I ride with a camera and go looking for incidents so I can put them on youtube. Hoping for something to go viral one day. 😀
I sometimes post mild, troll-like statements on STW.
(gouch) Also spelt “gooch” sometimes.
Is akin to saying
rediculous is also spelt “ridiculous” sometimes!
🤓
I cycled to the LBS to get them to fit the new stealth routed Reverb they had sourced for me.
I went on the wrong bike.
Mudguards are bloody ace. Found this out end of last year after 43years of ignorance. Commutes are noticeably dryer and when off road riding i can see during the whole descent.
Still not fitting a rear one to the mtb as they look daft.
I ride that infrequently that I really shouldn’t class myself as a cyclist.
My mountain bikes all need some sort of suspension servicing and general servicing on them to get them back up to running order, I dread the cost and I can’t afford it
I’m the fattest/heaviest/unfittest I’ve been in my life and I hate it.....
..... all 3 points above are caused/not helped by suffering depression and anxiety making getting out on my bike so hard (and having a better paid job so can afford to fix stuff) ... even though I know it’ll help me in the long term
I cringe in shame when I think about some of the stuff I used to post on here, sorry all
Still not fitting a rear one to the mtb as they look daft.
Always puzzled over this ^
Is it that you care more what other people think, or do you look back over the shoulder at it when riding, muttering ‘tsk, not aesthetically optimal, tsk...’?
Or ... does it fail the ‘lean attractively against (beer)garden-bench and pleasure my eyes while I drink’ test?
Note: Most people (in the UK/AUS/US) think that an adult on a bicycle looks ‘daft’ to begin with. Not sure they are deducting extra points for rear mudguard 😉
A big muddy strip up your back - now that looks stupid
I bought a new saddle for my jump bike, just because it looks better. I never intend to sit on it.
I don't understand why mountain biking nowadays is going down a hill and then back up again - rather than going out for a ride off-road.
I've always thought that riding mountain bikes in typical British winter slop is f*cking tedious. I know some people like to wear it as a badge of honour, but, whatever. I'll stick to my 'cross bike with mudguards till it dries up, thanks.
I bought a gravel/adventure bike with mounting points for rack, mudguards, various bikepacking stuff etc and I don't intend to use any of them.
I mainly bought it because it was two-tone purple and green.
I prefer riding my mountain bike up mountains to coming back down.
I’m more likely to buy a bike if I like the colour rather than if it has the latest must have geometry.
Every bike I’ve ever purchased has been done so under these three rules.
1: Do I like how it looks.
2: Is it a colour that I like.
3: Is it less than £1.5k.
I’ve only ever purchased two bikes new. A Trans AM 29er (in the sale) and an Escapade.
I spent lots of money buying all the tat for tubeless
I managed 2 rides with a tubeless front. The valve moved and it all went south.
I've been with tubes ever since
Thanks to evil inventions of Credit Card, PayPal Credit and so on I constantly buy various, quite often unnecessary bike parts or even whole bikes.
Most of that now obsolete and still unused sitting under stairs.
Can't even recuperate costs as most of that is un-sell-able...
Once in a while I'm managing to clear my debt of only to end up in red 3-4 weeks later.
Cheers!
I.
It's vanity that stops me from shaving my legs. The layer of hair makes my skinny calves look slightly thicker. Especialy on a cold day!
A big muddy strip up your back – now that looks stupid
I always think it looks cool. I use mudguards myself in the winter though.
When out on the mtb I'm going to get muddy, it's part of the fun, don't really worry about a wet / muddy back, it's about dicking about in the woods again like when I was 13. However mud in the eye when heading downhill is less fun.
Oh and mtb rear mudguards are bloody ugly to look at 🙂 have you seen the RRP rear? It looks like a shoulder pad for a 10ft cylon!
I was really glad when 1x came along, as I could never truly get my head around 3x or 2x
I have a pink Endura women’s gilet, because it was indistinguishable from the pink Rapha men’s one I also ordered, except that it was £9.
#womensslacks
It was my dream to go to ciclomontana when the Swedish ladies MTB team were there.
It was my dream to go to ciclomontana when the Swedish ladies MTB team were there.
The Swedish ladies netball team always seem to be there the week before we go.
Ha.
As an ex roadie, who had Dura Ace and hand built frames (snob), a Boardman FS Pro is way better than I am off road. Post broken spine vs car, I don't use the posh bikes. I love my Boardman.
I wear mtb kit on my road bike
I wear Ronhill Tracksters in winter
Ive owned 3 different orange 5s Over the years and I want another.
Respect. Houns
I have one functioning bike, 26", hardtail, 3x9, rear mudguard (in winter), tubes, Brookes B17 saddle. Not cool, but don't really care as it gets ridden at least twice a week and is tons of fun. I don't mind mud either. I also have a mountain of spares for it, courtesy of online 'bargains', which is both a blessing and a curse…
My gloves and jacket sleeves are plastered with the results of trying to clear my nose at the wrong time whilst riding. 🤧
I'm fully aware I have enough spares to build two extra bikes but don't because then I'd have too many bikes.
