[Closed] 4 hours on the roadbike...................how boring..............;o)

Road bikes are FNF

Fitness not fun

It's all about the speed, so you've got to be caning it all the time, or at least go through spells of caning it. Awesome feeling when you're on it 🙂

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If you say so 😉

Get with the right people, with a nice enough day, with plenty of hills, a decent cafe stop and no stupid drivers trying to knock everyone off, and its brilliant.

Are you riding on your own? It's pitting yourself against other riders that's the fun bit. Go out with a club, contest a few sprints.

Classifieds are over there --> 🙂

Tony I could have told you that and saved you the bother :o)

Cobains not dead - he rides in the Alps 😉

Pyrenees actually, and I'm sure my dad will be pleased to hear that (if he knows who Cobain is..)

I think Ton knows where the classifieds are 🙂

Clearly you are not yet at the stage of appreciating the total ZEN aspect of roadriding- stick with it, it'll happen (or you'll get run over by a motorist, whatever).
Myself, I dont understand MTBers that spend four hours pushing their bikes uphill for ten minutes cycling downhill... Now thats boring...

You're just not doing it right or you're in the wrong place.

I love road biking. I love going uphill on a road bike, it feels so right compared to an mtb.

also, why are all roadies built like this.........

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A bike is a bike..
I love 'em both 😈

prefer to be like that than like you

it is so so easy........... 😉

The reason roadies are like stick insects, is because road riding is obviously better for you. { Lights blue touchpaper and stand clear}

Ton, go and ride Cycle Oregon. Nearly all 2200 places gone in three days. Road riding doesnt get any better.

http://www.cycleoregon.com/

ton - Member
also, why are all roadies built like this.........

LOL - you've not met me yet...

4 hours? only half a ride today then?

ton - completely agree with you...

I pity those who don't get road riding

4 hours? only half a ride today then?

tapering????? 😉

you should've gone fixed gear all the grinding up hills spinning down them and general pain means it never gets boring

Ton, even that pictured stick insect would be capable of using drop bars (whooaa, bitcheee!) 🙂

west kipper
i am sat applying voltarol gel to my wrist joint as i type......... 😉

Ton were did you go – I’ve had some cracking 4hr rides up the dales – and around Otley/ Washburn valley – nice quite roads and awsome scenarry – especially when it falshing past at 30mph – I even enjoy the challenge of climbing on the road bike

Join a club.

I've always thought that if you find road riding boring then you aren't trying hard enough

I'd try and find some informal mates to share the time with.
If you join the right club you might indeed have a great time, but if you join the wrong one then it could put you off road cycling forever.
(as much as I prefer the road, it has to be said that a lot of highly-strung, sneering intolerant fudds are kind of drawn to the club scene)

He has got a point though, look at a bunch of roadies, and they're all quite slim (generally). Look at a bunch of mtbers, and there's always one or two who could stand to lose a bit.

I did my first "proper" ride on a road bike last week - assuming 3 hours is enough for the experts on here 🙂

It was great, climbing on a road bike is much more fun. MTB tomorrow, though.

Odd that innit. See now you've said that I'm trying to put into words what I love about it but just can't.

I suppose one aspect I really enjoy is pacing along knowing youre going hard and fast yet finding it easier than ever before and climbing a killer hill and not having to recover at the top, plus I just love the bikes.

Road rides are really fun when there are 2+ riders out. Very social. Solo road rides (which all of mine for the last 2 weeks have been....) are boring as hell. iPod helps.

GB

I find an iPod chock full of DnB allways helps me out... 8)

But, like a lot on here, I do actually enjoy it..

I prefer a solo session myself.
Choosing a good route helps. And I like to pretend to be a 1970s Belgian hardman 😐

Road riding is pretty damned enjoyable! A great social element and more so when there is a good cafe stop half way. The sprint to the lights/sign, climbing and then that aero tuck trying to get as much free speed as possible. Grand stuff.

Out on the other bike, much more laughing, more drinking (if night riding anyway) more p*$$ taking, silly downhill bits that if you loose concentration you're off.

