[Closed] Are Roadies Odd?

No there isn't, because they don't care! It's only mountain bikers with egos so fragile that they expect everyone to say hello to them!

Oh, and the title of this thread is slightly ironic. What does the 'average person on the street' think of MTBers?

Why don't you 2 go back there then?

Go back where!?

Oh dear what have I started....

Yes the strawberry yoghurt ones are the best. They're not cake though...

Flapjack followed by a strawberry yogurt torq gel FTW!

Netdonkey - Member

Oh dear what have I started....

Exactly want you wanted I expect.

I think road riding for pleasure is a little odd, but then I'm sure there a millions of people who think riding round in circles on muddy hills is a little odd.
For the record 2 roadies on Sunday said a friendly "Hello" to our group of MTBers. I rode to work on a road bike today.
I do prefer cake to gels myself.

Netdonkey - Member
Oh dear what have I started...

A thread with lots of differing opinions and a few shirty responses. Gosh how bloody unusual on STW!!!

Flapjack followed by a strawberry yogurt torq gel FTW!

Smear gel on a flapjack? Could work!

Exactly want you wanted I expect.

So surely Kingtut and I have brought harmony through the union of gel and cake?

only problem with cycling on the road is you have to share it with cars

I think road riding for pleasure is a little odd

Really? It's not exactly a quantum leap from offroad riding for pleasure is it. Is it?

I like roadies humour, it's very dry. There isn't really a them and us, I was very surprised to find out that a staunch and well old roadie I know owns a Maverick full susser.
With roadies it's all very simple you get a bike and kit that does the job and you go ride it lots. There's none of this 'what ABC for XYZ' malarky. You just keep it and you well looked after and get on with it.

Just look at road forums there proper dull places and the reason is, you've got a road bike, there's the road what else do you need to know?

Edit. sorry cake every time and coffee, if I'm going to stop.

Oldgits right, roadie forms are very boring for all the right reasons.

I'm going to ride my road bike off road for most of my 20 mile commute home tonight.

I wasn't planning on eating anything (it's [i]only[/i] 20 miles).

Will I die?

Are mountainbikers whiney one-uppers who care far more for their light weight bikes than their overweight arses?

I'm going to ride my road bike off road for most of my 20 mile commute home tonight.

I wasn't planning on eating anything (it's only 20 miles).

Will I die?

Yes you will, however if you use my new flapgel(tm) you will surely sprint to the finish.

Have any roadies on here noticed that it's getting actually quite 'cool' to stop for food again. The current trend is to add a few miles but grab some good coffee en route.
I think that's down to team blogs, they all seem to stop for coffee or waffles.

[b]Your [/b]new flapgel? Excuse me, this is a partnership venture!

I'm not a big eater on the bike personally, when training for a 12 hour solo last year I did 110 miles on 3 bottles of High 5 and a Mars bar.

Flapgel 😆
That's going into my 'over 60's biking terms' along with, waterbutt = Camelbak, Everpedal = Fixie, Hand telly = i-Phone.

Yes you will, however if you use my new flapgel(tm) you will surely sprint to the finish.

Can you make some up and courier it over to me? Could do with it for around 5.30pm.

Phew. Saved from myself.

Your new flapgel? Excuse me, this is a partnership venture!

God it's tough at the top.

I love these threads, it always exposes the narrow minded, immature members of the forum, or the ones that are actually 12 years old and pretending to be grown ups, or the folk who just haven't got a clue.

[i]biggest bunch of lycra wearing weirdos on the f***ing planet, they never talk or say hello , and alweays look they are in loads of pain, heaven forbid if your on a mountain bike and say hello.[/i]

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

Gary_M - Member
I love these threads, it always exposes the narrow minded, immature members of the forum, or the ones that are actually 12 years old and pretending to be grown ups, or the folk who just haven't got a clue.

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

@oldgit

Surely that's because of the supposed endurance enhancing properties of caffeine?

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

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Ride an MTB most of the time but a road bike occasionally - prefer MTBing but road riding is fun. Funny how you have to be very minimalist - just a saddle bag and nothing else! I therefore tend to buy food rather than try and stash it in the bag. On the MTB I just fill the Camelbak.