Whilst in bits, in my mind I don't have too many bikes.
I want an XC bike.
Not a modern long low slack ride anywhere bike, a short travel race geo XC bike. Because it wouldn't make sense otherwise.
i absolutely hate bright coloured anodised componentry. especially Hope orange.
i cannot tell the difference a couple of clicks back and forth on any of the dials make on my forks.
I do all my riding wearing jeans , trainers , and a soft shell work jacket from screwfix.
Cycling specific clothing in all forms is a complete rip-off.
I could happily have thrown my bike in the river this morning on my commute.
Absolutely this is a result of me not wanting to replace my drive train until spring.
Gooch = what in Texas we call your "taint". As in, "'taint your balls, 'taint your butthole either."
i cannot tell the difference a couple of clicks back and forth on any of the dials make on my forks.
I always assumed nobody could and those that say they can are feeling the power of placebo?
I've only ridden a bike once this year, but compared with some of you that sounds quite regular 😉
Also, considering my name I'm not very pink either. In fact those who know me on here would probably opt for something closer to pale pasty off white.
Gooch = what in Texas we call your “taint”. As in, “‘taint your balls, ‘taint your butthole either.”
See also: Barse
I cringe in shame when I think about some of the stuff I used to post on here
I know you bastard you really didn't love me long time. 😵
I only use Putoline because I'm really lazy at bike maintenance on my daily commute bike. Once the exterior of the chain is starting to rust then regular applications of wet lube start. On top of the dirt. Will ride like that for as long as I can get away with without cleaning. Eventually the wire brush comes out and then a whole new dip in the molten Putoline while I use an old hacksaw blade to scrape the rest of thich black gunk from rest of the drivetrain.
I have cut a ride short due to an obsession. . .
With a Tesco Rotissori Chicken , Waldorf salad and crusty French Bread
Woeful excuse , but what can I say
With a Tesco Rotissori Chicken , Waldorf salad and crusty French Bread
My Tesco never has any Waldorfs.
I get really annoyed when people spend thousands on a bike and don't care about it's functions and set up obsessively.. Suspension being one...!
There's SO much to fiddle with to get right!
DrP
I own more cycling clothes than I do regular clothes.
I cannot recognise different makes of bikes at all and I don't care!¬ people say to me "you must know so and so he rides a such and such". I tend to reply - "is it red ?" I simply have no interest thus cannot tell a yeti from a boardman!
I bought a gravel bike.
Hated it.
I don't actually own any bikes or even know how to ride one.
I just really like talking about head angles.
I have zero interest in tuning my suspension. I'll get it roughly right then leave it forever more.
Right now, I much prefer running to cycling. Which meant that last year I rode reasonable mileage but almost all of it was commuting. I reckon I did under 10 rides that weren't commuting, and that included Ride London and Velo Birmingham.
But irrelevant of the above, I still stockpile bargain kit, mostly tyres. So if anyone needs a pair of well aged, fast road tyres then let me know, I have a selection available.
I hate any form of bike maintenance. Love riding the things, but maintenance is just a chore.
I never do or pay for maintenace.
Nor do i clean my bikes. My commuter hasnt been cleaned in over 2 years. My fs mtb in over 6 months
Hi five for you! My kinda maintenance
I couldn't care less about MTB racing of any kind and have absolutely no interest in who's racing for whom.
I struggle fixing punctures. takes me 1-2 hours to do it at home, never had one out in the wild but 90% sure I wouldn't be able to cope.
When the inevitable happens, and I can't fix it, its time to turn to Tannus tyres (jees, alliteration much!) 🙁
Roadie btw, only here for the craic 🙂
(1) When the weather is good, I'd rather ride on the road than in the forest...
(2) I got a dog primarily for trail buddy purposes as none of my human friends are reliable enough☹️
(3) <Darwin Award nominee> I occasionally ride double black North Shore trails at night and solo, apart from said doggy trail buddy. Doggy has not yet mastered calling 911 on my phone either...</Darwin Award nominee>
(4) My idea of tweaking the suspension on my bike is to drop or add in a few PSI to the tyres
I ride a reletivley high spec 26er.
XC geometry so not trendy long and low.
I like it, I have no intention of buying a new bike unless something catastrophic happens to it.
I have zero interest in tuning my suspension. I’ll get it roughly right then leave it forever more.
This, and its why my next suspension i want a damper with less adjustment, open, normal and climb would be perfect.
More travel is not always better.
Count me in as another one who absolutely hates MTB in the wet and mud. I'd rather be on Zwift than try to go for a ride in those conditions. Consequently I've gotten a lot fitter in these winter months! Roll on summer though, dry trails are best trails.
