Cycling as a way of life
How much cross over is there between different types of bicycle users. How many Lycra wearing road riders also ride to the shops or to work? How can any cyclist view any other person who is on a bike as a lesser cyclist than themselves?
I ride road, in lycra, but sometime in casuals. I also own a MTB and a vintage mixte that I can ride in a skirt and heels.
Let's encourage a community of inclusion!
Tags: inclusion, relationships
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Permalink Reply by Rob (Chewbacca) on -
been cycling regularly around five years and also a club member who does participate in an occassional race.....cyclist for all seasons but still regard myself as a "numpty" because there willl always be others that are faster, stronger, dedicated to
cycling beyond all else etc.....for me anyway its " just ride"
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Permalink Reply by Simon Lownsborough on -
The more the merrier I say. I don't care if they wear lycra and ride a Wilier, or wear torn jeans on a rusty fixie.
I do the lycra thing on weekends (MAMIL). I commute in lycra too - only because its enough distance to work up a sweat. And I have an old steel single speed for shop runs - in whatever I happen to be wearing (PJs excepted).
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Permalink Reply by Lucas Pittaway on -
I ride either one of my fixies or one of my ten speeds for the morning commute in steel caps, shorts and hi-vis (only beacuse it's mandatory at work). If I'm covering more than 50k's I'll throw on some bike shorts and every now and then I'll don the jersey but keep the Vans. Down to the shops on my bmx in whatever's attached to me.
No one at work has taken up cycling but a few of my brothers come for weekend rides.
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on -
Ive made cycling a part of life for me. I havent had the guts to sell my car and commute only to work by bike yet, but it has crossed my mind. At the moment I ride mainly to be a stress reliever and I thoroughly enjoy it more than anything else I have tried as an extracurricular activity. So I make it a goal to get out and enjoy. Now more so than ever I am getting more serious about my riding. Getting proper gear, and looking more serious about it, lycra and all. My friends have teased me about it and still do but to a lesser extent now, but they are so used to seeing me go out for a ride all dressed up that its considered 'what I do' and not some kind of fad i will get tired with.
I havent actually stepped out on my flat bar since getting my road bike and that is due to want to still get used to the gear the road bike has and learning of whats best for what climb/sprint etc. But the flat bar is there for friends if they choose to come with me on a lazy spin. But generally speaking when I ride, I ride for an enjoyable ride for fun and fitness and nothing else.
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Permalink Reply by heather on -
Shave Bird, when I increased my cycling and decreased my driving, could insure my car for low km per year. Save on petrol, maintenance and insurance, plus greenhouse emissions. Even more reasons to cycle instead.
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on
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Very true heather. I'm considering it. just seeing if its feasible for my circumstances
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Permalink Reply by Notthefirst Brett on -
FYI Heather, the name is Shav, not shave :-)
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Permalink Reply by Paul S (Maximus) on -
Hi Katie. Totally agree that we all cycle. Why should the type of hardware make any difference.
A few weeks ago I was in lycra on my roadie on the Torrens Linear Trail and stopped to watch the BMX guys at the skate park near the interchange. Struck up a conversation and had a great discussion and a few laughs dispite a 40 year age difference, my lycra contrasting their loose denim and my carbon rodie towering over their squat BMX machines.
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Permalink Reply by Don (Who's lost?) Nairn on -
There are snobs in the world.
It seems likely that some of them ride bikes.
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