All different and brilliant i'll soon be doing both!

i just use the road bike to get a quick ride in from my front door, as i have to drive to get to MTB'ing. For that purpose its great.

i keep thinking of joining a club but i'm worried about how "serious" it will be. Wasn't there a post on here a while back from a roadie complaining about a MTBer who came along and didn't follow all their rules??

i think i might shave myself below the waist......
see if i enjoy it more then.............. 😉

nick, dandilion and burdock 😯

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. 😉

He has got a point though, look at a bunch of roadies, and they're all quite slim (generally). Look at a bunch of mtbers, and there's always one or two who could stand to lose a bit.

That's because MTB'ing is a social event, the road is "proper" cycling 🙂

Hahaha..

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Some people don't get road biking. I find it's normally the same people who whine about going uphill i.e. the unfit ones 😉

Road biking is all about fitness IMO. You don't plan your routes around the best decents but the biggest nastiest climbs in the area.

Plan your routes to take in something interesting. I started road biking I'd always try and put in a section along the sea front or Cheddar gorge was always a good section.

I find riding on my own very relaxing. Gives me time to think or just let my mind wander. Riding in a group is good, especially the climbs and sprints where there's a bit of competition. A bit of team work is nice as well, first time your in a group working together where you can sit in the middle of a bunch and freewheel at 30mph+ is ace. Hurts like hell when you hit the front though.

ssshhuussshh........rugby's on. 🙄

I saw them just after xmas at the Rise Reunion ... seems so long ago now!

I was out for about 4 hours on my (new) roadbike today too. Really enjoyed it - used my GPS to navigate for the first time so was just following a black line out of London and to the Essex country lanes, back through Epping. Bike is ace too, one of the first times I've got back from a first ride and not had a shopping list in my head of bits that need changing about. Not even a puncture or some appalling driving could spoil my mood today.

I like just being away from daily life for a few hours - MTB generally needs so much concentration it's good for completely forgetting what's going in your head, road riding is a great way to have the time and space to work through it.

I actually find road cycling more fun than mtb, riding in a small group is the most fun,if your not feeling too fast you can sit up and have a chat, if your feeling good you can try and mash each other sprinting for signs and the like. Solo's not as good, but I find I just zone out afer a while unless doing intervals which makes the ride go super fast. And to think a couple years ago my only bike was a DH bike and I would neaver intentionally ride up a hill!

Iain

If you didn't enjoy it it's certainly because you've got the wrong road bike. Try a different one next week. 🙂

bd, i did enjoy it, i was just joking.
typical reaction seeking............. 😉

ton - Member
just got in from a 4 hour torture session on the roadbike.
for all you guy's who do this on a regular basis, how the heck do you do it.
it is so ****ing boring.
no wonder roadies do not smile...........

but i suppose it serves a cough'training'cough purpose.

You're going too slowly!

And also try riding with a few mates as time flies by

Ton, how many miles did you do in 4 hours.

Road biking is meant be done "hard", its not a gentle ride around the countryside (not saying you did that)

I am a roadie at heart that does mountain biking as an additional fitness source.

Roadies rule dude !!

Proper riding!! 😀

45 miles with a 15 minute coffee stop.
it was a gentleish ride around the countryside.
and i am doing it for a bit of a boost in my exercise regime......... 😆

Thats why it was boring, the equivalant of me saying MTB is boring and when asked why , i say i went for a pootle round the blue route ....... 😀

go on, admit it...........it is boring, in't it.
you just have to look at road cyclist's faces to see they are bored and not enjoying theirselves.... 😀

is that Robbie savage in the first picture?????

is that Robbie savage in the first picture?????

don't know, but the one in the k.o.m shirt is 'realchild' 😆

ton - Member
45 miles with a 15 minute coffee stop.
it was a gentleish ride around the countryside.
and i am doing it for a bit of a boost in my exercise regime.........

He's doing alright.

ton - Member
go on, admit it...........it is boring, in't it.
you just have to look at road cyclist's faces to see they are bored and not enjoying theirselves....

No I don't like road riding, I ****ing love it!!!! (in the dry) 8)

seriously, i said 'hey up, or hello'to at least 4 or 5 blokes coming the other way, not one said anything back.
and i had my roadie tights on too.............. 🙄

He's doing alright.

