I have just ordered a set of ergon bar end grips to fit on my chisel fs bike with a riser bar.
I also ride my road bike with flat pedals and mtb gear.
I dont apologise for either 😋
Bar ends, flat pedals & 3x10 here. I also tuck my trousers into my socks as I did when I was a kid, I'm sure that that's not the done thing now!
I also ride my road bike with flat pedals and mtb gear.
I used to proudly take this stance and then I realised that it was just slow and uncomfortable especially as most MTB flat shoes are not optimised for lengthy sessions of pedalling and lack arch support and sole stiffness. Over 60 miles that's quite noticeable vs. even a modestly priced set of MTB clipless shoes.
my logos don't line up, and if I need to adjust something on it, I turn it over to stand it on it's bars and saddle.
Low gears and flat pedals on my Gravel Bike
A drop bat MTB
I use Via Ferrata shoes which are as stiff as clipless shoes
Whatever rule it is that says that the arms of your sunglasses should go over the helmet straps.
Nope. They go under.
if I need to adjust something on it, I turn it over to stand it on it's bars and saddle.
That "rule" I'm sure is a hangover from the days when brake cables came out the top of your drop bar levers and turning the bike upside down would snag and break those cables. Modern bikes it's not remotely an issue, it's just another 'rule" that should have died off 20 years ago but has clung on stubbornly, like much other traditionalist received wisdom in the world of cycling.
My 531c 105 equipped roadbike has hidden cables, so that rule should have died off much more than 20 yrs ago. Just need to remember to remove Garmin before flipping bike.
Glasses most definitely go under helmet straps.
Flat pedals, with reflectors, on one of my "gravel" bikes (actually a CX bike, but I'd never race it doing that).
Pump on frame and saddle bag too, on my road bike.
I also ride my road bike with flat pedals and mtb gear.
More fool you.
+1 on flipping the bike over. And occasionally jet washing them.
I don't own a single item of FOX gear.
Another vote here for sunglasses arms under helmet straps.
My bikes are lavishly appointed with pumps water bottles an tools held on with tape and zip ties.
Can't see the mess when I'm riding.😎
Now I've got kids there's almost no time to clean them 😄
Smiling, waving, and saying hi to roadies.
I wear lycra cycling tights as I find them.far comfier than baggy trousers. Same with shorts - lycra bibs as far comfier than baggy shorts.
Always have a wee chuckle to myself when I turn up for coaching and the kids are all in baggy stuff and I'm in lycra (admittedly I'm sure they are laughing at the look as my upper half is definitely not built for lycra, so I suspect I look like an absolute laugh!).
I also ride my road bike with flat pedals and mtb gear.
This, but on my gravel bike.
Also sunglasses under helmet straps.
Baggies on the road. I've always mocked the MAMIL look, and frankly I dno't see the problem of having actual functional pockets and a bit more protection, albeit with lycra underneath.
I sometime go for a bike ride and I neither stop and take a photo of my bike OR post my ride to social media for likes.
I will occasionally take a NDS photo of my bike ... with the crankset at 1800 ... 🤪
I wave to everyone, according to friends this includes motorbikes, presumably cyclists when I'm on my motorbike 🙄
But it's often dark at 1800. What's the point of a photo then?
I use mismatched tyre brands front and rear. I'm an animal, apparently.
Baggy shorts and tops on the road bike, but not too baggy as the flapping about gets annoying. The Dare2b endurance hiking shorts are a great fit and don't seem to have chafey seams.
I have some padded lycra shorts which I tried over last summer. Felt comfy to start with and it was nice to not have any material flapping about, but I soon got annoyed with them. The leg grippers pull at your leg hairs and the pad always feels like you're wearing a nappy. I don't really do long road rides (about 30 miles is my max before I get bored) and don't really find the normal shorts any less comfortable and I don't feel like I'm riding around in my pants with them.
my logos don't line up, and if I need to adjust something on it, I turn it over to stand it on it's bars and saddle
Whatever rule it is that says that the arms of your sunglasses should go over the helmet straps.
