[Closed] Need folk to know you ride a bike?

they can just tell from my aerodynamic build.............. 😀

arms and legs covered in scars. I'm either a cyclist, or a goth. And I usually arrive at the office in Sidis rather than those gothwellies with metal shinpads.

I tent to wear my baggies as just normal shorts and sometimes my Shimano MP90s other than that I just dress normally.

shaved bodyhair

on the occasion I tell people I'm a cyclist -MTB'r they look at me up and down.. then giggle.

I^'ve nevah figured out why.

now then... where did I leave those donuts. 😆

I ride to wrok which people notice, that and the endless injuries cuts and bruises I sport.

silly tan lines.

I think the lack of leg hair is probably a giveaway. As is arriving everywhere by bike. 🙂

yea, this time of year my forearms look like theyve been soaked in tea till they turned brown, then someoen played tic-tac-toe on ont hem with a razor blade.

That and i cant wear white trousers as my shins seem to be constantly bleeding!

Roof rack with 3 cycle carriers on the car usually it gives it away for me....

I have no need to try to look like a cyclist. Its just a form of transport. This thread reminds me of what my Dutch nephew said "where are all the normal cyclists?" ie why does everyone who cycles feel it necessary to ride in lycra / stupid clothing / ride stupid bikes?

I try to conceal it but when I turn up at schools to instruct Bikeability, the subtefuge quickly fades 🙂

I'm normally on a bike!!

I have no need to try to look like a cyclist. Its just a form of transport. This thread reminds me of what my Dutch nephew said "where are all the normal cyclists?" ie why does everyone who cycles feel it necessary to ride in lycra / stupid clothing / ride stupid bikes?

Yet you feel the need to let everyone on here know you ride a tandem,full of it...... 🙄

I wouldn't say I'm trying to let people know I ride a bike, it just happens that I shop for my t-shirts on my lbs' bargain rail rather than matalan. That, and all the free event t-shirts from 24hr races.

Of course, I'd probably still buy mtb related shirts anyway. At the end of the day, I'm a cyclist and so cycle inspired designs are going to interest me more than global hypercolour shirts, or whatever the yoofs are wearing these days.

emac - if you refer to my user name - that was an accident and I am not known as that it real life. No need to be offensive

Tree you sound so old you might be incontinent.

Speak of which...

TandemJeremy - Member
why does everyone who cycles feel it necessary to ride in lycra / [b]stupid clothing / ride stupid bikes?

Oh TEH IRONING!!!

I really hope that people realise my SSUK T-shirt (which features a kind of death's head skull design) is cycling-related.

[i]Do you like to make it obvious you are a cyclist?[/i]

A bike is a fairly obvious sign, imo.

emac - if you refer to my user name - that was an accident and I am not known as that it real life. No need to be offensive

Just thought it was kinda funny what you wrote,what with your user name 'n all....

Or prefer to avoid all that and just be perceived as "normal"?

couldn't care less either way, though I doubt anyone would ever think of me as normal :o)

why does everyone who cycles feel it necessary to ride in lycra / stupid clothing / ride stupid bikes?

padded shorts comfy even after long distances in the saddle
synthetic shirt doesn't become sweatlogged like cotton
merino undershirt stays sweet smelling
helmet prevents head caving in
mitts stop hands slipping off bars when sweaty

it's pragmatic, not a fashion statement

couldn't care less either way, though I doubt anyone would ever think of me as normal :o)

I knew that eventually I'd agree with an SFB post 😉

I really hope that people realise my SSUK T-shirt (which features a kind of death's head skull design) is cycling-related.

No they think it's Kris Kristofferson in a thrash metal T-shirt.

I bring a miasma* of GT85 and teflon grease with me into any room I walk.

I think people have worked it out.

* Goes in CFH's words list.

The fact that my facebook page only seems to feature mostly photos of me doing said hobby, with just the occasional photo of me doing something that normal people consider to be social, tends to get the message across just fine...

simonfbarnes - Member

"why does everyone who cycles feel it necessary to ride in lycra / stupid clothing / ride stupid bikes? "

it's pragmatic, not a fashion statement

But not to the dutch - thats the point I was making. To the dutch its normal to ride a bike in normal clothes and no helmet. To them its purely posing to ride in lycra and so on [i]in a city[/i] when only riding a few miles

I have a big 'Hope' sticker on the roof of my car; if people don't realise it's a bike brand then lord only knows what they think of me 😯
But yep, sometimes it's nice to mark yourself out from the standard desk-jockey with a 'I crash into trees in my spare time' label of some variety 🙂

To them its purely posing to ride in lycra and so on in a city when only riding a few miles

the difference being it's too dangerous to ride a bike in British cities 🙁

I think there is a point where the clothes you wear can become little more than a means for you to start conversations with like-minded people. A bit like the [url= http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2156 ]Famous Five Club badge[/url].

I'm a bit alarmed by the lady in that link. She likes George in many ways. 😯

Simon - rubbish - I ride around a city virtually every day and have done so for decades without a single injury

rubbish - I ride around a city virtually every day and have done so for decades without a single injury

🙄

You've said it now!

I wore normal clothes for riding in London and Nottingham, cos they were <10 miles, and pretty flat. Now though, with a 16 mile really quite hilly ride, I wear a cycling jersey, just to keep me slightly less sweaty, and it makes a big difference.

I'd agree that it is odd that some people feel they need to completely kit up just for a 5 mile or so pootle, must make it a pain to pop down the shops for something or whatever.

I don't go out of my way to be 'bikey', but I do tend to turn up places on a bike (and there is usually one in my office), and some of my t-shirts are ones from bike/unicycle events.

The weirdest thing I've seen is the cycling fads that are either dead boring, bland and not really cycling related (Howies), or impractical to ride a bike in (jeans, messenger bags etc.) That is weird. At least if you're going to wear special cycling clothes, wear ones that are practical to cycle in.

Joe

[i]the difference being it's too dangerous to ride a bike in British cities[/i]

Because of all the rules one has to follow, presumably...

Because of all the rules one has to follow, presumably...

more like all the rules ignored by maniac drivers 🙁

and to my mind there's a difference between rules designed to ensure safety and ones which are merely arbitrary...

Ooooh, rule ignorance is bad, yah?

Cobblers. I've done 200 miles in the past 4 days, all in and around Manchester, with no problems.

Fear is the mind killer, Muad Dib, or something..

I have the aforementioned bracelet made out of stainless 1/8 chain... But it's there to remind me to ride, not for others.
Though, the kids I teach often pass comment the first time they notice it.

If we can all choose which rules to follow according to our own preferences, there seems to be little point in any.

Road riding is not dangerous, so tuck your blouse in and get out on tha bike..

I do tend to wear outdoorsy type brands and clothing, Animal, Vans, Mountain Hardwear etc but its due to the fact that I'm really a bit of a slob and like comfy clothes so its a happy coincidence of lifestyle and fashion.

The social thing amuses me as most of SWMBO's friends are 'big weekend' beer monsters and don't get the whole outdoor pursuits thing and I can't grasp blowing the equivalent of a nice hardtail on booze every month! My count of toys so far is 3bikes, mountainboard, skateboard and snowboarding gear 😉

[i]'I crash into trees in my spare time'[/i]

i want that sticker for my car!