Gash Grilling Fever Spreads...

Kaise

there isnt anything wrong with commuting to work on a bike so much having a forum about it, like its a specific sport!

i mean i rode in today on the fsr and it was nice to be in the sun but i did it so i can hit the trail straight from work without going home, nothing to do with racing people to work.

Brompton rider: Note the look on his face, you'll see this on every brompton rider!

SickAsAParrot

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Is that your recreational time when you're allowed out of the ward?
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Anonymous

kaiser83 wrote:

there isnt anything wrong with commuting to work on a bike so much having a forum about it, like its a specific sport!

nail, the, hit, head, on, the.

Pudseyp

SickAsAParrot wrote:

Pudseyp wrote:

And panniers, cycle clips, those messenger man bags, and ties waving over your shoulder aren't ?

I haven't got any of those things, amidoinitrite??

I have a matt black Scott hybrid with gay side bars and I go along canals, country lanes and through country parks, I get to spend an hour and a half outside every day as that's all I am allowed to have before they make me put on my white coat...
I also enjoy a good bum f***ing but wish my bottom would stop hurting.[/i]

iPete

Parrot, don't feed the trolls

We get it, you live with the sheep in the hills and ride mountinbikes, most of us live in flat cities and ride other bikes, not owning a car is lifestyle choice, a bit like sheep shagging, not for everyone.

Anonymous

Most of us ride several bikes, in fact. But travelling to work is not a passtime.

iPete

Indeed we do, did you miss the part about lifestyle choice, wait, I'm repeating myself.

Whatever, my 40 mile a day trip is smart training, the fact its on the way to work is irrelevant, its great use of my time & whether I'm tackling Ironman next year or Afan in a few weeks its miles and when your a cyclist miles matter whatever your steed. Now if your going to ask me why the commuting forum exists again, pleas press back.

MaxwellBygraves

kaiser83 wrote:

there isnt anything wrong with commuting to work on a bike so much having a forum about it, like its a specific sport!

Sorry, next time the internet wants to create a forum on anything I'll make sure it checks in with you to make sure it meets your standards eh.

Kaise

get back in your box

Anonymous

iPete wrote:

Indeed we do,

WE, as in normal folk who don't think that travelling to work is a topic interesting enough to warrant discussion.

iPete

I'm sorry but anybody who rides a bike, whatever shape or form, is not normal

You should try leaving this box once in a while, there's more to BR than meets the eye, you can't have 22000 posts all in once place can you?! :shock:

Kaise

but thats the thing iPete

i post in the Mountain Biking section because i want advice on a Mountain Biking, i post in the road section when i'm riding my road bike and need advice. When i am commuting i dont post in the commuting section as all the advice i could want is in either road or mountain bike.

iPete

iPete wrote:

Its no different to any clique here, routes & gear except its not a hobby, its a forum that combines people with many different hobbies, the roadies, mountain bikers, tourers, utility riders, fixed gear fakengers, you name it.

Its a crudcatcher & cakestop all rolled into one, anyway i'm not a freaking spokesperson, you'll find me in any section on here, touring, mtb, commuter general, roadie, folders, triathlon, girls in knitwear... branch out a little but oddly i get the best advice on any question in commuter general over all the others.. oh and touring, they are a very nerdy bunch..

MountainMonster

iPete wrote:

iPete wrote:

Its no different to any clique here, routes & gear except its not a hobby, its a forum that combines people with many different hobbies, the roadies, mountain bikers, tourers, utility riders, fixed gear fakengers, you name it.

Its a crudcatcher & cakestop all rolled into one, anyway i'm not a freaking spokesperson, you'll find me in any section on here, touring, mtb, commuter general, roadie, folders, triathlon, girls in knitwear... branch out a little but oddly i get the best advice on any question in commuter general over all the others.. oh and touring, they are a very nerdy bunch..

That's because nobody there has a sense of humour, so you only get answers.

iPete

Nah, its safe to say its a trait of all parts of this forum!

Pudseyp

iPete wrote:

Parrot, don't feed the trolls

We get it, you live with the sheep in the hills and ride mountinbikes, most of us live in flat cities and ride other bikes, not owning a car is lifestyle choice, a bit like sheep shagging, not for everyone.

I don't live in the hills, I live in a city, I choose to go mountain biking because I enjoy it it's already been said commuting is a way of getting to work, I am sure there is not that many "bus" or "tube" forums...its grey geeks in grey suits trundling a sad lonely road to work....

ref the sheep shagging, it's not for me but I guess what you do on holiday when you get out of the city is up to you.....

Pudseyp

lost_in_thought wrote:
DonDaddyD wrote:

Why can't LiT and the girls here answer questions like that. Rubbish, I'm gonna get me a mountain bike.


I don't care for being coarse. Unladylike and unnecessary.

I'm sure it's enjoyed by a certain market, but not one I'm targeting.


Ask Sheepsteeth about his neccessary.....

