What sort of cyclist are you?

pinno

I'm anti snob (apparently):

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/quiz-are-you-a-cycling-snob-45097/

southdownswolf

et moi....

chrisaonabike

Moi aussi, naturellement.

sungod

couldn't complete the quiz, at q2 "strava is..." the correct answer was not in the answer list

pblakeney

Moi aussi, naturellement.

PS. Just noticed the official name shortening.

tlw1

Struggled with the question on drink, but I'm apparently just like piña

shortcuts

"You have a strong love of cycling but you hate the pretentious crowds with their caps and pulled-up socks – you'd rather be out on your bike than sipping espressos."

crispybug2

A fat one!!!

napoleond

It says I'm an Über Snob, but I'm above all this bike radar nonsense.

ben@31

I'm against this snobbishness against bike snobs. " I'm more / less of a bike snob than you are competition ".

morstar

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689724#p19689724]ben@31[/url] wrote:

I'm against this snobbishness against bike snobs. " I'm more / less of a bike snob than you are competition ".

I get your point. For me though, some people are very prescriptive about the way people should dress and behave and that ultimately lends itself to anti behaviour.
In golf, the prescriptive types have their own golf clubs filled with like minded individuals. Non prescriptive types can either toe the line or play elsewhere.
All this snob / anti snob behaviour is people not coping with the lack of structure / segregation afforded by the open roads. We're defining boundaries that are impossible to enforce. Ergo, we waffle endlessly on forums (fora?) about how we should behave.
I definitely consider myself an anti snob but I'd be a complete liar if I argued marketing and peer pressure has zero influence over my kit.
Legs remain hairy yet conversely I'd no longer consider wearing pro team kit despite doing so for many years in my youth and beyond.

ballysmate

Anti snob here you pretentious tw@ts.

Flâneur

I get my legs waxed and drink espresso but I can give Pinno abuse like everyone else, no idea where that puts me

chris_bass

a lot of the questions didn't have suitable answers (usually I don't care).

I got anti snob but i wouldn't say I hate "the pretentious crowds with their caps and pulled-up socks" they don't bother me at all in the same way that any other cyclist doesn't bother me. I wouldn't say I am snob or anti-snob, i'm somewhere in the middle

team47b

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689847#p19689847]sa0u823e[/url] wrote:

I get my legs waxed and drink espresso but I can give Pinno abuse like everyone else, no idea where that puts me

In a field?

ben@31

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689847#p19689847]sa0u823e[/url] wrote:

I get my legs waxed and drink espresso but I can give Pinno abuse like everyone else, no idea where that puts me

In a beauty salon ?

Flâneur

yep, attached to the gym so all the weight lifters can see. I also drink my espresso whilst having them waxed.

psittacosis

"not a snob"..
but the questions about when it is ok to wear the world champion's jersey should not be asked :roll:

Bobbinogs

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689944#p19689944]psittacosis[/url] wrote:

"not a snob"..
but the question about when it is ok to wear the world champion's jersey should not be asked :roll:

yes, it should...but the ongoing responses should last at least 6 pages.

chris_bass

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689944#p19689944]psittacosis[/url] wrote:

"not a snob"..
but the questions about when it is ok to wear the world champion's jersey should not be asked :roll:

yes it should but the option for "I don't wear them but don't care what other people do" wasn't which it should have been. Same goes for a lot of the questions.

nicube

"Some snobbish tendencies!" Apparently, damn it I thought I was pure snob, must try harder lol!

Probably 'cos I don't use Strava 8)

rick_chasey

Uber snob.

Stevo_666

Shock, horror I'm an anti-snob

When I rule the world, using the word 'chapeau' will be a hanging offence.

pinno

There wasn't a question with 50+ answer options on helmets.

I wonder if there is a 'helmet class' of cyclist...

pinno

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689847#p19689847]sa0u823e[/url] wrote:

I get my legs waxed and drink espresso but I can give Pinno abuse like everyone else, no idea where that puts me

Are you saying that you are superior to me?

You use Veet and I use a Bic disposable :roll:

psittacosis

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690039#p19690039]Chris Bass[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689944#p19689944]psittacosis[/url] wrote:

"not a snob"..
but the questions about when it is ok to wear the world champion's jersey should not be asked :roll:

yes it should but the option for "I don't wear them but don't care what other people do" wasn't which it should have been. Same goes for a lot of the questions.

Was there a 'rip the p1ss out of them mercilessly' answer ?

pblakeney

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690244#p19690244]Stevo 666[/url] wrote:

Shock, horror I'm an anti-snob

When I rule the world, using the word 'chapeau' will be a hanging offence.

Chapeau!

Stevo_666

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690446#p19690446]PBlakeney[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690244#p19690244]Stevo 666[/url] wrote:

Shock, horror I'm an anti-snob

When I rule the world, using the word 'chapeau' will be a hanging offence.

Chapeau!

You're already on the list anyway...

pblakeney

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690449#p19690449]Stevo 666[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690446#p19690446]PBlakeney[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690244#p19690244]Stevo 666[/url] wrote:

Shock, horror I'm an anti-snob

When I rule the world, using the word 'chapeau' will be a hanging offence.

Chapeau!

You're already on the list anyway...

Gotta go somehow. :P

ilm_zero7

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19689699#p19689699]NapoleonD[/url] wrote:

It says I'm an Über Snob, but I'm above all this bike radar nonsense.

ditto

mouth

Happy enough to be anti-snob.

I have no issue with people who wish to ride their kit to their bike, or wish to look like Chris Froome, but most 'serious' cyclists round my way wear club kit. I imagine I would do this if I were part of said club.

As for leaders jerseys world champs jerseys, I almost cringe every time I pull on my 2013 Team Sky replica yellow, but it was a gift from the lads on my stag night, so this is justifiable to wear. I also have no intention of buying the matching shorts, gloves, water bottle, helmet, socks and cap. Or shoes. I still use toe clips and my regular trainers. 90% of my cycling is for commuting. Wouldn't mind a Pinarello though.

As for espresso's, he last time I stopped for a drink on a ride, I was out on my mountain bike with the wife in tow and we stopped for a coke in some village pub. I don't recall any other refreshment stops, unless a long pull from my water bottle at the level crossing counts?