How to feel REALLY self-conscious

Kieran_Burns

Cycling home on a late start means I occasionally see a bunch of club riders.

Tonight I go past the whole damn' club :shock: Cars parked up and more bling bikes than you can shake a stick at. Full on TT riders in their aero helmets, and so many club members all (fortunately!) going the other way, I'm like the bloody Churchill dog giving the INR :roll:

There's me doing the asthmatic warthog thing, struggling along and all these bloody club types swishing past the other way.

Humph.

suzyb

Welcome to my world

Kieran_Burns

suzyb wrote:

Welcome to my world

Since you told us all of the time you cycled until you physically fell from the bike from exhaustion you're like a Scottish cycling Demi-Godess as far as I am concerned.

So shut up.

Stevo_666

Given what the club lot are wearing, they're the ones who should be feeling self conscious...imagine wearing that get up anywhere other than on a bike

Kieran_Burns

Blue and white kit - there was this constant stream of them going the other way for a good Mile, mile and a half.

Two rather attractive ladies were last to go past. 8)

Pity I was in the middle of a snot rocket at the time :oops:

flateric

I would be happy they where going the other way!!! nothing worse than putting in a huge effort to move forward only to be passed by S*** loads of fitter better kitted cyclists passing you with no apparent effort

will3

He he, happened to me on Wednesday, passing through a village I went through the start of the NTCC 8 mile time trial. Only one of them went past in the 2 miles untill I left the course :roll: :oops:
Them TTers don't 'alf go quick - the guy must have been clocking 30+ on the flat, coz I'd wound it up to the high 20s.

Greg T

flateric wrote:

Inothing worse than putting in a huge effort to move forward only to be passed by S*** loads of fitter better kitted cyclists passing you with no apparent effort

Yes there is


Getting dropped by a kid wearing jeans on a BMX with his knees around his ears and a can of super strength lager in his hand.

wgwarburton

Greg T wrote:

flateric wrote:

Inothing worse than putting in a huge effort to move forward only to be passed by S*** loads of fitter better kitted cyclists passing you with no apparent effort

Yes there is


Getting dropped by a kid wearing jeans on a BMX with his knees around his ears and a can of super strength lager in his hand.

+1 - that's the whole point of FCNs, after all. There's absolutely no shame in being passed by a TT rider in full team lycra on a race bike... unless you're taking part in the same TT!

Cheers,
W.

Jay dubbleU

Same happens to me on my weekend rides - I meet local club riders all the time on the same route - luckily they are usually going the other way so I can nod and smile without having the humilitation of being passed :oops: