So I have a new bike.

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  • EH_Rob
    EH_Rob Posts: 1,134
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    He's not coming anywhere near my sack.

    You may as well do your bit for future generations if you're getting into road biking - get it lopped off.
  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    Now you are a roadie you need to add your FCN to your sig, sign up with Strava and bookmark the SCR thread.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    Yeah, I think I might let my SCR membership lapse now.
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  • Richie63
    Richie63 Posts: 2,132
    For fooks sake

    I go off on my holidays, turn my back on the forum and you faggots are all having some big love in over Road bikes :roll:

    I didn't throw myself off my bike at Crudstock for this to happen.

    PS Its really sunny in Morzine :D
    I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    Richie63 wrote:
    For fooks sake

    I go off on my holidays, turn my back on the forum and you faggots are all having some big love in over Road bikes :roll:

    I didn't throw myself off my bike at Crudstock for this to happen.

    PS Its really sunny in Morzine :D

    It's really sunny here too, and I don't have to put up with the French.
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  • Richie63
    Richie63 Posts: 2,132
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    Richie63 wrote:
    For fooks sake

    I go off on my holidays, turn my back on the forum and you faggots are all having some big love in over Road bikes :roll:

    I didn't throw myself off my bike at Crudstock for this to happen.

    PS Its really sunny in Morzine :D

    It's really sunny here too, and I don't have to put up with the French.

    Looks like you've finally got some, just watching NZ v NED in womens hockey for no obvious reason and noticed it was sunny there too after a few minutes.
    I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Bartimaeus wrote:
    Now you are a roadie you need to add your FCN to your sig, sign up with Strava and bookmark the SCR thread.
    Considering I have no idea what FCN and SCR even mean, I'm going to give this a pass.
    Dammit, I was expecting more crudcatcher-ness than this. Everyone seems to think I've done a good thing :(
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    Bartimaeus wrote:
    Now you are a roadie you need to add your FCN to your sig, sign up with Strava and bookmark the SCR thread.
    Considering I have no idea what FCN and SCR even mean, I'm going to give this a pass.
    Dammit, I was expecting more crudcatcher-ness than this. Everyone seems to think I've done a good thing :(


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  • sandy hill
    sandy hill Posts: 390
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    Bartimaeus wrote:
    Now you are a roadie you need to add your FCN to your sig, sign up with Strava and bookmark the SCR thread.
    Considering I have no idea what FCN and SCR even mean, I'm going to give this a pass.
    Dammit, I was expecting more crudcatcher-ness than this. Everyone seems to think I've done a good thing :(

    Need to know your enemy better. Food Chain Number and Sad Cnut Roadie.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    I still have no idea what the frick you're on about.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    sandy hill wrote:
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    Bartimaeus wrote:
    Now you are a roadie you need to add your FCN to your sig, sign up with Strava and bookmark the SCR thread.
    Considering I have no idea what FCN and SCR even mean, I'm going to give this a pass.
    Dammit, I was expecting more crudcatcher-ness than this. Everyone seems to think I've done a good thing :(

    Need to know your enemy better. Food Chain Number and Sad Cnut Roadie.
    Even sadder - surf-matt was in that thread.
    I don't do smileys.

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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    Gay
  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    I still have no idea what the frick you're on about.
    Your Food Chain Number apparently tells you whether overtaking another bike is a big deal or not.

    Your FCN is 0 assuming you are (a) a roadie with shaved legs – like a girl (b) wearing your Tour De France Yellow Jersey (c) wearing your face-mask and (d) you have clips and straps. When you swap your TdF Jersey for basic lycra your FCN is 2, and when you do the naked bike ride in your mask your FCN will be 5.

    As a bike messenger wearing sunnies has an FCN of 2 you get no kudos for overtaking when you are wearing your TdF Jersey. Its a fair contest when you are in your basic lycra, but you get serious points when you overtake him while naked.

    So as far as I can see when your obvious is obvious and you show your necessary to a bike messenger then you're onto a winner.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    So a big fat hairy fixed rider in jeans and five fingers a t shirt and a cycling bag would be found in a ditch dong body shots with limes and tequila would have a FCN of?
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  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    nicklouse wrote:
    So a big fat hairy fixed rider in jeans and five fingers a t shirt and a cycling bag would be found in a ditch dong body shots with limes and tequila would have a FCN of?
    7... possibly 8 if he has a beard - and 10 if he has an "orange plastic lolly-pop" stuck up his arris. Not sure what FCN he has if there is liver in the bag. As I have an FCN of 10 I would get kudos for riding past the ditch - but I think I'd probably avoid him altogether without checking on the liver.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Damn the beard went when it got warm. Might come back again....

