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Rode into work through Edinburgh Park and the Gyle today (huge business park on the edge of Edinburgh), trying to find an easier way to work. That didn't really go too well cos the route I'd plotted from the map didn't seem to exist on the ground (like, there were buildings and a half-built tr*m l*ne in the way) but that is incidental.
Anyway, was waiting by some lights and a guy on a long travel Kona (prob a Stinky), pisspot, goggles, full arm and leg armour, saddle down, the blue and red Kona chocolate starfish kit etc crosses the road in front of me. Wouldn't be out of place on an uplift day or in Le Gets.
Shout DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!! at him - he ignored me and rode on.
Each to their own, he's clearly living the dream on the way to work, just thought it was a bit of an odd commuting outfit that's all.
Anyone else on here a dudemuter????
i'm sure this guy has been mentioned before, maybe there is some DH on his route to work.
Probably on his way home from the Skatepark.
At 8.45 in the morning? Unlikely...
By the way I think dudemuter is a new word.
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Just nodders round the South. *nods*
If you saw a corporate wage slave wandering aimlessly like a zombie towards his office in Edinburgh Park that'd be me, such a clinically depressing place business parks are
What bike you on and I'll shout duuuuuuuuuuuuuude if I ever see you 🙂
Out for some early morning bing bagging ?
What bike you on and I'll shout duuuuuuuuuuuuuude if I ever see you
that would make me smile for sure! Keep it up!! 😀
Freekerber.
I see a guy on a Spesh hybrid every morning with a full face and reflective vest. Legend
RestlessNative - MemberIf you saw a corporate wage slave wandering aimlessly like a zombie towards his office in Edinburgh Park that'd be me, such a clinically depressing place business parks are
What bike you on and I'll shout duuuuuuuuuuuuuude if I ever see you
Toffee Apple red Cannondale cyclocross bike. I don't often cut through Edinburgh Park - usually go past RBS in the A8 as I work in centre of town. This was the first time since the path from Gogar Station Road reopened (it was shut at the railway bridge for ages) and they have built a tram line across where I remembered my cut-through was in the meantime so got a bit misplaced.
Got that beat. Guy in belfast commutes to work on a genesis abyss, panaracer uffda tyres, wearing black and yellow fox push pants from circa '99 and a fox rampage full face helmet. Yep.
there's a guy who commutes on the brighton rd thru norbury on a demo 8 with full on knobblies. Duuuuuuuuude
There are two routes that tunnel under the bypass from Gogar Station Road: the route round the back of Dalton scrappy and the plant hire place (which is the one I think you are referring to) and the footpath over the field slightly further north:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=55.929034,-3.325274&num=1&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=55.928986,-3.32521&spn=0.005049,0.013937&z=17
There was a discussion about the Gyle downhiller earlier this year. I've never bumped into him, but apparently he is a weel kent face.
There are a couple of possibilities other than lack of self awareness:
1. He put all his bike money into one bike he can really enjoy at the weekend
2. He finds commuting on a heavy bike helps his fitness
3. He goes large somewhere on his way home
Only the last of these really explain the outfit, but he's probably sweating like a shire horse's knackers by the time he gets to work so doesn't want to wear his work gear.
Or he's a ****t?
guy commutes in a full facer near me. seen another on a bicycle too.
AllMountainMuter.
. 1. He put all his bike money into one bike he can really enjoy at the weekend
2. He finds commuting on a heavy bike helps his fitness
3. He goes large somewhere on his way home
Yep
Yep
I sometimes take the scenic route home, yes 😉
i dont commute..... but i am a dude.
anybody out there who see's me has full permission to shout duuuuuuuude at me.
embrace your inner dudes, go out and make every kerb a drop!
I've done the commuter route through London at rush hour in full dude regalia - not going to work, but taken a day off and on the way to the station to ride out to the gnaar :sick:
I saw a young lad in East Kilbride, on a Demo 8 with 888's commuting to work in full-on Arnold Clark mechanic O/V's .... had a wee giggle...
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There used to be guy I saw regularly riging along the A331 (Busy dual carrigeway) between Farnborough and Aldershot on a hoofing great big DH bike, triple clamps, dropped saddle, FF lid, baggies, the lot. Not seen him for a few years though.
He's on a bike not in a car therefore I see no problem.........
Now THIS is a duuude! 8)
I can only dream of being cool enough to be a dudemuter 😥
just seen a bloke on a road bike, in a high viz jacket, lycra tights, and a met parachute!
There's a guy who rides down Holland Park Hill (obviously a DH'er) every morning on an el cheapo Brompton copy, a parker and a full face 😆
on an el cheapo Brompton copy, a parker and a full face
the full face is to hide his shame