I mostly wear normal clothing on my bikes.All this lycra nonsense is not for me.
Often wear a roadie cap and old road helmet when I ride XC MTB, partly habit and comfort also because the peaks on MTB lids are hopeless in the rain.
Pretty much the same clothing whether I ride road, gravel or MTB. Trail trousers in winter, slim fit shorts in summer.
Don’t own a pair of Lycra shorts.
Cycling clothing is weird 🙂
re cycle clothing.
i truly think it is horrible even if i was a perfect bodied adonis i would still not wear it.
columbia or decathlon walking clothing is my go to for clothes to cycle in.
comfort, ok quality and mostly, it looks ok in the pub post ride
TBH, these days it's basically a noise issue with a side order of _very_ slightly faster wear. The big problem BITD was old 5/6/7 speed systems where the chain would try and force itself off the sprockets if you cross chained, or start a crappy half shift at the front if you were small/small. These days we have *much* more flexible chains that'll run happily at a bigger angle, better chain retention on (most) groupsets, and chainstays on road bikes starting at 405-415, even on the most racey geos. My favourite road bike has 395, and i've seen shorter (385 on a couple of my old race bikes). Don't even get the chain catching on the back of the big ring in small small on most current bikes.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 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 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.
-nods-
Oh dear:
i don't always wear a helmet and when I do I have removed the stupid peak thingy
I often just wear ordinary clothes
I don't log my rides
I tow a bob trailer for my offroad touring even tho I have superlight kit ( its bikepacking anyway 🙂 )
I buy my cycling specific kit from aldi and lidl
i don't always wear a helmet
Me too - pub, shops, down the cycle track to the gym will generally be sans helmet.
Proper MTB ride I'll always wear one though
I tow a bob trailer for my offroad touring even tho I have superlight kit
If I could afford a BoB I would do this also! Have decided I just really don't like strapping things to my bike, and having a BoB trundling along behind you is just fun 😎
I don't log my rides
I log mine because the nerd in me likes to see how far I've gone. I couldn't care less about average speed or metres gained or HR or any of that crap.
Don't know if I've ever stopped for a coffee/cake stop mid ride, maybe at the end. I hate having coffee breath when I'm exercising for some reason, just feels horrible!
I mix my tyre brands - I think that's actually quite defensible, as you get the pick the best of each e.g. I've got Maxxis front and Bontrager rear on my enduro bike, because Maxxis didn't make the tyre I wanted on the rear.
I run tubes rather than tube-less - that's heresy nowadays I think...
Just thought of another, maybe more MTB than biking in general I guess....
I don't drink coffee. Can't stand the stuff, it's like supping on Satan's black jizzum. Just the smell sometimes makes me want to throw up.
I mix my tyre brands - I think that's actually quite defensible, as you get the pick the best of each e.g. I've got Maxxis front and Bontrager rear on my enduro bike, because Maxxis didn't make the tyre I wanted on the rear
Always mix tyre brands.
I currently have a tan wall Bontrager something or other on the rear and a Black Vittoria Mota on the front of the E-bike.
Also a variety on other bikes.
In fact the only bike I have matching tyre brands on, is the Rigid mtb, which has an Ikon on the front and Minion SS on the rear.
I have flat pedals on the road bike and like others I wore mtb stuff when I used to ride on the road.
I hate goggles, so wear sun or safety glasses when I wear a full face lid.
I also mostly don’t wear a lid or any cycle specific clothes when using a bike for local transport. Pub, shop etc.
Never stopped for cake or coffee, beer stops may have happened tho.
Baggy shorts and tops on the road bike, but not too baggy as the flapping about gets annoying.
I sweat so much everything sticks to me anyway... i'm a one-man mobile wet t-shirt competition. If I hard any sense of decency I should probably wear a sports bra!
If you weren't already aware, 5.10 is a climbing grade (about where you could call yourself a 'proper' climber...), 5.10 started as a climbing shoe brand.
The logo is also a 5 one way and a a 10 if rotated through 90 degrees....