Reynolds 

Truly Serious Cyclists know their bodies so well that they train by perceveid exertion.

Troul 

just a cycolists

70sSanO

What we need need is a resident cychologist.

John

CargoDane

Cyclepaths, the lot of you.

Troul 

buncha a cycomuppetists

rsbob 

Pretty cyclsocial group. Time for a little shark jumping.

rsbob 

No need to get snippy after the “Danish experiment” went sideways.

CargoDane

What "Danish experiment"?
Are you talking about the Swedish complete c*up of the Corona crisis?

boilermaker1

The dictionary says one who rides a cycle is a cyclist. And that's that.

Maelochs

I was halfway through when I realized the proper question is "Are you a Serious Cyclist™."

Of course, the "Serious Forum Posters™" here picked up on it right away.

Maelochs

Nah ... they will probably ask you to Share some of what you are smoking.

Sorry, just stereotyping to kill time.

indyfabz

May have been afterwards. I was looking at the results of all the drugs they tested for. They even tested for PCP. The test were, of course, all negative.

DougRNS

Heal up and stay safe.

rydabent

The fact remains that any one that pedals a machine with 1, 2, 3, or 4 wheels is a cyclist. That includes my 5 year old grandson to the winner of the Tour de France this year.

For wanna be bike racers boyz to think that the title cyclist applies to only them, is total and foolish snobbery. To put it bluntly guys, you are no where near being special as you think you are!!!!

BlazingPedals

Everyone who rides a bike is a cyclist, at least while they're riding. Now, "serious" might be up for discussion. As a commuter/transportation cyclist, the guy in the video has at least a passing familiarity with traffic laws. Compared to the homeless guy who rides against traffic, unlit, after dark, to the quick-stop to get ciggies, he's an absolute god of cycling. In fact, whether or not he considers himself a cyclist, I think commuting by bike makes him pretty impressive, regardless of his motivations.

Reynolds 

That would be a pedalist IMO.
And maybe I'm just a wanna be bike racer old geezer...

Reynolds 

You being a cyclist, they should've tested you for EPO. Or maybe that's too old fashioned?

CargoDane

There are pedals in/on other things than bicycles. Cars, for instance, some kayaks - both for propulsion and for steering, some rubbish tins (garbage cans), a dentist's drill. A sewing machine. And plenty more.

rsbob 

Nah. There are cyclists and then there are ‘bike riders’ or ‘Sunday cyclists’. One has a higher degree of commitment and dedication but I just can’t figure out which one. Wink. Since the common definition here is so diluted that anyone on wheels is a cyclist and I don’t ride a tri or uni I am a bicycle rider. Let the festivities and fireworks begin! Yes this is a setup.

CargoDane

It is not "diluted" to use "cyclist" to mean anyone on a bicycle/tricycle and whatnot. It's an umbrella-term. Just like "pedestrian" and "motorist". Hell, even "motorcyclist" is an umbrella term. Your level of "dedication" bears no bearing on this, as that it is merely a subset of "cyclists". You say that there is such a thing as "bike riders". Yes, there is indeed. "bike" is short for "bicycle" = "bicycle rider" = cyclists. You can also "ride" on a motorcycle, as a passenger in a plane, or on an inflatable banana behind a speedboat.

Just like "the human race" is an umbrella term, "Americans" being a subset of that while still being an umbrella term that can be futher divided into many, many subsets: rich, poor, politicans/non-politicians, factory workers, office workers, city dwellers, rural people, fat people/underweight people, you name it. It doesn't matter which subset you fit or how many subsets you fit, you're still American, and you're still of the human race.

There is no "dilution" there. It means someone "cycling" - i.e. they're on a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, or how many wheels you care to add. It's all cycling. They are all cyclists.

Btw, what was that "Danish experiment" you referred to in earlier post?

Wileyrat

I want my twelve minutes back

Reynolds 

OK, we can then define a pedalist as someone who uses pedals to propel a wheeled vehicle. But what about an amputee who rides a hand propelled cycle? Do they use hand pedals?

rsbob 

Depends on the dictionary.

The six out of ten I just looked at define cyclist as either a bicycle and or motorcycle rider. And that’s that. period. end of discussion. Finito. Don’t you just love it when someone thinks they know it all and tries to get the last word and tries to shut down the debate? I don’t. Too much of a power play. Not advisable with loved ones or casual acquaintances unless you want to look like a gentleman part. With my response above I now look like several gentleman parts.

P.S. I am a bicyclist to be specific and a cyclist to be very non-specific according to the word informally embraced here.

rsbob 

[QUOTE=CargoDane;21801411]It is not "diluted" to use "cyclist" to mean anyone on a bicycle/tricycle and whatnot. It's an umbrella-term. Just like "pedestrian" and "motorist". Hell, even "motorcyclist" is an umbrella term. Your level of "dedication" bears no bearing on this, as that it is merely a subset of "cyclists". You say that there is such a thing as "bike riders". Yes, there is indeed. "bike" is short for "bicycle" = "bicycle rider" = cyclists. You can also "ride" on a motorcycle, as a passenger in a plane, or on an inflatable banana behind a speedboat.

Just like "the human race" is an umbrella term, "Americans" being a subset of that while still being an umbrella term that can be futher divided into many, many subsets: rich, poor, politicans/non-politicians, factory workers, office workers, city dwellers, rural people, fat people/underweight people, you name it. It doesn't matter which subset you fit or how many subsets you fit, you're still American, and you're still of the human race.

There is no "dilution" there. It means someone "cycling" - i.e. they're on a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, or how many wheels you care to add. It's all cycling. They are all cyclists.

Btw, what was that "Danish experiment" you referred to in earlier post?[/QUOTE

CD I should have written Swedish Experiment. I am old a feeble and want out of the human race. So why the strong feelings about a totally inconsequential term in the scope of our lives? I could see an argument about COVID, human slavery, climate change, etc. FYI Half of what I write is tongue in cheek or for my amusement.

SurferRosa

It's necessary to watch videos like this (and basically all youtube content that's not music related) at high speed, in this case 1.75x.