Nope. They go under
Amen to that
I did a cross race once and a guy watching was taking the piss out of my colourful socks. Next lap round - "he's not even wearing black shorts!" I think he was genuinely outraged (darkish green btw). I reckon I'd be DQ if he was in charge
Too many to mention.
my logos don't line up
Whatever rule it is that says that the arms of your sunglasses should go over the helmet straps.Nope. They go under
My logos never used to line up.
In the olden days, tyres were aligned with the pressure ratings next to the valve, where they belong.
Also wear baggies and loose fitting jersey when on road bike. Means more pockets for snacks.
I don't own a single item of FOX gear.
My last ride I rode with Fox trousers, Fox tee, Fox gilet, Fox gloves, Fox helmet (have 4no). God, what have I become... 😫
I wave to everyone, according to friends this includes motorbikes, presumably cyclists when I'm on my motorbike
That's quite entertaining - presumably leaves everyone wondering for the rest of the day "I must know that guy - who is he?!" 🤣
In a similar vein, when riding on a road I actually feel bad about riding 2 abreast, and try to go line astern when there's a car behind us trying to get past
Not overly fussed about aligned logos.
May have worn a vest once or twice. It was hot.
I wave to everyone, according to friends this includes motorbikes, presumably cyclists when I'm on my motorbike 🙄
Try driving a VW T4/5/6 camper. I tend to be the secondary waver though - which isn't really a wave, it's a raised finger off the steering wheel and a nod.
Despite being a somewhat dedicated road cyclist I still after 20 odd years cannot see what benefit I could possibly derive from shaving my legs.
I don't know if it counts as a faux pax or not but I regularly cross the chain and nothing bad ever seems to have happened.
Single Leg Pedalling Drills- totally useless waste of time IMO. Source: its just what I think.
Have to say though, surely you avoid turning a bike upside down so as not so scuff the bar tape and saddle?
Up to the owner how much you care about that or not but I'd always just lie it on its side or hang it from a nearby fence or tree. I sense this may be an ongoing viral debate though so will make that my only comment on the matter.
Whatever rule it is that says that the arms of your sunglasses should go over the helmet straps.
Nope. They go under.
That surely depends on the helmet. Straps running inside the helmet, nearly always better with glasses over the top. Straps anchored to the bottom edge of the helmet, glasses better inside.
I don't believe stiff soles are any benefit if you are using flat pedals.
In fact, because my floppy soled shoes are able to bend around the pedal, I'm going to go out on a limb and say my Merrell barefoot shoes are better than your Five Tens for mountain biking.
I don't believe stiff soles are any benefit if you are using flat pedals.
In fact, because my floppy soled shoes are able to bend around the pedal, I'm going to go out on a limb and say my Merrell barefoot shoes are better than your Five Tens for mountain biking.
Careful how long those pedal pins are....ooft.
Helmet straps under glasses for a good reason, don't need them getting stuck underneath and risking further injury when you stack it...at least that was always the reason from what I recall, and it looks better.
Anyway, dustcaps for me.
The leg grippers pull at your leg hairs
Easy fix for that.
I don't know if it counts as a faux pax or not but I regularly cross the chain and nothing bad ever seems to have happened.
You should nip over to the Cycling UK forum and post that.
I reckon it should be good for four pages of arguments, alongside prophecies of your imminent demise due to spontaneous drivetrain combustion.
"I also ride my road bike with flat pedals and mtb gear."
I think this has come up at least once a week since before time began. It's like Groundhog Day in here.
"Smiling, waving, and saying hi to roadies."
Although this may be even more repetitive.
I don't believe stiff soles are any benefit if you are using flat pedals.
In fact, because my floppy soled shoes are able to bend around the pedal, I'm going to go out on a limb and say my Merrell barefoot shoes are better than your Five Tens for mountain biking.