Sheepsteeth....she looks fit mind

Anonymous

iPete wrote:

there's more to BR than meets the eye, you can't have 22000 posts all in once place can you?! :shock:

Actually, there really is, technically NOTHING more to bikeradar than meets the eye, it being a visual medium at all.
And the reason I have so many posts is because we all enjoy talking crap on here, rather than talk about our journeys to work.

If you don't want to be a spokespoerson, stop pretending to be one by getting all defensive.
Frigging clumpet.

iPete

Chill out, I'm about as defensive as a french man with a white flag, best get back discussing ankle clips, this has run its course to nowhere successfully

welshkev

iPete wrote:

Chill out, I'm about as defensive as a french man with a white flag, best get back discussing ankle clips, this has run its course to nowhere successfully

and welcome to the crudcatcher.......you finally get it

nothing goes anywhere and i'm suprised it stayed this far on course as long as it did

Pudseyp

I think you need to lighten up and agree the fact on how stupid you look........




Also this link is hilarious !!! The Top Ten Commuter Essentials !!

http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/15/1 ... ssentials/

iPete

*double implied facepalm*

who's disagreeing? the guy looks like a douche, my favorite is map readers on full suss bikes but i'm not going to go looking for links of douche cyclists, i'm also a mountain biker remember...

...no i don't have a map reader

welshkev, me either but don't worry, not lost the faith, mountain bikers are cool, chilled out and sociable in the real world

homers_double

They just get all defensive on the internet, wanI<ers.

Pudseyp

homers double wrote:

They just get all defensive on the internet, wanI<ers.

No....we are just stating the truth.

cooldad

He is right about the wank3r bit though. Has taken years of practice to become an expert. There's pride in that.

homers_double

Pudseyp wrote:

homers double wrote:

They just get all defensive on the internet, wanI<ers.

No....we are just stating the truth.

*insert facepalm photo here*

montevideoguy

If the commuting forum didn't exist where would all those tales of violent encounters with angry cabbies, car owners, and the like end up?

Also, it seems to be very London-centric. That would explain a lot of the anal attitudes. As for us being compared to immature "frat boys" (seriously...? Are we going to start using US high school/college terminology? Is this what we have become?), We have parts of the forum where there is serious advice/discussion. The Crudcatcher, though, is all about talking nonsense. If that's not your cup of tea then that's cool; discussions on trouser clips and panniers aren't for us either.

Lastly, I wouldn't say there is a clique mentality here at all. If you come on the board and post shite then you're called out for it. It's a learning curve for new folk but I would say the MTB section here is far easier to establish yourself in than other sections/websites (not to say other sections here aren't welcoming...when I've asked questions in the roadie section they were great).

roger_merriman

Montevideoguy wrote:

If the commuting forum didn't exist where would all those tales of violent encounters with angry cabbies, car owners, and the like end up?

Also, it seems to be very London-centric. That would explain a lot of the anal attitudes. As for us being compared to immature "frat boys" (seriously...? Are we going to start using US high school/college terminology? Is this what we have become?), We have parts of the forum where there is serious advice/discussion. The Crudcatcher, though, is all about talking nonsense. If that's not your cup of tea then that's cool; discussions on trouser clips and panniers aren't for us either.

Lastly, I wouldn't say there is a clique mentality here at all. If you come on the board and post shite then you're called out for it. It's a learning curve for new folk but I would say the MTB section here is far easier to establish yourself in than other sections/websites (not to say other sections here aren't welcoming...when I've asked questions in the roadie section they were great).

um yes even MTBing is Cliquey Commuting/road/MTB are all cliquey, thats what happens to forums, to Usenet, IRC and so on.

people unless they have real problems don't tend to hang about forums to ask questions, they do it to chat nothing more nothing less.

case in point I MTB have done for decades, I rarely post to MTB as I rarely have questions.

montevideoguy

"cliquey" for me suggests "closed shop". I've experienced that in various places but found here very accessible. I suppose it's all subjective though.

Stevo_666

Montevideoguy wrote:

If the commuting forum didn't exist where would all those tales of violent encounters with angry cabbies, car owners, and the like end up?

Also, it seems to be very London-centric. That would explain a lot of the anal attitudes. As for us being compared to immature "frat boys" (seriously...? Are we going to start using US high school/college terminology? Is this what we have become?), We have parts of the forum where there is serious advice/discussion. The Crudcatcher, though, is all about talking nonsense. If that's not your cup of tea then that's cool; discussions on trouser clips and panniers aren't for us either.

Lastly, I wouldn't say there is a clique mentality here at all. If you come on the board and post shite then you're called out for it. It's a learning curve for new folk but I would say the MTB section here is far easier to establish yourself in than other sections/websites (not to say other sections here aren't welcoming...when I've asked questions in the roadie section they were great).

Good summary mate.

Pretty clear that some people get the CC, quite a few don't, hence the 'looking down their noses' type comments from a few people who take themselves a bit too seriously. We'll just carry on having fun ar$ing around