The day I became a proper cyclist....

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  • thecrofter
    thecrofter Posts: 734
    Ben6899 wrote:
    daviesee wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    And working on a Bank Holiday. More fool you. ;)

    No holiday up here unfortunately :cry:

    You know; it's much better south of the border. :D

    Not better, maybe warmer. I've just been outside and it's 8 deg .... fecking Londons got 20 deg :cry:
    You've no won the Big Cup since 1902!
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    thecrofter wrote:
    Not better, maybe warmer. I've just been outside and it's 8 deg .... fecking Londons got 20 deg :cry:

    A scorching sunny 10 degrees in Aberdeen.

    Sill; I have Mallorca to look forward to. Forecast? A week of showers :cry:
    It was a volcano last year. I really am jinxed. :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    5° on my commute (real cyclists do commute by bike... and so do I) this morning.
    Still, miserable grey easterlies mean tailwinds on my way to work.

    Oh, really blown it now - no real cyclist would admit to a tailwind...
  • Spender45
    Spender45 Posts: 78
    "A scorching sunny 10 degrees in Aberdeen"

    If that sea Haar would disapear, it widnae be mist :oops:


    I'll get my coat.
  • Mr Dog
    Mr Dog Posts: 643
    Spender the haar is lifting I'm off out soon either the Cairn or Aboyne is getting a visit.. I might even venture out in shorts rather than longs ( yes I'm English) :oops:
    Why tidy the house when you can clean your bike?
  • Spender45
    Spender45 Posts: 78
    Stuck in the office at Holburn so I'm nae getting out till tea time.

    I'm hoping it stays over the weekend so that I don't get my ass kicked at the Hilly 20 on Sunday.

    I long to be a "proper" cyclist
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Ben6899 wrote:
    You know; it's much better south of the border. :D

    No chance of smog up here though :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • Mr Dog
    Mr Dog Posts: 643
    Best of luck in the TT.. I'm sure you'll iron out those hills no problem.. you are real cyclist.
    Anyone who braves the elements this far North has to get respect. :D
    Why tidy the house when you can clean your bike?
  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    I don't want to be a proper cyclist cos I'll have to shave my legs and buy Assos kit which I can't afford :)
  • Mr Blister
    Mr Blister Posts: 25
    When I climbed the Tourmalet. The feeling riding over pro's names on the road was incredible! I felt like a "proper" cyclist that day, I felt like an invalid by that evening though! :shock:
    07 Specialized Roubaix S - Works - With Kysrium SL's
    Iceni Reynolds 520 commuter/ tourer
    DMR Trailstar
    If it has wheels I'll ride it!!
  • mingmong
    mingmong Posts: 542
    I feel like a cyclist every day.
  • nakita222
    nakita222 Posts: 341
    When a clubmate fell off his new bike. because he rode into my wheel. I burst into tears because his quick release were scratched.. This is serious I actually was crying
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    When an old boy held me and my bike at the start of my first TT and said 'have a gud un youngster' :D




    ( I was 45 at the time)
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

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  • squeeler
    squeeler Posts: 144
    The day I looked in the mirror at myself in lycra kit and thought I looked quite good, like a proper cyclist.

    I soon realised I was deluding myself!
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    markos1963 wrote:
    When an old boy held me and my bike at the start of my first TT and said 'have a gud un youngster' :D

    ( I was 45 at the time)

    Never mind the rest of this clap trap, that's actually really nice and although I've been at work since 4:45 this morning it made me smile and feel all warm in a nice kind of way.

    Right, enough sentimentality, I'm off to do something manly, like shoot something.
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    You're all proper cyclists as you ride bikes, yes even you Will.




    SteveR_100Milers wrote:
    daviesee wrote:
    OOOHHHHH!!!! Nice reminder. I meant to post something along these lines.

    I have had 2 moments of supreme inner well being this week.

    The first happened on Sunday and then again last night, when I was out on the bike pootling along with very little actual effort and noticed I was doing 20+ mph. Okay there was a light tail wind but even when I changed direction my speed didn't drop too much.
    The best I can describe it is "pedalling light". I don't know if I picked that up somewhere or just made it up but it sounds right.
    That to me is when cycling is bliss and what it is all about. I get it at least once a year when I get my legs back after losing fitness over the winter. What a feeling and just in time for Mallorca!

    That and riding a nice bike through great scenery in the sunshine just makes it! :P

    "glass cranking" is another phrase thats often used. Personally I prefer glass clanking.


    Those lovely moments are best summed up by George Hincapie as "no chain" imo.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • BBH
    BBH Posts: 476
    The day I told my wife my parcel from wiggle cost alot less than it did and that it contained essential bits for the bike that are needed to keep it running :D:D

    (She didnt fall for it!!)
    2012 Scott Foil 10 (Shimano dura ace) - in progress
    2011 Cervelo S2 (SRAM Red/Force)
    2011 Cannondale Caad 10 (Shimano 105)

    "Hills Hurt, Couches Kill!!"
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  • Youngsie 96
    Youngsie 96 Posts: 35
    When you ride a bike for the enjoyment of it, not because you have to.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Yossie wrote:
    Right, enough sentimentality, I'm off to do something manly, like shoot something.

    Robbie Williams?
  • AndyD2574
    AndyD2574 Posts: 1,034
    when I did Hardknot in a 1er
    when I flicked my elbow in a group
    when I shaved my legs!!

    :D
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  • Simontheintrepid
    Simontheintrepid Posts: 128
    The first time I had to wipe a splatted bug from my sunglasses. That made me feel proppa fast.
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    1971 ish. Never new nothin about tour De France,gears,lycra,clubs,racin nothin but I had a bike. Cycled up the Garleton hill not far from my house (although in them days it seemed reasonably far) and never got off. Think I maybe done it twice, but not in the same day
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    I drained after 17miles or so and limped the other 5 home. Spent today with flu symptoms :(

    I was ready for it in my head but my body clearly wasn't up to speed.
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Yossie wrote:
    Right, enough sentimentality, I'm off to do something manly, like shoot something.

    Robbie Williams?

    Shootings too good for him.

    Can we force James Blunt to chainsaw him before chainsawing himself? But with like a really pissy small chainsaw that your bird would say was all the chainsaw that you needed (as bird's do when you want to buy huuuuuge chainsaws and axes) so that it takes ages.
  • nobunaga
    nobunaga Posts: 23
    When I stopped ogling men on bikes and only started eyeing up bikes.
  • newtez2
    newtez2 Posts: 209
    When i shaved my legs !! never again! well maybe
    hills are made for climbing .....
    Bikes
    2008 Gaint TCR
    1990 Mike Mullet 531c
    1980 BSA javerlin
    1975 Trike.

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