people who frequent the Commuting section on Bikeradar

blu3cat

Greg T wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

This had occurred to me. Luckily they can't ride one handed and will have been forced to abandon their pitchforks.

They can hold the pitchforks in their teeth - the bite of a hybrid rider is actually the most powerful in the animal kingdom even exceeding that of the Crocodile and Great White Shark in terms of Lbs per Sq inch

or strapped to their "big enough to carry a baby elephant on" racks they will undoubtedly have on the back AND front of their bikes.

Kieran_Burns

Greg T wrote:

They can hold the pitchforks in their teeth - the bite of a hybrid rider is actually the most powerful in the animal kingdom even exceeding that of the Crocodile and Great White Shark in terms of Lbs per Sq inch

Thats a lot of Bike Shops! :shock:

Greg T

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Greg T wrote:

They can hold the pitchforks in their teeth - the bite of a hybrid rider is actually the most powerful in the animal kingdom even exceeding that of the Crocodile and Great White Shark in terms of Lbs per Sq inch

Thats a lot of Bike Shops! :shock:

Yes - I thought I should have put some disambiguation in but decided I'd stick it out there anyway.

sarajoy

nicklouse wrote:

sarajoy
does not come up in the proper language dictionaries

and BTW

Glad Midsommar

Midsummer's not until the 21st!

Must remember to ring dad and wish him a happy father's day while I'm at it... if I can catch them before the midsummer boozing begins...

Oh, and I spelt it wrong - 'fittstim'

Mind you, when did you last see amusing English swear words in proper dictionaries?!

Cafewanda

Am I the only hybrid(er) in here? :shock: This sustained attack is too much for my little shoulders so I'm going to resort to a familiar phrase....................................



feck off the lot of you :x

and also - your Dad(s) - as it's Fathers' Day this weekend :P

Hybrid(ers) will rise and increase in numbers from this day onwards. I've seen the sales figures from bike shops in the Greater London area, so there!! 8)

lost_in_thought

Nah, sarajoy rides a hybrid too... much as she'd like to think it's a roadie with flat bars... :P

Cafewanda

lost_in_thought wrote:

Nah, sarajoy rides a hybrid too... much as she'd like to think it's a roadie with flat bars... :P

Funnily enough that's how I was going to describe my next bike

sarajoy

And nowt wrong with that

I rather like how my bike hangs together, I must say. Very pleased and after a lot of fettling, very comfortable too!

I do keep my eye out for cheap local road bikes that might fit me on gumtree etc. So I'll give it a go some day if I can afford it, but certainly wasn't about to spend so much money on something so unfamiliar to me when this was my first go at riding proper distances in earnest.

always_tyred

biondino wrote:

On the other hand, they could just be jealous of our high standards of banter. Here's their version of the SCR thread

"C***!"

"LOL"

"Haha that c*** said c***!"

"Dude you are such a c***"

"C***!"

"Nah mate it ain't funny now"

"LOL yeh it is"

"C***!"

"I fall of when I try to do a skid stop in Hoxton, am I a c***?"

ad nauseam...

What do you think this says about the demographic?

attica

That we're wittier than them?

DonDaddyD

sarajoy wrote:

And nowt wrong with that

I rather like how my bike hangs together, I must say. Very pleased and after a lot of fettling, very comfortable too!

If you had a road bike you wouldn't need to fettle! The road bike fettles you! FACT!

UnworthyPapaLazaru

Always Tyred wrote:

biondino wrote:

On the other hand, they could just be jealous of our high standards of banter. Here's their version of the SCR thread

"C***!"

"LOL"

"Haha that c*** said c***!"

"Dude you are such a c***"

"C***!"

"Nah mate it ain't funny now"

"LOL yeh it is"

"C***!"

"I fall of when I try to do a skid stop in Hoxton, am I a c***?"

ad nauseam...

What do you think this says about the demographic?

Young and fun loving?

Roastie

Forum wars. Oh dear. Will we never learn?