Theres a balance. I definitely get more tired feet with my CrankBrothers flats that are more flexible than my other flat shoes. And riding in running shoes with spongy soles is shit.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say my Merrell barefoot shoes are better than your Five Tens for mountain biking.
My least controversial opinion is that Five Ten are perhaps the most emperors new clothes bit of riding gear ever. Fit inconsistencies, no feedback, sweaty bulky and heavy, made from the wrong material for UK biking, cold and let water in, waay too expensive for what they are, owned by a sweat-shop mega corp, and last ten minutes
Sometimes I ride in a hoody, or jumper, or just a normal t shirt.
That being said, that seems to be the trend now based on all the kids I see hitting the jumps up the local woods. I've been doing it since 2011 when I decided paying 70 quid for a long sleeve fox jersey was stupid. I do own some jerseys but they only really get worn as base layers under something else like a jumper or endura rain jacket or if I'm expecting a really sweaty hard ride because sweaty cotton sticking to you ain't fun
Also a lot of the big logos and motorcross style branding just seems a bit naff and corny to me, and no one wants to be a full kit ****er do they 🤣
My least controversial opinion is that Five Ten are perhaps the most emperors new clothes bit of riding gear ever. Fit inconsistencies, no feedback, sweaty bulky and heavy, made from the wrong material for UK biking, cold and let water in, waay too expensive for what they are, owned by a sweat-shop mega corp, and last ten minutes
Agreed, I think they rested on their laurels for too long when they were the only game in town. Their current "freerider pro" while a great improvement on the historic "freerider" (terrible name choice in the age of the google search), is inferior to my Foxes (sorry Matt) and my girlfriends Ride Concepts.
The Adidas branded ones are better - and more aimed at the backcountry adventure rather than ultimate handling performance.
Front mechs & qr's keep me rolling along 🙂
I love Sram AXS drivetrains paired with Shimano cranks
Until very recently I had been running positive angled stems (point-uppy) on my road and gravel bikes. Still do on my gravel bike.
I think it's better looking than a pointy-downy stem with a stack of spacers beneath it, not to mention mechanically being a better solution also (marginal gainz right enough).
Single Leg Pedalling Drills- totally useless waste of time IMO. Source: its just what I think.
I've recently learned exactly why I SHOULD be doing them, but I still don't because they're awful. Had realised how little work my left leg actually does in comparison to my right, probably why I sit so squint and my right hip is always sore 🙄
A left sided power meter worked better for me
I wave to everyone, according to friends this includes motorbikes, presumably cyclists when I'm on my motorbike 🙄
Try driving a VW T4/5/6 camper. I tend to be the secondary waver though - which isn't really a wave, it's a raised finger off the steering wheel and a nod.
You should nip over to the Cycling UK forum and post that.
I reckon it should be good for four pages of arguments, alongside prophecies of your imminent demise due to spontaneous drivetrain combustion.
Just throw in the same conversation that you also wear a helmet - boom, 23 pages of argument.....
not getting a boner over seeing an Atherton in the wild (my mate has one, so maybe i am numb to it. And i dont think its all that good).
You're numb to your mates boner? You can get lube for that.
not getting a boner over seeing an Atherton in the wild (my mate has one, so maybe i am numb to it. And i dont think its all that good).
I agree with you on that I've seen a few and just assume credit card debt, same if I see someone driving around in an Audi RS3 I think PCP, high monthly payments, grey living room with a media wall
Full lycra and road helmet on the mtb, it is a carbon xc bike but it was still enough for my friend to screw his face up a little when he saw me on it.
Lycra is definitely better when riding, it fits better, it doesn't catch on the bike or bike bags and feels faster.
I wouldn't wear lycra on my burlier mtb though. Weird I know.
I want a full sus gravel bike, and would have one if I had the money. Sorry.
I'm too tight to buy sports/cycling specific foods, jelly babies and plain water all the way for me.
I ride off road on something that isn't long, low or slack - and I still enjoy it!
