What are your criteria for a new riding buddy?

Our regular thursday night ride was joined last week by a new guy. He apparently randomly walked into a rather out of the way pub and found himself in conversation with a local drunk who pointed him in our direction (meeting point and time)

Bike – old spesh epic with a set of randonneur tyres
Bloke – mid forties, bald
Fitness – broadly acceptable, he struggled a little but he didnt cry
Lights – emergency only

but, alarm bells are ringing, some parts of his story just dont add up leaving me with a paranoid feeling that he has some ulteria motive.

He is clearly CIA, MI5, FIB rather than just a guy who wants to get back to riding in a new area – what should we do?

You want to rate the ass of your new riding buddy?

Bloke – mid forties, bald

This? I’d boot him out or tell him you meet on another day at another venue 😆

I’m sorry, you want me to rate your new riding buddies asses? 😯

Relax, he probably just fancies you. One evening you’ll have a puncture, he’ll stay behind to help you fix it, your eyes will meet over the muddy upturned wheel and POW!!

druidh – i value your opinion on riders asses
MCTD – rear ends, not donkeys

Really need pics of said arse before I can give an opinion.

😕 😯

he tracked everything on gps cross referenced it with a bike mounted computer,
commented that some of the trails we use are not bridleways.
quizzed everyone on what they did for a job.

possibly the most worrying, he wanted to talk about running and road bikes!

gps cross referenced it with a bike mounted computer

[quote]running and road bikes[/quote]

sounds like an IT cycling bod, with fitness and body issues – stay well clear….

sounds like an IT cycling bod, with fitness and body issues – stay well clear….

one without an STW account?!

You can never be too careful. KIll him and bury his body in a shallow grave on the moors. Just to be on the safe side

If he turned up on a £6k 650b carbon bike you probably wouldn’t have made that post, even if he was a sh** rider.

Bloke – mid forties, bald
Fitness – broadly acceptable, he struggled a little but he didnt cry

Probably describes 90% of the stw demographic.

not so sure who should be worried about who (or is whom?) here?

Based on the description and let down by the lack of pictures I give his arse a 2 star rating.

we operate a McDs style star rating – i will adorn his buttocks with two gold ones if he comes back this week.

if he turned up on a £6k carbon 650b, he would be placed in a shallow grave on the moors and you lot would be benefitting from an unbelieveable “shed clearout” in the classifieds.

broadly acceptable, he struggled a little but he didnt cry

What kind of ride was this?

A lady I work with admittedly otb’d when mtbing while checking out the ass of the rider in front…if his is too nice it could pose a H&S hazard?

commented that some of the trails we use are not bridleways.

Instant avoid if you haven’t got the stomach for the shallow grave.

Switch Pubs immediately and change your riding route.

broadly acceptable, he struggled a little but he didnt cry
What kind of ride was this?

Think that was the ‘initiation ceremony’ for the OP’s group, not the ride 😀

LOL this reminds me of my mate thinking that the new guy on a group ride was an undercover copper, now a good friend, spectacularly misplaced paranoia.

If he is undercover, i hope he has his bosses agreement to pitch in to work on a friday with the mother of all hangovers.

prior to last week, he had never ridden his bike after 2130 and didnt know you could stop at pubs.
not sure ‘we’ are the health kick he is looking for.

muppetWrangler – Member
Based on the description and let down by the lack of pictures I give his arse a 2 star rating.

surely more like one rusty star!

he tracked everything on gps cross referenced it with a bike mounted computer,
commented that some of the trails we use are not bridleways.

Ramblers Association deep cover operative. Any beard action?

Insane hike a bike climbs with black run descents in the worst weather imaginable is normally just the trick.

surely more like one rusty star!

No that’s what the fresh meat offered the OP.

my ad my friends were admiring a ladie riders bum, for a short while then over took fred took it upon himself to mention her lovely ass ets, and is now dating her.

This thread is full of disappointment.

it was a little less misleading before i changed the title. for this i apologise

so which are you left loosey or righty tighty?