    So watch out...
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    What the hell....
    Feels like some heavy duty psychedelics have just kicked in. Either that or I'm having a stroke.
    I have even less idea what you're on about now.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    junglist_matty wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I actually managed to buy a road bike today, and i'm strangely very happy. But then again an MTB with slicks in Cambridge is terrible.

    Where in Cambridge do you ride? Commute?

    I live near the Centre of Cambridge, near the Grafton Centre. Commute, even though that is only about a 5 minute ride, and also ride around a bit outside of town. What about you?
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    What the hell....
    Feels like some heavy duty psychedelics have just kicked in. Either that or I'm having a stroke.
    I have even less idea what you're on about now.
    It just went Whooooooooosh to me too :?: :?
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  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    MountainMonster wrote:
    junglist_matty wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I actually managed to buy a road bike today, and i'm strangely very happy. But then again an MTB with slicks in Cambridge is terrible.

    Where in Cambridge do you ride? Commute?

    I live near the Centre of Cambridge, near the Grafton Centre. Commute, even though that is only about a 5 minute ride, and also ride around a bit outside of town. What about you?

    That's it. The pair of you. Out. Now.

    There's a forum for commuting, and this ain't it.

    What is the world coming to?
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    LOL. I just ride to work, but most of my fun is out of town, not really much of a commuter :)
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  • Tim.s
    Tim.s Posts: 515
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I just ride to work.............. not really much of a commuter :)

    Huh?
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    It's 5 mins away, he could walk but cycles as it'd take 10-15 to walk Id imagine. It's what I'd do, but couldn't really call it a commute.
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    Clank wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    junglist_matty wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I actually managed to buy a road bike today, and i'm strangely very happy. But then again an MTB with slicks in Cambridge is terrible.

    Where in Cambridge do you ride? Commute?

    I live near the Centre of Cambridge, near the Grafton Centre. Commute, even though that is only about a 5 minute ride, and also ride around a bit outside of town. What about you?

    That's it. The pair of you. Out. Now.

    There's a forum for commuting, and this ain't it.

    What is the world coming to?

    either out or at least get a room
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I forgot to post.

    Gay.

    Although I'd like a road bike too. Closet.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Chunkers1980 wrote:
    It's 5 mins away, he could walk but cycles as it'd take 10-15 to walk Id imagine. It's what I'd do, but couldn't really call it a commute.


    Bang on! It's 5 minutes without pedaling down a slight slope to get to work, you can't really call it much of a commute. I'm not a commuter either because I don't wear a bunch of silly shiny shizzle.
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  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Gazlar wrote:
    Clank wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    junglist_matty wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I actually managed to buy a road bike today, and i'm strangely very happy. But then again an MTB with slicks in Cambridge is terrible.

    Where in Cambridge do you ride? Commute?

    I live near the Centre of Cambridge, near the Grafton Centre. Commute, even though that is only about a 5 minute ride, and also ride around a bit outside of town. What about you?

    That's it. The pair of you. Out. Now.

    There's a forum for commuting, and this ain't it.

    What is the world coming to?

    either out or at least get a room


    Sorry guys!!! sent a PM rather than a "gay" response here.... Now eagerly awaiting a reply; sat here wearing my lycra ;)
  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    junglist_matty wrote:
    Sorry guys!!! Baited my hook.... now sat here wearing my lycra thinking about the Food Chain ;)
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  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    first thing, road bikes and their riders are gay.

    second thing, i miss my road bikes now i live somewhere with nice roads to ride.

    finally, i rode all of my road bikes in baggy clothes with flat pedals and didnt feel disadvantaged, i felt very very straight and non-gay.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    first thing, road bikes and their riders are gay.

    second thing, i miss my road bikes now i live somewhere with nice roads to ride.

    finally, i rode all of my road bikes in baggy clothes with flat pedals and didnt feel disadvantaged, i felt very very straight and non-gay.
    You sound confused.
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