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German estate car makes you middle class surely?
Nah, just a bit of a cock.
I grew up on a council estate, I could only ever be faux middle class.
On-one
ITgeek
I think that's it for me
They’re both 26”...
RM.
Probably perceived as a bit of a twunt on here ( but I'm not when you meet me ).
Short tempered / snap decision maker ...due to being on the other side of the hill age wise ( 61 next month ) ...and not giving a flying ****..
Own a German manufactured car ..but British badged .
Have previously owned a Polo GTI, Passat Sport & a Touareg both diesel ..shoot me now !
Have two private pensions & BTL..paying out ..
Live in the sticks ..
Still have a Santa Cruz Nomad ( which my boy rides )..& my Whyte T130RS.
Ride twice a week .
Still working class .
Never had a beard
Never been on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram ..but have recently joined WhatsApp ..neccessary for some new work opportunity ..
Real Ale & Gin drinker ..
Love my family .
An Octavia
A Cotic
Public Sector
Single speed
Gravel bike
Too many bikes
Volvo with winter tyres
Log burners
Artisinal wood piles
Vacant Owl box
Fat bike gathering dust.
Previously or presently own or have taken part in:
Audi - various (other makes have been available)
Santacruz Nomad
Cotic Soul
Vacant Owl box x 2 (these now seem fashionable)
Log burner with artesian logs. Ash, Oak and Holly
Shadow beard
Corduroy trousers
I once cut a shed in half
Age - 60
Keep Bees
Am in possession of an On One helmet
Illy coffee via a stove top Mocha pot.
Wear my socks inside out as they last longer.
Never do that thing in the woods.
Swedish Axe (large)
What is IT, and can you connect it to a log burner ?
Whiskey, Rum and Bear brewed by Monks
Shouty, opinionated, mostly wrong but often on my bike.
I hope this helps.........
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My off-road bikes are now so old they probably qualify as niche.
Oh that's a good point - do I get extra retro-niche points for 26", 3x9, straight steerer, bar ends?
mid late forties
N+1 bikes.
IT 'job'
ahead of the curve on the gravel trend
ahead of the curve on the 1X trend
way ahead of the curve on going back to 2X trend
liberal outlook yet rages incoherently at those who hold differing views*
drives a hybrid, currently considering an Octavia
Wood burner
would win masterchef if ever entered
browsed the hebcotro website then though '**** that expense'
master of everything
paused premier membership in protest at the shite upgrade
*'cause they are wrong obvs
I just skim through the op and then don't read the thread before commenting.
Does that count?
3 Aeropress. (I know the importer).
Although to counteract that I actually do ride bikes a lot.
Previously or presently own or have taken part in:
Audi – various (other makes have been available)
Santacruz Nomad
Cotic Soul
Vacant Owl box x 2 (these now seem fashionable)
Log burner with artesian logs. Ash, Oak and Holly
Shadow beard
Corduroy trousers
I once cut a shed in half
Age – 60
Keep Bees
Am in possession of an On One helmet
Illy coffee via a stove top Mocha pot.
Wear my socks inside out as they last longer.
Never do that thing in the woods.
Swedish Axe (large)
What is IT, and can you connect it to a log burner ?
Whiskey, Rum and Bear brewed by Monks
Shouty, opinionated, mostly wrong but often on my bike.
I hope this helps………
dexa ,I think I love you.
Can we run away together?
xx
Is this some kind of subtle data mining exercise for some nefarious scheming?
Heading towards 50 - tick
Divorced - tick
Have a beard - tick
Own 4 bikes but barely ride them - tick
Have owned a steel bike - tick
Never listen to 6 music - untick
Don't read the Guardian- untick
Southerner - untick
Drive a Golf - untick
Open fire but no log burning stove - untick
Summary : borderline STW stereotype
Scrap the borderline. Just remembered I own a dolce gusto pod coffee device and not a stove pot.
Would take owning an Octavia, a more comprehensive knowledge of frame geometry, an encyclopaedic knowledge of Peak District natural trails and single speed fatbike ownership to ever restore STW stereotype.
Would an inability to admit one is a STW stereotype qualify as a STW stereotype much?
Over 50
Audi estate A6 diesel
Beard ( and bald)
Fat ti bike plus Yeti 29
Public Sector management type
Log burner ( owned it 23 years mind you)
Coffee - hand dripped filter process plus stainless steel stove top maker
Vegetarian - 30 years
Guardian reader
Real ale drinker -
Rugby Union follower
Northern by birth
"Would an inability to admit one is a STW stereotype qualify as a STW stereotype much?"
Totally the opposite it would appear...
Ooh...this is embarrassing..