I think I'm beginning to realise that a couple of my biggest cycling faux pas are strange desires not to confirm or own the latest 'must have' trends.
I don't own a single item of FOX gear.
I own, and frequently wear, multiple Fox tee shirts but I my bike uses Rock Shox fork and shock. And I don't have Rock Shox branded tees...
2 bikes now.
1 is 3 x 9
other is a 1987 tourer running flat bars, sram gripshift on 3 x 8 and cantis.
if it aint broke.............. ;o)
I don't know if it counts as a faux pax or not but I regularly cross the chain and nothing bad ever seems to have happened.
I don't even know what this means ? Guessing it means being in small \ small or large \ large cassette ring \ chain ring on a 2x or 3x road bike.
I still have tubes in some of my bikes. Which I suppose is an improvement over having them in all my bikes until quite recently
Whatever rule it is that says that the arms of your sunglasses should go over the helmet straps.
Nope. They go under.
That surely depends on the helmet. Straps running inside the helmet, nearly always better with glasses over the top. Straps anchored to the bottom edge of the helmet, glasses better inside.
This entirely depends on if you put the glasses on first or the helmet.
I wear full lycra and roadie helmet on MTB but use Time MTB pedals and stiff xx shoes on road, gravel and MTB. Never understood the point of single sided road pedals, riding in a road group and watching them all struggle to clip in and out at the lights makes me think I have it right
That reminds me, I always use roadie helmets instead of mtb helmets (except full face).
I generally find them more comfortable. That and the fact I've hit my head on low branches several times over the years wearing mtb helmets because the peak means I don't even see the branch.
That reminds me, I always use roadie helmets instead of mtb helmets (except full face).
*Points and laughs at Bruce riding past
I don't even know what this means ? Guessing it means being in small \ small or large \ large cassette ring \ chain ring on a 2x or 3x road bike.
Yeah, Shimano for instance suggest you shouldn't use the little ring and the smallest three sprockets (more to stop the chain catching on the inside of the big ring). Can't remember what they recommend with regards big ring and big sprockets but I think everyone strays up there once in a while.
I definitely saw a Youtube vid (GCN I think) testing the efficiency of dirty chains vs. clean chains and they actually showed that the bigger losses were from larger chain angles (i.e. as it departs from a straight line between cogs) and from chain wrap e.g. wrapping the chain around smaller sprockets.
Whether it matters depends on whether you're princess-and-the-pea enough to notice it! (I just hate the extra drivetrain noise from being crossed over but I'm very precious 🤣 )
I recognise myself in several of the posts above, and more 😄
2 bikes loosely described as off-road, both 26", one's 3x8, the other 3x10. Both have bar ends (which are really quite handy when it comes to turning the bike upside down) although only one's got a riser bar. I only converted one to tubeless last autumn. Oh, and one's even got a Brooks saddle on it. Couldn't give a shiny sh1t about logos and valves. Cateye computers on them both. If I'm in an unfamiliar area, there'll be a printed map in a case slung round my shoulders, none of this £300+ Wahoo or Garmin nonsense.
I have tubes in all my bike wheels.
I have also converted my Sonder Frontier to a 2x setup, which so far seems to work really well for everything I use it for.
Helmet straps go over spec arms too,but this is mostly because they're vision corrected, not just shades, so it's nice being able to still see when taking my helmet off.
I also recognise myself in many of the above (flat pedals, lycra (though not full) and glasses under the helmet straps). In addition most of the time I use a rear mudguard on my hardtail, and I log all my rides on my phone but never upload any of them to social media (I don't even have a Strava account).
I am another person who wears roadie lycra when out on the MTB (it is an XC bike at least). Extra pockets for PB butties etc rather than a bumbag
I also have a super-compact 46/30 oval front rings on my road bike which is a bit jessie
Oh yeah, I haven’t ridden a bike since October, and having a chat with a doc today, there’s a very real chance it might be October ‘27 before I do again.
New bike arrives in 3ish weeks 😫