breeds of biker
joshtp
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accidentally stumbled in the roadie section... and found this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... ing-tribes
awesome!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... ing-tribes
awesome!
I like bikes and stuff
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Ha ha most excellent!
Have to say that most of those categories are a state-of-mind and the bicycle is purely incidental
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I really enjoyed reading that article, it's well written and humerously explains the different "types" of cyclist very well indeed. Excellent..0
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In fact, there's a traditional rivalry between Roadies and Mountain Bikers, which leads Mountain Bikers to do extremely irritating things like try to race Roadies who are simply out for a ride,
Hehe, love doing this. 0 -
Me too, sort of. I used to have an enormous dog, I used to have a goatee, and I like pearl jam.psymon wrote:woop im a real mountainbiker.
i like pearl jam
i have a goatee
i have a big dog
These things are daft generalisations, but the MTB one is pretty bang on
Same here, I'm not Jewish either.psymon wrote:i have a peak on my helmet
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Fantastic article, i just sent it on to the girls in my cambridge office because of the godzilla part, thats exactly how they are!
I too have a overly large dog, have had a goatie, peaked helmet, unshaven legs but i only know one pearl jam song?
But i also ride a 29er HT and am currently sporting a beard, so by this rationale i am a self proclaimed surfing hippy! 0 -
That was an awesome read for while on the train. Killed a good 15 minutes and had me chuckling. I fit the mtb categorie well 0
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Laugh? I nearly shat!
In fact, there's a traditional rivalry between Roadies and Mountain Bikers, which leads Mountain Bikers to do extremely irritating things like try to race Roadies who are simply out for a ride, which, if you're a Roadie, is sort of like being goaded by a hillbilly while you're browsing an art gallery.+ 1001 posts reset by the cruel cruel moderators!
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Love it. Well worth a read.0
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Pretty good considering it's written by the newspaper of choice for Volvo driving sandal wearers."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Actually , looking at this again... it really is flipping funny! I def am a true mtber...
love the bit about mtb'ers racing the roadies.... its soooo true!!! If I see a roadie go not too fast (I.E I know I have half a chance) Then I totally burn myself so I'm going really fast, and then cruise past no handed, going twice as fast.... and if they retaliate I find that last reserve of power to sprint of on my 2.5 knobbly's.... And then find a small wall to be quietly sick behind.I like bikes and stuff0 -
I particularly like how he compares cyclists looking at recumbent riders, like a dog barking at a plastic bag in a hedge 0
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he appears to have missed the "legendary cyclist" out of his list:
likes bikes enough, doesnt get too much of a hardon over them. likes to tinker about with his bike and ride it very slowly off road.
thinks everyone else is a mental and should be more like him.
also, is hilarious.
Why other cyclists don't like them: They are so hilarious and mis understood as an 'orrible knobhead
Compatibility with other cyclists: like to go to bike rides with normal non hippy cyclists who dont mind them pushing their bikes uphill.0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:he appears to have missed the "legendary cyclist" out of his list
Ah, the author probably hasn't met El Cpaitano...0