Octavia
Beard
Axe/log burner
Coffee fanatic
Rigid SS
ON-one
Middle class
Rum drinker...
Gravel bike (tripster none the less..)
What do I win??!!
DrP
fasthaggis:
" dexa , I think I love you. Can we run away together? "
Yes, but only if we meet at Swinley........
Have a BMW but it only has two wheels
Multiple bikes; only some of which in working order
Doesn't even do IT any more as such - I've gone all Marketing/PR...
No beard - thank goodness
Closest I'll get to a log burner is setting fire to something in the garden
No coffee making facilities in the house
Hmm - maybe I don't fit in in here any more????
Rachel
Drive a Skoda Octavia estate (1.4 TFSI for a bit of fun as I’m a driving God, diesel’s too polluting and VRS is a bit unnecessary)
Drive an Octavia VRS Estate. Diesel. 😀 (and a Berlingo, for bike carrying ability :S )
Work in IT
Owned an Orange
More gnar skillz when I'm on the internet than on the bike.
Drive an Octavia VRS estate on Michelin cross climate +
Have bikes (Santa Cruz, Kinesis, Ti hardtail, steel singlespeed, Salsa Fargo) but don’t ride them
Mess around with noisy tools in woodland and make things out of wood
Drink Whisky
other than that I fail everywhere else, mainly no log burner or beard and hate coffee... No axe at home, have them at work where they’re used properly
Oh dear.
had 3 Octavia’s (inc a VRS estate). Currently a Roomster.
definitely bearded
public sector engineer (& manager)
50+
two B+ hardtails. both 2x
Cotic fanboy (Solaris & SolarisMAX, but also had a Soul, Soda & a Rocket....)
guardian reader (but its a bit too right wing for my liking)
scottish
was vegie (for 15 years)
dodgy musical taste (yup both kinds)
dont really ride my bikes enough but
bikepacker
aeropress and knock handgrinder
undisclosed mental issues....
Do you know nothing? To score extra points for being bought on here it has to be a Volvo
ooh, am I now a big hitter as i have now got one...?
How long as owning an Octavia been a STW stereotype? I thought that was Audi.
(He asked, owning an Octavia.)
How long as owning an Octavia been a STW stereotype?
check out the noob...
(ETA: probably pre-hack)
Essentially, Jeremy Clarkson on a bike.
46
N+1
X-Type
Woodburner
Advocate of winter tyres
Anti-depressant user
Wearer of many hats
(Is it possible to render the STW stereotype as a mathematical formula? Mine fell apart with 'woodburner'.)
41
own 12 bikes which all get ridden regularly.
live in the alps.
senior level job, not in IT.
not fat or obese
audi RS in white ( with winter and summer wheels/ tyres )
Like coffee.
no wood burner.
no beard.
like apple products.
well dressed.
my bikes fit me.
i don’t carry a camel bak full of useless crap ( just in case )
Can set up tubeless without a 4 page thread.
Can pump up a tyre without killing a prester valve.
I bully moderators because of an overinflated sense of self importance.
This place would be nothing without me, nothing!
VW Passat estate
IT
Beard
Like beer, gin, wine and whisky (well I did last night).
Don't ride my bikes as much as I should.
Remoaner.
Crikey, I don't think I qualify:
4WD pick up
Get my hands dirty sometimes at work
Gas fire
Don't like dogs
Don't like VW Group products
Never had a single speed or a fat bike
Only 2 bikes
63
Mind you, I am a bit of a grammar pedant, like a whisky and ride a motorbike.
This thread has made me laugh.
more cashthan dash & harry the spider got me early . With a bit of bikebuoy mixed in.
Urgh....
beard
Santa Cruz(es), gravel bike, fat bike, ebike
hebtroco trousers (x3, one of which are made from corduroy)
work in IT
Do apple make it? I’ll have one please
greggs appreciator
left of center
waitrose shopper
ridden HtN
but by far the biggest indicator...
I have the same (North Face) slippers as Mark.
Hmmmm
50++
1 MTB
Chainsaw
Log burner
Then I drift away..
Navara
1 MX bike
No hair on head or face
Then I drift back...
Shouty
Opinionated
Left of centre
Don't like whiny millennials
Cock womble I believe is the correct descriptor
Oh dear.
Just bought an Octavia VRS (245)✔️
Just swapped my monthly Tesco delivery to Waitrose✔️
Espresso machine (proper one)✔️
Aeropress✔️
Rigid single speed✔️
Gravel bike✔️
(from before that was even a thing)✔️✔️
Gnar bike✔️
Dont ride much!✔️
Classless✔️
Always right✔️
Build a massive bespoke garden space✔️
Burnt the offcuts in my fire✔️
Luckily I am too handsome to need a bread, otherwise it would be a full house.