What do you ride to work?
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sarajoy wrote:NGale wrote:What about flat bar road bike? I refuse to call my Trek a hybrid on the basis that it has a road frame and road wheels
no...can't do it........somehow I couldn't get the balls to dare admit that I have something which resembles a hybrid.Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men0 -
oh my goodness,
you are all like the toddler who, when presented with a choice betweek weetabix and porridge, demands coco pops or some such cereal I don't have space for in my cupboard.
THERE WEREN'T A MILLION SPACES FOR ALL THE POLL OPTIONS!!!!!!
I am sure you know in your heart of hearts whether what you are riding is a road bike (called a "racer" when I was young), a mountain bike (for going up and down mountains) or a hybrid (for going along the road and not being able to go fast enough on to justify wearing lycra and shaving your legs)
All the others are merely subspecies......
Btw, if it rains this summer expect to get VERY bored of me........Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0 -
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jimmypippa wrote:LINSEN
YOU DIDN'T PUT AN OPTION FOR RECUMBENTS
Let me correct that for you
Snob (Roadie)
Freak (SS)
No-knee Freak (FG)
Perve (CX)
Clueless (MTB)
Beginner (Hybrid)
Grandad (Folder)
Flat cap man (Tourer)
Child (BMX)
Porn-Star (Recumbent)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Don't forget the pogo stick. Its ideal for clearing potholes and its dead easy to track stand at the lights.
Oh, and stilts. Excellent visibility.0 -
I voted mountain bike - although I could've said hybrid. Basically its a rigid mountain bike with slicks, so might as well be a hybrid, but it isn't 8)
I still scalp most of the roadies I see...0 -
Mat - I'm curious. What's that top/avatar of yours?FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Its my etape top from last year - it was designed by me and a few mates and is a slightly odd mish-mash but I actually quite like it, especially as I have since bought a black red and white bike!0
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Ah! I see. Is that a pint of Guiness on the right?FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
It is indeed - links in with the "568cc" team name we usually enter sportives under (its a pint!)0
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God, I'd love a pint now.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
I like the jersey, and really like the team name.Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur0
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linsen wrote:oh my goodness,
you are all like the toddler who, when presented with a choice betweek weetabix and porridge, demands coco pops or some such cereal I don't have space for in my cupboard.
THERE WEREN'T A MILLION SPACES FOR ALL THE POLL OPTIONS!!!!!!
I am sure you know in your heart of hearts whether what you are riding is a road bike (called a "racer" when I was young), a mountain bike (for going up and down mountains) or a hybrid (for going along the road and not being able to go fast enough on to justify wearing lycra and shaving your legs)
All the others are merely subspecies......
Btw, if it rains this summer expect to get VERY bored of me........Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
I'll take the good (road) bike if it's not raining, or the rigid MTB with skinny slicks if it's wet or during the winter. So can I vote twice? Huh?Today is a good day to ride0
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linsen wrote:oh my goodness,
you are all like the toddler who, when presented with a choice betweek weetabix and porridge, demands coco pops or some such cereal I don't have space for in my cupboard.
THERE WEREN'T A MILLION SPACES FOR ALL THE POLL OPTIONS!!!!!!
I am sure you know in your heart of hearts whether what you are riding is a road bike (called a "racer" when I was young), a mountain bike (for going up and down mountains) or a hybrid (for going along the road and not being able to go fast enough on to justify wearing lycra and shaving your legs)
All the others are merely subspecies......
Btw, if it rains this summer expect to get VERY bored of me........
Indeed, I'd have probably put far fewer options:
Roadie
Hybrid
MTB
Folder
Recumbent
And everyone would have had to pick one. No differentiation for SS, tourers are roadies, CX are roadies, BMX-ers should grow up.0 -
I ride a giant stp0, if anyone knows what that is?
a pain in the ass, i need a new bike now my commute has considerably increesed in distance...
Last few days have been rideing the "clio"0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:And everyone would have had to pick one. No differentiation for SS, tourers are roadies, CX are roadies, BMX-ers should grow up.
(Can you sense that I do not agree with your categories?)0 -
I have a Specialsed Roadie for the rain-free days and i use a Claude Butler Hybrid for the wetter days.
Haven't done a winter yet but hoping the hybrid will get me through till the next C2W scheme is available for me to get a better hybrid for the bad days.
Might be a bit weird but kind of looking forward to the winter!!!0 -
Always Tyred wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:And everyone would have had to pick one. No differentiation for SS, tourers are roadies, CX are roadies, BMX-ers should grow up.
(Can you sense that I do not agree with your categories?)
Well, I am looking for a job, perhaps I'll give MORI a call.
I'm getting a slight impression of that, yes.
Look at it in the eyes of the layman - anything with drops is a roadie. One of the main things people say is 'I don't like drops', along with, of course, 'it'll shatter into a million tiny pieces'
I guess what I'm saying is these are the groups, pick one, nobody's special.
What would yours be?0 -
I ride a converted fixedgear all year, except on the twenty or so days when the weather permits me to take the Giant SCR for a spin.0
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lost_in_thought wrote:Always Tyred wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:And everyone would have had to pick one. No differentiation for SS, tourers are roadies, CX are roadies, BMX-ers should grow up.
(Can you sense that I do not agree with your categories?)
Well, I am looking for a job, perhaps I'll give MORI a call.
I'm getting a slight impression of that, yes.
Look at it in the eyes of the layman - anything with drops is a roadie. One of the main things people say is 'I don't like drops', along with, of course, 'it'll shatter into a million tiny pieces'
I guess what I'm saying is these are the groups, pick one, nobody's special.
What would yours be?
If you ever insinuate that I'm a roadie ever again, I'll kick yer shins.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Hang on, don't we already have categories?
Wouldn't "What's your FCN?" work better?
[Edit] Okay, given the adjustments, FCNs don't uniquely put you on a specific type of bike. I think it would also be interesting, though [/Edit]0 -
Fixed road-bike on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.
Fixed CX with a child trailer on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I'm comfortable with the no-knee pervy freak thing, but where does the trailer fit in the list???0 -
don_don wrote:I'm comfortable with the no-knee pervy freak thing, but where does the trailer fit in the list???0
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Dirk Van Gently wrote:Voted.
Define "far too posh"
surely if it's good bike and you like the ride, then it's the right bike.
Never have subscribed to the philosophy that your "best" bike is kept for weekend etc. If you've bought it, may as well use it, then when you have worn it out, buy another one.
I agree with you really.
I say mine's (Scott CR1 - lovely ride ) only too posh because carbon scratches SO easily I'm realising. The steel bike-hoops that I lock mine up against aren't friendly! I now always park with my bike on a certain side - i.e. one where it rests against the bike hoop on some cable-outers which run alongside the steerer / headset and I think the rear-brake one sticks out a bit past the seat-stay. Seems to prevent nasty carbon-steel interfacing!
My D-Lock is gradually scratching the seat post, at the top. Doesn't look good.
I'd say I will buy a commuter that I don't care about so much one day if only to increase the longevity of my current road bike. A carbon frame should last *forever* !0