Do we cycle or do we bike?
sandy771
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When I have just thrown myself down the back of a hill bouncing off bits of granite and slogged through ankle deep mud somehow I don't feel right saying I have been cycling.
At th risk of offending a few forumites (like I am bothered) cycling feels more like something you do in lycra, Biking (capital
is a mans sport...
Edit to add ride/riding .
At th risk of offending a few forumites (like I am bothered) cycling feels more like something you do in lycra, Biking (capital
is a mans sport...Edit to add ride/riding .
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When i am off road i am mountain BIKING, however I CYCLE to work, incidentally on the same bike currently. I think being a cyclist is more of a "big picture" term as well. Loads of different disciplines within that big picture - I choose mountain biking!
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Manly Bikers with hairy chests ride motorcycles and wear leather so you are a nancy cyclist with a secret desire to wear lycra.I don't do smileys.
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Mounting Biking - 'I'm going out on the bike', wouldn't say biking
Anything Else - 'I'm going for a cycle'0 -
I ride, I don't cycle or bike.
"I'm going for a ride"
"Who fancies a ride"
"That was a good ride"
Any other word sounds stupid.0 -
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Hadn't thought about it before, but I seem to say, "I'm going cycling" to the other-half (no interest in bikes), and "going biking/for a ride" with other riders.0
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You speak sheep?I don't do smileys.
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got any tips?YeehaaMcgee wrote:Only when I'm on the pull."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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yeah. Use some aftershave that smells like grass. And don't buy them a donner kebab, they don't like lamb. I think it's some religious thing.nicklouse wrote:
got any tips?YeehaaMcgee wrote:Only when I'm on the pull.0 -
njee20 wrote:I ride, I don't cycle or bike.
"I'm going for a ride"
"Who fancies a ride"
"That was a good ride"
Any other word sounds stupid.
yarp ^
saying that when I take the Snap out for a ride 'round town I say "I'm going out on the bike" ...hmmm, apparently for me to go riding it has to be on a mountain/dirt track not on tarmac/pavement :?"Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes
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Bike, biking, cycling, cyclist, mountain biker, road rider, whatever.
However, not just BIKER. That term is for motorcyclists only in my opinion.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
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Is chewing mint flavoured gum OK?YeehaaMcgee wrote:
yeah. Use some aftershave that smells like grass. And don't buy them a donner kebab, they don't like lamb. I think it's some religious thing.nicklouse wrote:
got any tips?YeehaaMcgee wrote:Only when I'm on the pull.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
The Beginner wrote:
Is chewing mint flavoured gum OK?YeehaaMcgee wrote:
yeah. Use some aftershave that smells like grass. And don't buy them a donner kebab, they don't like lamb. I think it's some religious thing.nicklouse wrote:
got any tips?YeehaaMcgee wrote:Only when I'm on the pull.
Apparently they are the only beings on earth who understand the mint sauce comics, without just pretending to to look like they're down with the kids.
Also, going for a ride, or going out on the bike.
Or "going on the turbo for a bit" but we don't talk about that kind of thing round here.0 -
Why in god's name would it be?The Beginner wrote:
Is chewing mint flavoured gum OK?YeehaaMcgee wrote:
yeah. Use some aftershave that smells like grass. And don't buy them a donner kebab, they don't like lamb. I think it's some religious thing.nicklouse wrote:
got any tips?YeehaaMcgee wrote:Only when I'm on the pull.0 -
On a mountain bike I bike
On a road bike I spin
I am known to non biking family and friends as a cyclist0