Jay dubbleU

Hybrider and proud - with you all the way Wanda - we'll show this fixie rabble what's what eh? Damn bunch of lefties! 8) 8)

By the way - do fruit flies count as one of your five a day ?

soy_sauce

you guys (londoner) between two forum should all meet up at RP and have a race to see which one is faster (wearing your represented forum T-shirt). 8)

soy_sauce

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Hybrider and proud - with you all the way Wanda - we'll show this fixie rabble what's what eh? Damn bunch of lefties! 8) 8)

By the way - do fruit flies count as one of your five a day ?

yup, as long as it contain the word "fruit" or any fruit name, its count.

e.g. lemon cheesecake

R_T_A

I'm a Hybrider too - but work keeps getting in the way of me posting

**Waves to Wanda**

I don't mind the banter - my frame can take the extra burden.

it's still better than being in a car 8)

And I''m off to get a Strawberry Daquiri...

scarlettp

I think the original post in that lfgss thread was poking fun at a '10 rules to driving a black cab' thread made on the same day: a pointless piece of prejudice, labelling all cabbies as aggressive incompetents - made by a hipster fixie type person.

I'd say there's a lot of common ground between hybrids and the contemporary generic fixie anyway. They're both semi-upright bikes with slick tyres, predominantly used for commuting.

All this tribalism seems like a way of creating an outlet for pent up road rage. I think rather than racing around Richmond Park, we should all get together down there for a massive orgy.

Greg T

scarlettp wrote:

we should all get together down there for a massive orgy.

SHOW time!

Citizen Smith

Cafewanda wrote:

Am I the only hybrid(er) in here?

Certainly not wanda.....my trusty steed is a hybrid which I think is great for every day commuting and I'm pretty quick with it if I don't say so myself!

POWER TO THE HYBRIDS!

Though I'm considering purchasing a road bike later this year to complement it nicely for weekend riding.

itboffin

After riding in from the East this morning I'm thinking a full sus would be better suited to London roads, is there some kind of problem making to sections of tarmac match height and texture of its surroundings???

Cycle lanes... why bother if your only going to use them from ALL the manhole maintenance covers. duh!

Greg T

itboffin wrote:

After riding in from the East this morning I'm thinking a full sus would be better suited to London roads, is there some kind of problem making to sections of tarmac match height and texture of its surroundings???

Cycle lanes... why bother if your only going to use them from ALL the manhole maintenance covers. duh!

Cable St Bike Path is a case in point - great idea badly executed. The surface is rubbish, if I didn't enjoy the vibrations through my seat post so much I'd write a letter of complaint.

attica

Haha

A class bit of GT innuendo.

BTW I thought up my sig during the Dragon Ride on Sunday, thought you'd appreciate it GT.

Cafewanda

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Hybrider and proud - with you all the way Wanda - we'll show this fixie rabble what's what eh? Damn bunch of lefties! 8) 8)

By the way - do fruit flies count as one of your five a day ?

Woo hoo!!! And then there were more than one!!!

....... places an order for 6 pitchforks to be delivered in time for the RP social............... :twisted:

lost_in_thought

Cafewanda wrote:

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Hybrider and proud - with you all the way Wanda - we'll show this fixie rabble what's what eh? Damn bunch of lefties! 8) 8)

By the way - do fruit flies count as one of your five a day ?

Woo hoo!!! And then there were three

....... places an order for 3 pitchforks to be delivered in time for the RP social............... :twisted:

Cafewanda

itboffin wrote:

After riding in from the East this morning I'm thinking a full sus would be better suited to London roads, is there some kind of problem making to sections of tarmac match height and texture of its surroundings???

Yep. Obviously :roll: London leads the way in tarmac-laying creativity, as you now realise

blu3cat

Yep. Obviously London leads the way in tarmac-laying creativity, as you now realise

Or is it the weight of the Hybrid cycles & their rider's pitchforks dragging along that break up the surface?

Jay dubbleU

Hybrids are designed to cope with creatively laid tarmac unlike skinny fixies which collapse in a heap of spokes and dust with the traditional comic wheel rolling into the distance

blu3cat

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Hybrids are designed to cope with creatively laid tarmac unlike skinny fixies which collapse in a heap of spokes and dust with the traditional comic wheel rolling into the distance

Hmmm, seen the Paris - Roubaix?

Sea_Green_Incorruptible

Ha! I actually quite like that whole thread. As somebody said, the vitriol is refreshing. Vitriol is good.

Rule 2: 'Sit on your bike like a constipated w@nker' will live with me until I die.