TT bikes on the road

Chunky101
Chunky101 Posts: 108
edited April 2015 in Road general
What is it with these miserable dome clad berks and their silly handlebars giving real cyclists a bad name? They ride too quickly for the road conditions and lack proper control. Bet they'd be the first to sue when they get T-boned after failing to stop at a junction.

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    This should be good...
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    At a loose end?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Lol.
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    They don't even pay road tax or have insurance. They should have number plates and a bell, or better still just stick to cycle paths. :roll:
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  • murf1480
    murf1480 Posts: 117
    Chunky101 wrote:
    What is it with these miserable dome clad berks and their silly handlebars giving real cyclists a bad name? They ride too quickly for the road conditions and lack proper control. Bet they'd be the first to sue when they get T-boned after failing to stop at a junction.

    I ride and race a TT bike but I think I'll bow out of this thread..
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Do they fail to stop at junctions?
    Why would you have a junction in your TT course?

    What does too quickly for road conditions mean?
    Are they exceeding the speed limit? TT'ing in the snow?

    What extra control/controls are needed

    Do all TT bikes go faster than all non TT bikes?

    What is a 'real cyclist'?
    How do they cycle?

    You only have to cycle in accordance with the highway code to give cyclists a bad name so I would not worry about that.

    Sure the helmets look funny, but nothing wrong with the other equipment.
    Its a sport, and a pretty admirable one IMO. You just have to have aero stuff if the goal is to break through air that bit quicker.
  • iron-clover
    iron-clover Posts: 737
    This is a bizzare thread. I'm a dedicated roadie, and funnily enough I'm going to a local TT this evening, which will mean riding there on my TT bike with the pointy helmet.
    Does that suddenly turn me into a junction bashing light jumping speed demon? Of course not.

    The people you are complaining about would probably still behave like jerks even if they were on granny's shopper, the bike is irrelevant.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Its either a wind up thread or the OP just has a chip on his shoulder about a more capable/specialist, bike/rider.

    Its the same cr4p as when 'racing' on sportives etc. is mentioned. Its not a problem doing it unless you act like an ar5e, but acting like an ar5e is just as bad if you are actually in a race!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Where else would TT bikes be if not on the road ??
  • jonomc4
    jonomc4 Posts: 891
    I say take all TT bikers outside and shoot them in front of their families.
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    Given - however much the continentals may not understand how much we like it - the fact that time trialling (with and without pointy hat and special bike) is and has been a huge part of cycling culture in this country, if anyone's not a real cyclist...
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  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    Got to be a WUM, but I'd imagine that training for an Iron distance Tri you're going to want to do a lot of your long rides on your TT bike if you have one. Same goes for 50M and 100M TTs I'd imagine.
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Simon Masterson wrote:
    Given - however much the continentals may not understand how much we like it - the fact that time trialling (with and without pointy hat and special bike) is and has been a huge part of cycling culture in this country, if anyone's not a real cyclist...
    Only because proper cycle racing was illegal.

    I agree with whoever said line em up and shoot em. Preferable after making them ride up a hill in a cross wind.
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  • Barbarossa
    Barbarossa Posts: 248
    Maybe someone wearing a pointy helmet just took the OP's KOM?
  • secretsqizz
    secretsqizz Posts: 424
    Chunky OP should defintely get on board... timber carriers can do rather well in flat TTs.
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  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    Chunky101 wrote:
    What is it with these miserable dome clad berks and their silly handlebars giving real cyclists a bad name? They ride too quickly for the road conditions and lack proper control. Bet they'd be the first to sue when they get T-boned after failing to stop at a junction.
    He he he, you're silly!

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