I do think many roadies are too single minded and therefore a bit odd but most seem fine.

Oh and for food in the move - try Mule Bars. You'll never go back once you try one.

Oh and for food in the move - try Mule Bars. You'll never go back once you try one.

I have and I did.

Funny how you have to be very minimalist

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years.

I have and I did.

+1

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years

Also +1

Road ride: 2 tubes, CO2, multi tool, phone, keys
MTB ride: CO2, multi tool, phone, keys.

I travel light when I ride my MTB!

I have never once heard a roadie describe how great a road was to ride, unless it's going up a hill. That's quite odd. Then again a lot of mountain bikers never seem to notice the view either.

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years
Also +1

Road 1 x tube & levers, 4mm alan key with 5mm adaptor, road morph on frame or back pocket, phone.
MTB 1 x tube & Co2, levers, multitool in micro bag under saddle, phone in back pocket.

njee20 I don't trust Co2 on road tyres anymore as they can sometime inflate too quickly trapping the tube under the tyres bead.

njee20 I don't trust Co2 on road tyres anymore as they can sometime inflate too quickly trapping the tube under the tyres bead.

Gel flaps could fix that!

I don't trust Co2 full stop, I have a leyzene mini pump that works rather well, stashes in a jersey pocket no problem.

Some pumps are better than others, the Innovations ones I used can be controlled really well, agree some of them can just stuff all the air in in one go, which isn't so good.

Have to say I've never had a problem with CO2.

Air-Gelflaps? plus the foil packets make an excelent tyre boot.

Well I like having the extra space of a Camelbak whether it "trendy" or not. Always carry it on the MTB apart from when racing.

And for long rides, I use the water bladder - for shorter ones I leave it out and use a bottle.

I can squeeze all I need for the road bike into my saddle bag but it's a tight fit. I have the Road Drive pump mounted on the frame of the Allez (seat tube) - shock horror!

Can't believe some of you don't like Mule bars - they are amazing!

Cake crumbles in my jersey pocket - gels in their handy wrappers don't. And the cream in my pavalova makes a terrible mess of my new Ultegra STI's. Cake also gives me a massive insulin spike followed by feeling thoroughly sh1te, gels are slightly more tempered in the way they deliver.

Gels for riding, cake for plee-sure

As for the Roadies vs Mtb'ers....do you even ride a bike?

[i]Really? It's not exactly a quantum leap from offroad riding for pleasure is it. Is it?[/i]

Well actually, YES.
However, I did say offroading is odd too, if you read me post, like.

Well you don't carry cake with you, you stop to eat cake and have some banter!

Used to use saddle bags, just go with jersey pockets now.

Trouble with saddle bags is the chuffing things spring open and leave all you bits and bobs on the road / trail behind you.

I've been riding the same road commuter route for nearly 8 years now, up until recently on an old hardtail MTB.

Since I bought a road bike last September, the same roadie guys who've for years ignored my nods and hello's every morning when our paths cross, are now more than happy to acknowledge my existence with a greeting, and even chat when we're stopped at the lights.

How strange are they ?!?!? 😆

KINGTUT - Member
Trouble with saddle bags is the chuffing things spring open and leave all you bits and bobs on the road / trail behind you.

Do you also often find yourself walking around with your flies open? 🙂

Roadies are odd, mtbers are odd, trackies are odd, BMXers are odd. Spot a theme.

FWIW, I've found plenty of mtbers who won't nod at me when I'm on my road bike (even when I've got a peak!). Is it really worth worrying about?

I've not nodded back to plenty of cyclists for a variety of reasons while on a variety of bike types.

Reasons include
- being knackered and not noticing them until they're almost past
- being grumpy
- forgetting
- not liking the look of them 🙂

Really? It's not exactly a quantum leap from offroad riding for pleasure is it. Is it?

Well actually, YES.
However, I did say offroading is odd too, if you read me post, like.

Fairy nuff. Other people's hobbies are always odd really. My housemate makes cushions.