For a mtber perhaps !!

Seriously 12mph average, !! 😯 🙂

Maybe they don't like you Ton? Most cyclist I see on theroad will nod or say hi doesn't matter what bike they are on. And if they don't so what you don't say hello to everyone you pass walking on the street.

seriously, i said 'hey up, or hello'to at least 4 or 5 blokes coming the other way, not one said anything back.
and i had my roadie tights on to

Ok Ton, now there i agree with you, MTBers are generally a more freindly bunch, i have found that with the roadie crew unless you have all the kit, they wont acknowledge you, and if you look like a commueter forget it.

On the other hand, the speeds at which they pass each other is much faster than the general exchange that happens when mtbers converge at the top/bottom of a fire road climb!

i am thinking about getting a team top and matching helmet.
what team is 'in' at the mo.....?

I really like road riding. Having good roads really helps though.
Quiet, scenic and undualting roads. Keeps the mind busy.

ton - Member
seriously, i said 'hey up, or hello'to at least 4 or 5 blokes coming the other way, not one said anything back.
and i had my roadie tights on too..............

We're/they're knackered probably lol

i am thinking about getting a team top and matching helmet.
what team is 'in' at the mo.....?

Woah! woah! big boy - [b]Do not ride[/b] in team kit, it is the biggest noobie give away !

If you think they blanked you today, put team kit on and they will ride the other way !! 😀

I find in both mtbing and road riding there are boring moments, and thrilling moments. Usually the thrills come out of what you put in, ie, try hard/go faster and the fun increases, mtb or road.

I find some people on road bikes do not acknowledge you (I tend to smile/say hi to everyone) if you look too 'pro' or vice versa.

I find some people on mtbs do not acknowledge you if you say hi and are part of a different niche to them. This seems to happen more often to me than road riding!!!

I often ride in Lycra offroad, fat/slow people in baggy shorts look down their noses at me. Doesn't bother me, I only see them for a short while. They can rarely keep up:)

"i am thinking about getting a team top and matching helmet.
what team is 'in' at the mo.....? "

you want the white one with red dots.

you want the white one with red dots.

no no no

Buries face in hands.......

😆

ton trolling again i see. Hook, line and sinker..................!!!!!

I actually prefer road riding solo but prefer company mtb'ing.

I road ride to train for off-road. So roading is fast, boring and I don't have to wash the bike. I don't laugh and just nod hello to passing roadies. I did The Roses Round last June, lovely scenery but the social aspect just wasn't there, most of the starters just dismissive of us! Finished tho'! Did the Joux-plane few years ago, before breakfast....

Off-roading is much harder and I feel completely trashed after a good day out.

Value for money/fitness/social? Mountain biking!! Actually, I think it's a saddle thang!

Road riding made fun.

Find some huge massive dirty great hills. Ride up them really quickly (admittedly, if you don't like climbing then perhaps road riding is not for you). Smile big at the top because you're such an ace climber.

Then ride down the other side at 50mph+, smile big at the bottom, repeat.

To enjy road riding you generally need to be fairly quick and fast and have massive big descending balls, perhaps this is where you fail.

I bought my road bike to keep the legs going when i didnt have the time to head to the trails. I would just pop out for an hour or two and i really surprised myself just how much i enjoyed it.

It keeps me sane and keeps the legs strong for when i meet up with the lads i bike with. And i bloody need all the help i can get keeping up with them.

Bugger who rides what and putting everything into categories. Riding is riding and i find they compliment each other. 😀

Tony,

Did I see you riding towards Garforth from the M1 j47 roundabout lunchtimeish?

cyclocross gives you the perfect balance... 🙂

ton, if you fancy a run out give me a shout.

radoggair - Member
ton trolling again i see. Hook, line and sinker..................!!!!!

me...............never.... 😆

smuzzy...........yes mate, about 1ish
conrad.........will do mate.

Tony mate whats with the training regime? Seem to remember a bloke on here saying "just ride yer bike man" when I enquired about a training regime for the Keilder 😀

Good trolling btw...