Wear Lycra? Enjoy the bile.

vimfuego

there are some brilliant comments in that trail, well worth a look

jamesco

Rolf F wrote:

Well that's odd. The article I read referred to it as a hotel breakfast issue which is fair enough; I just assume this was the same article as I was expecting it to be posted on here!

In NZ a countryside hotel usually refers to a pub with some pretty basic (shared bathroom, 100 year old carpet) accomodation upstairs. If a farmer suggests going to the hotel, he isn't trying to chat you up

Rangiora is a farming town in North Canterbury and rural Cantabrians are famously down to earth - this bloke sounds like a plonker trying to get attention. Best he and his business are ignored.

rick_chasey

Rolf F wrote:

Fenix wrote:

Rolf - I think you've missed the point. The cyclists are stopping off there. It's not like they're dressing specifically for breakfast in lycra. They're out cycling and stopping.

Or do you take a tuxedo out with you when you go cycling ?

Well that's odd. The article I read referred to it as a hotel breakfast issue which is fair enough; I just assume this was the same article as I was expecting it to be posted on here! But any café that will throw away a potential lot of custom on the basis of the opinions of what is probably a small minority deserves the fate it will probably get!

Odd to fixate on cyclists - lycra running shorts are rather more revealing without the benefit of the padding but maybe the hotel owner doesn't object to girls in tight lycra.

Who goes cycling and then has a sit-down for breakfast?

Surely you put your lycra on, head down, have breakie and head out.

If you're smelling then, you've got issues!

fenix

I used to have breakfast at the cycling cafe each Sunday for years. We all met up there and headed out.
No idea what the norm is for New Zealand mind you but it's common practice round here anyway.

secretsam

Kajjal wrote:

The garden centre and farm cafes near us make a fortune from cyclists.

Yup, there's one in Tring that is focused entirely on cyclists - regular people are allowed in, but you kind of get weird looks if you aren't wearing lycra!

It's a bit like those pubs who welcome walkers - muddy boots and all - you adapt to your market. And if you have enough customers so can exclude certain groups, well, it's your business, after all. And someone else can set up to cater for the excluded group(s).

secretsam

Sleeper Service wrote:

I get the whole aero thing if you're sub 10% body-fat, riding something as light as a feather, and going faster uphill than I do downhill, but for most of us it's not really necessary, and to be honest there are some sights better left unseen...

I like to advertise my 99% body fat and frankly, if people find that "offensive" - tough sh17. There's plenty of things I find offensive that I'd like to ban, but that's another day's rant...!

the_hundredth_idiot

Tangled Metal wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

okgo wrote:

There was a thread on mumsnet I stumbled on via google which was titled "men with big dicks should not wear lycra" - it was highly amusing.

What on earth were you Googling for?! :shock:

If you go on mumsnet you'll often find lewd comments from posters. You should read what they say about Mr Bloom!

BTW they're the ones who made Asda cover up lads mags because they're a bit too adult for supermarkets. At least most people don't make mumsnet without specialist needs (kids, kids related stuff or possibly camping comments). This makes me wonder what was googled to get a discussion on big dicks in Lycra on mumsnet. Seriously that's a specialist interest indeed.

Mumsnet has some fantastic threads from time to time - to be fair, most of the "mums" on there can be very amusing in their responses.

Google "poo crumbs" and "penis beaker" for a couple of good examples. And I think there was one about the real meaning of "Center Parcs".