Am I A Maverick?

The Kellyboy
The Kellyboy Posts: 33
edited March 2016 in Road general
Regularly I ride my bike wearing socks with RUNNING embroidered on them. I have also been known to, on occasion, wear the sock marked 'L' on my right foot and the sock marked 'R' on my left foot. Earlier this week I wore odd socks.

Are there any other like minded cyclists out there, or am I a lone wolf - a wild and crazy maverick who cannot be tamed.

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  • the playing mantis
    the playing mantis Posts: 2,129
    No, but u sound like a c.ock...
  • Phil&hisbikes
    Phil&hisbikes Posts: 75
    More Goose than Maverick?
  • giropaul
    giropaul Posts: 414
    Everyone knows that wearing the L sock on the right, and vice versa, leads to you riding in circles :D
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited March 2016
    Why buy asymmetrical socks and then put them on the wrong foot?

    Why have you got socks with RUNNING written on them?
    I would personally not wear them for running or cycling. They would only be worn under a pair of jeans!

    Not sure of the exact meaning of a maverick, but a lot of people just want to be different for difference sake.
    I call these people dicks, not mavericks
  • stretchy
    stretchy Posts: 149
    If you want to be different you are a dick... nice logic
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    stretchy wrote:
    If you want to be different you are a dick... nice logic

    Er yes, why would you want to be different for no other reason than being different?
    You should just be yourself and do things because you want to shouldn't you?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I have always done what I wanted to do, mainly because I want to.

    Sometimes that means I will do and have what loads of other people do and have, and sometimes that I will be different and have unique things.

    Sure the later sometimes feels good for certain reasons, but its a by product of a decision made for pure reasons.
    People who try to be different/cool just for the sake of it just look shallow and sad most of the time IMO.

    To start a thread about it and wait for replies is Uber sad (I did wonder if the socks with L/R on them are actually even asymmetric, and not just a learning aid).

    For the record and to answer the OP in a less rude way, with the exception of commuting I only wear sport specific running and cycling socks, the asymmetric ones are always on the correct foot, they are never odd pairs or turned inside out.

    This is partly OCD, partly that I put the socks in pairs when storing, and partly that I just like nice socks generally.
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,291
    Did someone delete the sarcasm function of the forum?
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  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    The Kellyboy wrote:
    Regularly I ride my bike wearing socks with RUNNING embroidered on them. I have also been known to, on occasion, wear the sock marked 'L' on my right foot and the sock marked 'R' on my left foot. Earlier this week I wore odd socks.

    Are there any other like minded cyclists out there, or am I a lone wolf - a wild and crazy maverick who cannot be tamed.

    No it's just you have sock dyslexia
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • stretchy
    stretchy Posts: 149
    Carbonator wrote:
    stretchy wrote:
    If you want to be different you are a dick... nice logic

    Er yes, why would you want to be different for no other reason than being different?
    You should just be yourself and do things because you want to shouldn't you?

    Yes, and not be labelled a dick for it.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,826
    homers double wrote:
    Did someone delete the sarcasm function of the forum?
    Maybe his tongue being in his cheek made it hard for people to understand. :?
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,821
    Is it acceptable to start wearing the left sock on the right foot and vice versa when your big toes have worn holes in them?
  • lakesluddite
    lakesluddite Posts: 1,337
    MrB123 wrote:
    Is it acceptable to start wearing the left sock on the right foot and vice versa when your big toes have worn holes in them?

    No, darn it!!
  • earth
    earth Posts: 934
    Asymmetrical socks marked L and R are just a recipe for disaster. 2 matched socks go into the laundry basket. 1 comes out of the machine. Does anyone know where socks go? Now, if they are unmarked and you start with a few pairs of the same type you can always match one half with another half. Once you start marking them you are just going to end up with a bunch of socks all marked L or R. Your only option then is to give them away to the one-legged persons charity. I think the p*fairy has a relative - the sock fairy.
  • stu-bim
    stu-bim Posts: 384
    Lone wolf
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  • the playing mantis
    the playing mantis Posts: 2,129
    Sarcasm maybe but it's plainly not funny and has no place in road general.

    Yeah I know i'm a knob, but this thread is pike of shi.te!
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    the playing mantis wrote:
    Sarcasm maybe but it's plainly not funny and has no place in road general.

    Yeah I know i'm a knob, but this thread is pike of shi.te!

    you have a point tho' makes most of BB stuff seem intellectually challenging
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Back in the day you could get refused a start in my local road race league if the organiser thought your socks were offensive.
  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,851
    The Kellyboy wrote:
    Regularly I ride my bike wearing socks with RUNNING embroidered on them. I have also been known to, on occasion, wear the sock marked 'L' on my right foot and the sock marked 'R' on my left foot. Earlier this week I wore odd socks.

    Are there any other like minded cyclists out there, or am I a lone wolf - a wild and crazy maverick who cannot be tamed.

    No, don't be daft.

    When you get up at 0630 for your regular Saturday ride and the missus wont let you put the light on odd socks are the norm, getting the pad on the inside of the bibs is a bonus.

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