The Dark side who’s in & who’s out?

Picked up a cheapie used road bike at the weekend and road it for the first time today, i have to say its not as bad as i expected, i will be keeping it.

So who else rides for the dark side?

I like the riding of the bikes

From now until July I will mostly be riding my road bike.

I too have started bowling from the gas works end.

It is the path of righteousness my son.

I rode my road bike today for the first time in 6 months and I did enjoy it which surprised me.

I am aloud to ride a road bike occasionally by my mountain bike mates but even if I mention the super girly sport of cyclo cross then I will be banished from the trails forever.

Who wants ride a road bike round and round a muddy rugby pitch anyway!

Since I broke my scaphoid, riding flat bars hurts, but rod bikes are stangely ok..

Nice shade of grey here, two wheels good

I ride a road bike to work, and I ride another one when I don’t feel like spending longer cleaning an MTB than I do riding it.

A mate who swore blind he would never go to the Dark Side caved in over the weekend apparently. He had argued that blatting down busy roads risking life and limb in traffic and watching nothing but another blokes lycra clad bum could not be fun. We have demonstrated that bumbling along quiet country lanes looking for a cafe to stop at is, in fact, the correct way for a group of overweight, middle aged blokes to ride road bikes.

Oh, and a couple of our lot entered the “girly” sport of cyclo cross this year. Which presumably puts me several shades the wrong side of “girly”, as I couldn’t do it!

yep, thinking of switching over full time 😳

Anyone want to buy my bike?

I love road riding, I think I’m turning. Lycra shorts and body glide. Nothing better then a fast road ride. I do still like MTBing, but I prefer the road. New road bike coming soon 🙂

Only way to ride the 26 mile commuting trip!

Sorry to be the fly in the ointment but road bikes are not for me

I’m in!

I currently have a road fixie for the commute. Really miss my geared road bike.

i probably go for more ride on the road bike, but thats only because when ge home from work and fancy a ride i dont want to spend half an hour riding to a trail, ride for not long at all, then ride back. Would much rather got for a few hours on the dark side and save the moutainbike for the weekend.

Never thought I’d be typing this but picking up my first road bike on wed and looking forward to a non cotswold filth ride. Only for a the fitness thing you understand !!!

I’m in too.
If you think it’s boring try 55mph down Ankerdine bank!

i got the bug a few years ago

bought a new Merlin frame last year and keep eyeing up Record carbon groupos

😳

in, unfortunately!

I ride more than one type of bike depending on my mood and the condition of my bikes.

I’m the same as you Peregrine, just started to ‘dip my toe in’. Will have to see if I keep it

i’m in – a recent ish convert to road bikes

I’ve been right over to the darkside for some time.

I’m going even more darkside, though – the track!

The Dark Side is the key to completely killing your mates come spring time! 😀

4 bikes – 2 of each

I bought a lovely little Rossin frame, a few years ago, and built it up with bits off an old steel Paganini someone gave me (bionickev off here now has that), but what was too big. Sadly, my bike needs quite a bit of tlc, as there’s quite a few bits worn out.

It’s nowt special, and there’s no fancy carbon and that on it, but it is a lovely little bike. I will definitely do it up (I have some new bits), and have it ready for the Spring and Summer.

If we ever have a Summer… 🙄

druidh – Member
4 bikes – 2 of each

…Same here 8)

heres mine – again nothing flash/exclusive/expensive but i really like it – lots

h/t
full sus
road
cx

all good 😉

I’ve got my knackered ’89 Raleigh on my turbo trainer but due to a bad back (had an op in Oct) I’m seriously thinking of trying to get Mrs Kiril to allow me to buy a “nice” road bike on the cycle to work scheme.

this is mine.

oh go on then since its a picture post now lol 😉

I originally started on MTB’s, then moved to the “darkside” for 6 years now doing both and love them both. One of my road bikes, its the dogs!!!

i ride my mtb on the road, does that count?

Cheeze…

KKF; could you not afford a nice bike, then??? 😯

I originally came from the darkside.

I like the steadiness, the constancy of it. You can really sort your head out over stuff on a road bike.

Plus a nice running bike on a fine spring’s morning, nothing better (cept mebbe a fine running mtb on a glorious summers day….)

Used to be on the Darkside but didn’t enjoy the traffic and crap roads in Somerset. Have an old Diamond Back slicked and racked for commuting/shopping and general road use. Off road as a rule of thumb for me then I can only blame myself for injuries rather than an irresponsible driver or pedestrian.

Hell yeah..

Its great..

And CX is great too..