjudice where it lurks. 8)
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?
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  • ketka82
    ketka82 Posts: 63
    Used to be a typical Urban Warrior but have just done the unthinkable and bought a roadie for the commute.

    Guess that renders me temporarily tribe-less as I haven't been brave enough to ditch the baggies and show off my pink lyrca justy yet! :wink:
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.


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  • pst88
    pst88 Posts: 621
    Wait a minute, I work in IT... camo shorts...bag strapped up high on back...special shoes that don’t let you take your feet off the pedals...no gears...bike covered in tatty insulation tape... OH NO I'M A FAKENGER!!
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    tardington wrote:
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:

    A dislexic facist ? :?
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Very little I recognised there. Of course the comedy would have been in accurate observation...you can't just make it up and expect it to be funny.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    tardington wrote:
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:

    A dislexic facist ? :?

    is that anything like a fascist?
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    I've seen quite a few of those types around the north-east of scotland. Yes there's always going to be those that don't fit. I don't fit in any of them, but I still find it funny and can relate to a good percentage of them.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Porgy wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    tardington wrote:
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:

    A dislexic fascist ? :?

    is that anything like a fascist?

    Fixed that for you
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    tardington wrote:
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:

    A dislexic fascist ? :?

    is that anything like a fascist?

    Fixed that for you

    i wouldn;t normally be so pedantic but a comment on someone's spelling that contained a mispelling of the same word - well it was just too much. :D
  • facemunk
    facemunk Posts: 55
    Porgy wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    tardington wrote:
    antfly wrote:
    I think you are going to have to explain yourself,it`s too subtle for me.

    Also,Tardington, WTF is a FACSIST?

    :lol::wink:

    A dislexic fascist ? :?

    is that anything like a fascist?

    Fixed that for you

    i wouldn;t normally be so pedantic but a comment on someone's spelling that contained a mispelling of the same word - well it was just too much. :D

    or maybe even a dyslexic fascist :)

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