piwonka

i go slow so they can pass me.
then i catch up and pinch their ass as i blow by 'em.

DaSy

I'm not just a pretentious roadie, I'm also a pretentious track rider and pretentious mountain biker, I thought I made that clear from my earlier post.

Ken Cox

I don't see how bicyclists can fit into such neat classifications.

In my community of Bend, we have every kind of rider imagineable, from a Tour de France, Lance Armstrong team mate to...well...me.

Different roads, different hills, different bikes, different riders, different time of day...

I thought I at least had more fun than anyone else, but then a few days ago an old guy like me, but with major legs, mucho lycra and a $12,000 geared wonder-bike blasted past me at warp whatever and a joyful "wide on your left hi-dee-hi-ho!".

He had a big cheerful smile on his face; and not because he passed fixed-gear me on my commute, but because he loved riding his bike.

Still, I love riding a fixed gear bike and will continue to do so as long as I physically can.

labrat_62

+1 i tend not to do both at the same time though. And when i am on my fixed, i hate myself for being a spoiled prick with a carbon bike, and when i am on the other, i hate my hipster, gradstudent self for waisting my oxygen.

Kind of like the drive car hate biker, bike hate the car.

moral, i am always right in the moment, to hell with everyone else

euphoria

eh, there's plenty of lazy roadies out there who like to dress the part, you can't always give them the benefit of the 'oh yah recovery spinning'

but it still confuses me why people feel the need to shoot dirty glances while I'm going the opposite way

assuming they're not making snap judgements about my personal character, it's like why would you ride in constant agony

agony leads to fear which leads to anger which leads to contempt for the bike and all human life and oh god quit looking at me with those possessed eyes maybe if you took it easy every once in awhile you'd ride more than once on sunday

badfishgood

Small penis.

Maracski

Sometimes the things said on this forum are really oh so clever.

caloso

Personally, I like to wear shants and a white belt on my CF race bike.

Cromulent

Shants and a white belt is the new Assos!

chipcom 

So when was the last time, Denny...was it in this century?

chipcom 

Weenies.

TLN

Im sorry, are you a MTBer, trackie or roadie? I didnt understand your post!

I could care less what someone rides, how much money they make (or how much money I THINK they make), what kind of cyclist THEY think they are, what kind of kit they wear, if they ride steel or cf... if that kind of ***** ever starts to bother me, I probably should pick another sport/lifestyle because I just turned into the worlds biggest pussie! I take about as much stock of that as I do ******* yelling at me, while riding, to stay on the sidewalk where I belong.

So did everyone have a good commute to work this morning?!

octopus magic

What a n00b he's got a disc brake on a horrible horrible fork, uncut risers, and his thighs are pixie sticks.

caloso

Yes, I did. Thanks for asking. Always a good commute when you're on a bike.

Yoshi

Yesterday's was better - I took a 60 mile detour...ON MY ROAD BIKE.

superslomo

Eh. I'm a slow roadie myself... I've been intrigued by the idea of a fixie, but my fat-ass would break my knees before it got interesting, probably. That, and I like having a break going downhill

I see fixies in Prospect Park all the time, fast and slow, all kinds. Doesn't really bother me much, and I doubt I bother them. I like having my beater around for just going on rides to get someplace, and not being dressed like a complete ****** when I arrive, but there's something appealing about the sense of purpose that comes from being kitted out. Just because the "hipster" uniform is different doesn't mean it's not a uniform of sorts.

And, FWIW, I ride an aluminum bike, that's either six or seven years old... not big enough game for the mighty roadie smiting guad-masters on their track bikes.

noisebeam

no

piwonka

i passed Merckx the other day, he had no chance.

TLN

Really, thats awesome! I pass Landis like he was standing still last Tuesday but in his defense, he was busy with a syringe or something so it didnt boost my ego much.

wroomwroomoops

I like the fact that those were the only things you found wrong with that picture.

Personally, I needed the protective goggles. Which, of course, do nothing.

antiguru

it's not a competition but I always chuckle when people with 6000$ worth of kit and riding like they're training for the TDF keep getting passed by my leisurely self because they dont know the streets in my hood at all.

andypants

Dude, I pass little kids on trikes like it ain't no thang!

Bikkhu

yes

TRaffic Jammer

only interested in racing the cars....that's how I measure my speed.
Kid face planting terra firma = FUNNY!!!

jeffremer

Sometimes a motorist will buzz me - it's one of the most satisfying feelings in the world to sprint past them and turn around and give them the look - even if it's not a very mature, safe, or wise thing to do.

I'm a roadie, and with only one bike so far I commute on my road bike. Occasionally a guy on a fixed gear will pass me, occasionally I'll pass them. It makes the commute more fun though when we're about matched on speed and take turns pulling against the wind.