Elfinsafety, you come across like a right grumpy so and so.
Ok then:
So Elfin, if you’re so original and witty, why not get a job as a journalist or writer?
Whoever it was that said Elfinsafety made them laugh on that other thread must be deluded, I hope they meant at him for being such a pathetic troll. That article was quite amusing, no harm in adults laughting at those who are a bit different from them. Obviously the anal super PC forum police have a different opinion on this to most…
Maybe he really does work in Health and Safety, and he’s worried that people laughing constitutes a safety risk. Someone could pull a muscle or something.
Maybe he moved into Health and Safety as being the internet police didn’t pay very well.
… or post something that’s witty or original…
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Have I pissed on someone’s chips by accident? I am sorry…
Do you really not enjoy reading about cycling?
Not particularly. Same as I wouldn’t really ‘enjoy’ reading about people driving cars, or fishing, or snowboarding, although I’m sure they’re all fun to do. Most leisure activity magazines/journalism exists to market that activity, and is mainly driven by advertising revenue. The ‘articles’ are often little more than filler for the pages and pages of ads. Now and then an article may be interesting, but are mostly pretty mundane tbh.
I’m sorry that I’ve obviously upset people; I was merely expressing a point of view. That I’m not forcing you to agree with. Now, I could react angrily to the silly comments above, but I actually find them funny! People being grumpy about me being ‘grumpy’. Come on, that’s funny, no? 😀
Nah; it’s just that I’ve read more or less the same ‘article’ several times over the years. I think the only reason it’s actually in the Grauniad, is because there are so few articles about cycling, that are vaguely interesting. I find accounts of cycle touring interesting, maybe. Depends.
What perhaps is more interesting, is that some cyclists perceive themselves to belong to certain ‘tribes’ perhaps. I’d put this in with tribalism in general, and I think there’s possibly an interesting area for discussion and debate on this subject. Certainly, some of the ritualised behaviour, adopting certain codes of dress and activity, all that sort of thing is fascinating. Living in a place like London, I can see such patterns of behaviour taking place all around me. Something like Goth or Hip-Hop subculture is certainly interesting.
But with cycling, I simply don’t see the depth of ‘culture’ that exists in other forms of ‘tribalism’; most cyclists simply wear what’s appropriate or available, surely? Indeed, for most cyclists, I’d suggest the ‘cycle’ part is secondary to the cultural statements found in the way they dress. Most folk wear cycling gear just because they’re riding a bike, not for any other reason.
I’m just someone who rides bikes. I don’t define myself as belonging to any particular ‘tribe’ or group, and if others want to compartmentalise me by the bike I ride or the way I dress, good luck to them.