Are Roadies Odd?

Torq ones are pretty palatable.

The yogurt ones are flippin great.

gels or tea shops?….tough lot these cyclists

Yes the strawberry yoghurt ones are the best. They're not cake though…

I remember on one of my first ever solo bike rides, just as I was starting out, I was riding round the coast south of the new forest on my £200 Pinnacle commuter bike when I came across some road cyclists.

I heard one of them say 'Look! This ones got slick tyres!' Then they invited me to 'Tuck in!' and had a chat about where they had been etc. etc. It was all very nice, and quite surreal at the time.

There's a roadie forum somewhere at the moment where they're laughing at all the wobble bottom mountain bikers who can't ride for more than 30 minutes without needing cake. 😉

No there isn't, because they don't care! It's only mountain bikers with egos so fragile that they expect everyone to say hello to them!

Oh, and the title of this thread is slightly ironic. What does the 'average person on the street' think of MTBers?

Why don't you 2 go back there then?

Go back where!?

Oh dear what have I started….

Yes the strawberry yoghurt ones are the best. They're not cake though…

Flapjack followed by a strawberry yogurt torq gel FTW!

Netdonkey – Member

Oh dear what have I started….

Exactly want you wanted I expect.

I think road riding for pleasure is a little odd, but then I'm sure there a millions of people who think riding round in circles on muddy hills is a little odd.
For the record 2 roadies on Sunday said a friendly "Hello" to our group of MTBers. I rode to work on a road bike today.
I do prefer cake to gels myself.

Netdonkey – Member
Oh dear what have I started…

A thread with lots of differing opinions and a few shirty responses. Gosh how bloody unusual on STW!!!

Flapjack followed by a strawberry yogurt torq gel FTW!

Smear gel on a flapjack? Could work!

Exactly want you wanted I expect.

Not exactly. I did not anticipate the strong opinion, it was more of a gel vs cake comment gone wrong!

So surely Kingtut and I have brought harmony through the union of gel and cake?

only problem with cycling on the road is you have to share it with cars

I think road riding for pleasure is a little odd

Really? It's not exactly a quantum leap from offroad riding for pleasure is it. Is it?

I like roadies humour, it's very dry. There isn't really a them and us, I was very surprised to find out that a staunch and well old roadie I know owns a Maverick full susser.
With roadies it's all very simple you get a bike and kit that does the job and you go ride it lots. There's none of this 'what ABC for XYZ' malarky. You just keep it and you well looked after and get on with it.

Just look at road forums there proper dull places and the reason is, you've got a road bike, there's the road what else do you need to know?

Edit. sorry cake every time and coffee, if I'm going to stop.

Oldgits right, roadie forms are very boring for all the right reasons.

I'm going to ride my road bike off road for most of my 20 mile commute home tonight.

I wasn't planning on eating anything (it's only 20 miles).

Will I die?

Are mountainbikers whiney one-uppers who care far more for their light weight bikes than their overweight arses?

I'm going to ride my road bike off road for most of my 20 mile commute home tonight.

I wasn't planning on eating anything (it's only 20 miles).

Will I die?

Yes you will, however if you use my new flapgel(tm) you will surely sprint to the finish.

Have any roadies on here noticed that it's getting actually quite 'cool' to stop for food again. The current trend is to add a few miles but grab some good coffee en route.
I think that's down to team blogs, they all seem to stop for coffee or waffles.

Your new flapgel? Excuse me, this is a partnership venture!

I'm not a big eater on the bike personally, when training for a 12 hour solo last year I did 110 miles on 3 bottles of High 5 and a Mars bar.

Flapgel 😆
That's going into my 'over 60's biking terms' along with, waterbutt = Camelbak, Everpedal = Fixie, Hand telly = i-Phone.

Yes you will, however if you use my new flapgel(tm) you will surely sprint to the finish.

Can you make some up and courier it over to me? Could do with it for around 5.30pm.

Phew. Saved from myself.

Your new flapgel? Excuse me, this is a partnership venture!

God it's tough at the top.

I love these threads, it always exposes the narrow minded, immature members of the forum, or the ones that are actually 12 years old and pretending to be grown ups, or the folk who just haven't got a clue.

biggest bunch of lycra wearing weirdos on the f***ing planet, they never talk or say hello , and alweays look they are in loads of pain, heaven forbid if your on a mountain bike and say hello.

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

Gary_M – Member
I love these threads, it always exposes the narrow minded, immature members of the forum, or the ones that are actually 12 years old and pretending to be grown ups, or the folk who just haven't got a clue.

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

Oh teh ironing! 😀

@oldgit

Surely that's because of the supposed endurance enhancing properties of caffeine?

Perhaps 'they' never say hello or talk to you because you come across as a complete fanny?

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Ride an MTB most of the time but a road bike occasionally – prefer MTBing but road riding is fun. Funny how you have to be very minimalist – just a saddle bag and nothing else! I therefore tend to buy food rather than try and stash it in the bag. On the MTB I just fill the Camelbak.

I do think many roadies are too single minded and therefore a bit odd but most seem fine.

Oh and for food in the move – try Mule Bars. You'll never go back once you try one.

Oh and for food in the move – try Mule Bars. You'll never go back once you try one.

I have and I did.

Funny how you have to be very minimalist

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years.

I have and I did.

+1

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years

Also +1

Road ride: 2 tubes, CO2, multi tool, phone, keys
MTB ride: CO2, multi tool, phone, keys.

I travel light when I ride my MTB!

I have never once heard a roadie describe how great a road was to ride, unless it's going up a hill. That's quite odd. Then again a lot of mountain bikers never seem to notice the view either.

Absolutely nothing to stop you being the same on a MTB, Camelbacks are not compulsory I haven't used one in years
Also +1

Road 1 x tube & levers, 4mm alan key with 5mm adaptor, road morph on frame or back pocket, phone.
MTB 1 x tube & Co2, levers, multitool in micro bag under saddle, phone in back pocket.

njee20 I don't trust Co2 on road tyres anymore as they can sometime inflate too quickly trapping the tube under the tyres bead.

njee20 I don't trust Co2 on road tyres anymore as they can sometime inflate too quickly trapping the tube under the tyres bead.

Gel flaps could fix that!

I don't trust Co2 full stop, I have a leyzene mini pump that works rather well, stashes in a jersey pocket no problem.