[Closed] Surrounded by roadies 💀☠️

cow shitted up bike ? Then there was 5 10s baggy Endura trousers and a helmet with a peak ????

thats exactly what I look like on my road bike execept for the five tens 😕

You mean they were equipped for road riding? Incredible! How stupid they must have all looked!

*swoons*

i bet you they were riding 4 abreast while out on the road and all. should pay bloody road tax.

Don't you think that cycling purely on the road would just be so boring?

Do you think pure roadies are only roadies because they haven't yet discovered the joy of off road?

Road riders in wearing road bike gear shocker 😀

Oh and you don’t think they were looking at you thinking you were a stereotypical knob either ?

Out for a spin on the CX/Gravel/Adventure

Says it all really

You mean you see road people?!?!?

You think you look like the spawn of the devil to everyone else but the reality is no one gives a shit what you look like. Sorry.

You think you look like the spawn of the devil to everyone else but the reality is no one gives a shit what you look like. Sorry.

Dunno, if someone sat down next to me in a café covered in cow shit I'd probably say something.

Tried to get into the Silver Ball Cafe at Reed today, there was a queue almost the length of the room. Gave up and went elsewhere.

People on bikes. Shouldn't be allowed. Coming over here, etc, etc. Can't they play golf or something?

You think you look like the spawn of the devil to everyone else but the reality is no one gives a shit what you look like. Sorry.

No. He's unique and special.

That said I did have to check it wasn't a troll by oldtallent, so they're not that unique.

I find with roadies if you taunt them enough to try to run after you in those daft shoes they insist on wearing, this in itself is worth the comedy value.

I thought this forum had been around long enough for people to spot a wind up thread from space but maybe not 😉

I don't mind the trolling but all these ****ing emoji do my bloody head in :****y:

i've been on this forum ages and i still find it hard to spot the wind-ups from the genuine idiots 🙂

It is tough I agree JoB .

Given the number of threads with people agonising over what bike, what tyres, what gears, what hydration method and what incontience pads for the dirty reiver I think gravel bikists maybe the new roadie

This shit is so old the last time I got into a Lycra/baggie/roadie/mtb  discussion I had to keep charging up my Sony Ericsson to send a proper reply.

If your riding cx your just a roadie wannabe in my book.

YOU'RE

FFS.

Why on earth would would stop at a cafe its a bike ride.

You Roadie scum!

I thought this forum had been around long enough for people to spot a wind up thread from space but maybe not

Edinburgh defence.

Why on earth would would stop at a cafe its a bike ride.

I always wonder the same but then I am anti-social which may explain why I don't get it.  I don't ride with a group so no point in stopping in a cafe as I don't ride for enough hours to need to stop for extra drink or food.

Why on earth would would stop at a cafe its a bike ride.

Surely several perfectly reasonable answers to that question are completely obvious? Is this some sort of humblebrag about being able to ride for a while without stopping? Because you might have to furnish us with more details before that becomes remotely impressive 😉

Because you might have to furnish us with more details before that becomes remotely impressive

probably best not,,,,

no point in stopping in a cafe as I don’t ride for enough hours to need to stop for extra drink or food.

Can it not just be "Because you want to" rather than the actual need to re-fuel 🙂 Just becasue you like coffee and cake 🙂

I've never stopped a bike ride for coffee and cake.

A pint and some food on the other hand...

Surely several perfectly reasonable answers to that question are completely obvious? Is this some sort of humblebrag about being able to ride for a while without stopping? Because you might have to furnish us with more details before that becomes remotely impressive

He lives in Sweden, there simply *aren't* any cafes except in the larger towns, and the towns are widely enough spread (for the most part) that a town to town ride is a fairly significant trek even on a road bike.

So no, he doesn't have cafe stops.

I do, but i live in far more densely populated area. Still, on a weekend we only have 6 or 7 locations within 50km where you can get a coffee/tea/cake. And there's only one that isn't essentially right in the middle of town.

I've holidayed in a place north of here where the only two cafes were at the campsite (~4km out of town) and the bakery (town centre). Next settlement with a shop was about 40km away........

Edinburgh defence.

I love this!! Where does it come from? 🙂

He lives in Sweden, there simply *aren’t* any cafes except in the larger towns, and the towns are widely enough spread (for the most part) that a town to town ride is a fairly significant trek even on a road bike. So no, he doesn’t have cafe stops.

But "why on earth would would stop at a cafe its a bike ride" is not the same as "I don't stop at cafes because there are hardly any in Sweden".

It's like if I were to ask "why on earth would you talk Swedish on a bike ride?"

probably best not,,,,

😂🤣😂🤣😂

But why does he have to take his jersey off to go to the toilet? Is that normal?!?

One of CTBM's stickers is/was "I Brake for Cake".

A laudable statement with which I'm in full agreement. Nom! Nom! Nom! Whether on my own or in a group, a cafe stop is always part of the day's plan unless I'm pressed for time or it's a short (< 60km) ride.

It’s like if I were to ask “why on earth would you talk Swedish on a bike ride?”

Easy.

To confuse people so i can get to the front of the queue in the cafe.

But why does he have to take his jersey off to go to the toilet? Is that normal?!?

Now wondering if there is some magic method of getting your bibshorts down without taking the jersey off that I've been missing all these years..

Looks like there was some extreme urgency there for Tom.

i’ve been on this forum ages and i still find it hard to spot the wind-ups from the genuine idiots

Have you tried divining?

Now wondering if there is some magic method of getting your bibshorts down without taking the jersey off that I’ve been missing all these years..

Of course! Bib shorts lol

"If your riding cx your just a roadie wannabe in my book"

What about if you are a roadie? Surely you're an mtb wannabe in my book. My last off-road ride was 85 km road ride with a lap of Swinley in the snow. Full roubaix lycra. Maybe I'm missing something,

I don't stop for cafe stops on my own for rides of less than 8 hours.

One of CTBM’s stickers is/was “I Brake for Cake”.

Pride of place on the back of my van that one!

If you're riding cx your just a roadie wannabe in my book

(I had to change the "your", sorry) I doubt I'll ever buy a full on race bike ever again. The roads are just too crappy for that. Decent size tyres and slightly slacker geometry for the win. Speed/efficiency difference would be no hardship as I'm not an actual racer.

However OP, I went on a roadie club run on my singlespeed MTB the other week, (geared up a bit). Initial piss taking accepted, nobody cared.

But why does he have to take his jersey off to go to the toilet? Is that normal?!?

Tis the only way in bibshorts unless you just need a waz in which case you may be able to avoid undressing depending on bibs.

Tbh, I use bibs with mtb gear in preference to short liners. I find it much more comfortable around the lumbar when climbing.

monkeysfeet

I find with roadies if you taunt them enough to try to run after you in those daft shoes they insist on wearing, this in itself is worth the comedy value.

One of the great windups on this thread.

Mods, this place needs a LIKE button. 🙂

If MBUK had had an online forum circa 1991, this feels like I've fallen through a wormhole into it.....

Tough crowd in tonight,

If your riding cx your just a roadie wannabe in my book.

your book needs updating then...

Ah definitely should have added winking smiley to my roadie wannabe comment. Still not for me though.