Roll on summer though, dry trails are best trails.
What day is it this year? As I recall last year it was a Tuesday.
I still use toe clips from time to time.....on my mtb😁
if I go for a road ride I prefer riding a rigid mtb singlespeed with 26er 1.5 tyres rather than a road bike with gears.
I've never actually demo-ed a bike before I've bought it. Closest I ever got was riding a Heckler for a day then buying a Blur!
But I'm completely convinced that every new bike has been better than the one before it. I'm either immensely lucky with my bike choice or a good chunk of the "wow this bike is amazing" is just in my head.
BruceWee
Member
I don’t actually own any bikes or even know how to ride one.I just really like talking about head angles.
Me too, I tried running though and it's a bit too much like hard work.
Fancy starting a bike company? I think there's a gap in the market.
I have realised that it's about the ride, not the equipment. Despite this, I mourn my lack of passion for new kit.
I suspect that at 46 I'll never progress beyond the standard I am at now, and I am comfortable with that fact. Despite this another part of me rails at such a lazy and defeatist attitude.
I am deliberately more abrasive on the forum
than my real life persona in order to elicit even the faintest glimmer of the old forum of the early/mid 2000s instead of this pale, anodyne, dissatisfying version we find ourselves with, that sadly, is still better than all the others.
I was a bit abrupt to an ebiker who overtook me on the way up a hill on Wednesday
I was even more abrupt when I overtook him on the way down.
I wear undercrackers under my cycling shorts, which I wear under MTB baggies.
I have ridden my mtb exactly once this year.
I hate any form of bike maintenance. Love riding the things, but maintenance is just a chore.
*high five*
I'm a (mostly reformed) serial bike swapper, almost always involving frame swaps (usually a couple a year) - but ironically I find building them up tiresome and annoying.
Benn putting off new build for a month or so already.
Have just spent the last 2 months injured building my 'dream' bike.
- I didn't enjoy building it (it's still not finished)
- It came out heavier than the spreadsheet said it would (surprise surprise...)
- I think it's the wrong size
- I can no longer build wheels and now have a very expensive handbuilt front wheel which is somehow off-centre (rim brake front, should build up symmetrically without trying!).
- It has somehow now cost me the same as a very nice carbon Orbea Terra would have, albeit with much nicer wheels and the 'right' length cranks.
I guess the general 'omni-confession' is that I am far too fussy. I wish I could forget all my weird little preconceptions and OCD and just go back to riding whatever I have to hand and enjoying it!
I did all this just because I couldn't live with squeaky disc brakes in wet winter conditions, but now see reviews for Swisstop pads which run quiet in all conditions!
D'OH!
Ok, I admit it, I did a shit at devils dyke whilst out road biking. I ripped up my castelli gloves to wipe my bum. They were the only present my brother in law has ever bought me.
Ok, I admit it, I did a shit at devils dyke whilst out road biking...
Haha, that reminds me of the time I was walking Inners before a race and got caught short around the XC track where it turna into a series of jumps (big dipper?). Ended up with my back against a tree dropping my guts praying nobody was out for an evening ride. Bad enough at that point but even worse when you realise you have nothing to wipe with which necessitates a shuffle along the track to look for some handy leaves.
It's starting to get a bit Bear Grylls now but I reckon moss is actually best for bum wiping when out in the wild.
Probably, I wasn't being too fussy though as my other options were gravel, sticks or pine needles.
I fell asleep on a bike going to work for a 6 am start.
Also I have not learnt to drive at 51.
It’s starting to get a bit Bear Grylls now but I reckon moss is actually best for bum wiping when out in the wild.
Never tried that, have you?
Ferns are brilliant though, you can get a clean finish and it actually feels quite nice.
chakaping
It’s starting to get a bit Bear Grylls now but I reckon moss is actually best for bum wiping when out in the wild.
Never tried that, have you?
Ferns are brilliant though, you can get a clean finish and it actually feels quite nice.
Try nettles for that little extra excitement.
My only upgrades to my 4yr old MTB are new tyres, 26" at that.
My previous mtb, a stumpy that was stolen, did at least have new tyres and grips during its ownership.
Ferns are brilliant though, you can get a clean finish and it actually feels quite nice.
I once slashed my thumb open trying to pull a tangled up fern out of my rear mech.
I'll not be putting them anywhere near my arse thank you very much. 😲
I like the idea of mountain biking in a group but in reality find it to be slow and tedious due to the stop start nature of the riding.
Probably why I end up almost exclusively riding off-road by myself although I do enjoy riding on the road as a small group.
Similar to an earlier post, I have more cycling shoes than non cycling shoes.
Similar to an earlier post, I have more cycling shoes than non cycling shoes.
Easily
I’ll not be putting them anywhere near my arse thank you very much.
Your loss. You don't know what you're missing.
😉