Mountain bikers, why do they do it?

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Mountain bikers, why do they do it?

92 posts & 59 voices | Started 9 months ago by davidtaylforth | Latest reply from davidtaylforth

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davidtaylforth - Member

I've never raced a roadie because my bike wouldn't let me (generally). What I find though is if I give nod to a mountain biker on the other side of the road, I always get a nod back. It's never so when I nod to a roadie... I honestly wonder why. Anyone?

I think its probably that sound of agressive new world disorder music that seems to surround you, especially when you're cycling up hills.

The roadies probably just assume your nodding your head to the beat and dont want to infere with your moment.

Posted 9 months ago #
davidtaylforth - Member

Roadies why do they do it ?
Riding side by side holding up traffic oblivious to those stuck behind them !!

Roadies are TRAFFIC, just like all other cyclists. Come on, we're all cyclists together. **** the motorist!

Posted 9 months ago #
robsoctane - Member

David, I already told you mate, Morbid Angel for me! That would put most off though so maybe you're almost there!

Posted 9 months ago #
davidtaylforth - Member

Posted 9 months ago #
oldgit - Member

Here we go again le de da de la...

1) Pointless chasing anyone.
1a) you don't know the story
1b) you look needy
2) Never leave your group to chase another rider
3) Acknowledge anyone passing you with a nod
3a) Let them go, upping it just shows youve been riding lazy
4)Not everyone with a road bike is a roadie
5)Not everyone with an MTB is an MTB'er
6)Not everyone knows to wave or nod
7)The big one.....most don't give a flying chuff about you in any way whatsoever

Posted 9 months ago #
Haze - Member

What I find though is if I give nod to a mountain biker on the other side of the road, I always get a nod back. It's never so when I nod to a roadie... I honestly wonder why. Anyone?

Only acknowledge those of an (perceived) equal standing.

Not my philosophy, something I read somewhere...

Posted 9 months ago #
robsoctane - Member

Haze: Understand it's not your personal point. Hmm, pretty sure my bike & I could be equal to most others on the road though...

Is it because there's a genuine devide between those who pedal different types of bikes?

Posted 9 months ago #
randomjeremy - Member

oh come on there's nothing better than hunting down power rangers

Posted 9 months ago #
pedalhead - Member

I suspect like many on here, I'm a mountain biker and I also train on a road bike. However, I tend to have a different mindset when on the road bike. I'm generally concentrating on three things...my heart rate, my route pointer, and most of all my eyes are glued to the road ahead, scanning for pot holes because of these crappy roads we have over here. I still try & acknowledge other riders (I couldn't give a monkey's what they're riding), but frankly sometimes I'm just a bit too busy trying to breathe and not crash. This whole division thing between roadies and mtbers is rubbish. It's about personalities, not how skinny your tyres are.

Posted 9 months ago #
robsoctane - Member

I hope you're right Pedalhead, would hate to think there's a real devide.

Posted 9 months ago #
ooOOoo - Member

Yeah, it can be possible, my remedy with worn out SB8s was a speed machine.
What I don't get is why they slipstream me, then overtake, then don't slow a bit to let me slipstream them.

I'm on my non-aero machine mr power ranger, come on, help me out here.

Posted 9 months ago #
nmdbase - Member

Wow, there are some cocks around aren't there!?

I don't give them the time of day even if I'm on a road bike
How do you differentiate between 'you' and 'them'? How do you know if they're not a mountain biker, on his first ever road ride? Are they not good enough for you because 'they' wear lycra? You sound like a far bigger **** than the OP!

Because they all ride in a big ROAD CLUB you c**t

Posted 9 months ago #
rudedog - Member

Good story

Posted 9 months ago #
robsoctane - Member

Doesn't sound like many of you would nod at me...

Overtake me?

Posted 9 months ago #
njee20 - Member

Because they all ride in a big ROAD CLUB you c**t

Confirms my point quite nicely there!

You know, I was walking down the road the other day, I said hello to another pedestrian, and he didn't reply, the nerve of some people

Posted 9 months ago #
davidtaylforth - Member

We're all cyclists together so I always say hello to other cyclists, whether they're on the road or off road. I don't know whether they all respond, I'm usually overtaking them at great speeds so I dont hear them if they do.

Posted 9 months ago #
stevemtb - Member

How different would your post be if he actually managed to keep up? Actually you wouldn't have posted that!!

Got to give these things a try at times, on the rare occasion it works it'll be great. I managed to keep up with an unfit looking roadie on my 29er on the road for a few miles, was completely burst after it but it was fun trying.

Posted 9 months ago #
ooOOoo - Member

You know, I was walking down the road the other day, I said hello to another pedestrian, and he didn't reply, the nerve of some people

Must have been "on a century"

Posted 9 months ago #
Stuey01 - Member

You just don't get this whole them and us on roadie forums, in fact MTB is hardly mentioned at all.
Seems to be a completely one sided obsession, like an inferiority complex.

Posted 9 months ago #
KINGTUT - Member

You just don't get this whole them and us on roadie forums, in fact MTB is hardly mentioned at all.
Seems to be a completely one sided obsession, like an inferiority complex.

Sounds about right.

Posted 9 months ago #
ooOOoo - Member

It's just the frustration with humourless people who take riding a pushbike far too seriously.
Still, at least now the TDF is over, there's less grim faced men in tights on my commute.

Posted 9 months ago #
davidtaylforth - Member

Still, at least now the TDF is over, there's less grim faced men in tights on my commute.

Fair play for doing it, but if I was commuting from Belgium to Paris I wouldnt go via the Alps and the Pyrenees

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