Tights are for wimps.

sturmey

I can't understand why so many cyclists at this time of year,typically the 'club cyclist'' types, insist on wearing long trousers or tights as they call tem. I don't even own a pair of these horrible things and wear shorts all year round on the bike yet never feel the cold even in minus 4 deg. Thinking of a reason foir this perhaps it is because I have a fast metabolism or maybe that I carry a bit of my own 'insulation' and have a diet rich in iron- I drink four cans of Guiness every night and curries and pork pies are my favourite food so maybe this has something to do with it? Anyway I wear shorts for five a side football so there is nothing wrong in my mind with wearing them on the bike at 7am on my 4 mile commute.

P'raps the rest of you need to mtfu.

big_p

so basically you're a lard ar$e and have a layer of blubber to keep you warm, is that what your saying?

turnerjohn

big p wrote:

so basically you're a lard ar$e and have a layer of blubber to keep you warm, is that what your saying?

daviesee

Try going faster.
Windchill at a sustained 25 mph and -4 of @ -13 may well change your mind.

Other than that, you may not feel it now but your body will pay you back in later years.

turnerjohn

big p wrote:

so basically you're a lard ar$e and have a layer of blubber to keep you warm, is that what your saying?

4miles?...is that all ? :shock:

NickintheLakes

sturmey wrote:

I can't understand why so many cyclists at this time of year,typically the 'club cyclist'' types, insist on wearing long trousers or tights as they call tem. I don't even own a pair of these horrible things and wear shorts all year round on the bike yet never feel the cold even in minus 4 deg. Thinking of a reason foir this perhaps it is because I have a fast metabolism or maybe that I carry a bit of my own 'insulation' and have a diet rich in iron- I drink four cans of Guiness every night and curries and pork pies are my favourite food so maybe this has something to do with it? Anyway I wear shorts for five a side football so there is nothing wrong in my mind with wearing them on the bike at 7am on my 4 mile commute.

P'raps the rest of you need to mtfu.

Wow! My new hero.

markyboy2005

This is going to be a beauty....I can smell it!

cornerblock

Sturmey on his 4 mile commute

markyboy2005

I notice in another thread you said you have a motorbike.

Is this you?

NickintheLakes

Cornerblock wrote:

Sturmey on his 4 mile commute

Are you 100% sure that's him?

I can't see any trace of Guinness & Pie belly there.

markyboy2005

This guy totally agrees with your view of keeping it short. I'm not sure about his metabolism though....

holmeboy

I never needed long's either till I started upping the milage and cycling through the Winter.A few perishing day's out in baltic conditions soon put paid to that. :shock:

markyboy2005

Dream Bike?

t.m.h.n.e.t

4 miles wouldn't even warm my legs up lol.

MTFU yourself and try going a little further,faster.:)

MattC59

I'm just going to watch for a while......................

Frank the tank

The corn is being gobbled up like it's going out of fashion.

t.m.h.n.e.t

Frank the tank wrote:

The corn is being gobbled up like it's going out of fashion.

For the greater good

Wirral_paul

Is 4 miles even considered a bike ride? I couldnt be bothered getting changed for that - must be all of 15 or 20 mins for a proper cyclist!! Stop drinking like a fish and you may manage a 10 mile bike ride this summer. Do a detour and make it a proper ride to work

I wear longs as i dont want to knacker my knees / strain a cold muscle (plus i think anyone out in near zero temps looks a bit of a kn0b in shorts!!)

JLM74

MattC59 wrote:

I'm just going to watch for a while......................

petemadoc

Brilliant

Popcorn anyone?

jim55

??

rolf_f

PeteMadoc wrote:

Brilliant

Popcorn anyone?

Naaah, it's a fake. They are only properly funny if the OP really means it.

islwyn

Is it because they don't have leggings large enough?

Fastlad

hmmmmm 4 cans, curries, pork pies! WTF :shock: tights are least of your worries, big boy. Start looking after those arteries before you do yourself a mischief.

verylonglegs

What a man, I bet he struggles to find shorts that can contain those enormous balls of his.

Zingzang

Maybe it's something to do with how much power Sturmey generaites on his commute. OK it might bee only four miles, but if he a big guy he may be putting down 1000 watts average over the route. So I think we need to give the guy the respect he deserves.

We need to reconise that some guys are born athletes, who can break dedicated and seasoned cyclists with hardly any effort. One advantage these guys have is that they just don't feel the pain, hence the ability to wear shorts all year round in the first place.

Wirral_paul

Zingzang wrote:

We need to reconise that some guys are born athletes, who can break dedicated and seasoned cyclists with hardly any effort.

He can break the seams on his shorts too - clearly an Arnie Schwarzenegger of the bike world

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12686654

or maybe

t.m.h.n.e.t

Wirral_Paul wrote:

Zingzang wrote:

We need to reconise that some guys are born athletes, who can break dedicated and seasoned cyclists with hardly any effort.

He can break the seams on his shorts too - clearly an Arnie Schwarzenegger of the bike world

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12686654

or maybe

Relation of speed_king?

john-e-big-guns

Wirral_Paul wrote:

Zingzang wrote:

We need to reconise that some guys are born athletes, who can break dedicated and seasoned cyclists with hardly any effort.

He can break the seams on his shorts too - clearly an Arnie Schwarzenegger of the bike world

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12686654

or maybe

No sorry lads..that title belong to me... images on my flickr site testing in a full skinsuit

Ben6899

Fat, hairy-legged mountain biker?

Blancmange

What kind of person puts shorts on to ride a 4 mile commute?
Maybe someone who likes to look at themselves in shop windows.