[Closed] The Dark side who's in & who's out?

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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this is mine.

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

Cheeze...

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

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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..

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And CX is great too..

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RudeBoy - Member
Cheeze...

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

I know its even got suspension FFS!!!

As a new owner of a second hand Kafenback, its the closest I have ever got to owning a road bike, I must admit I am loving the speed.

Guilty as charged over here - its a fair cop.

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Another one in the Litespeed club here (though not quite so grand as KKF!). I've pared my bikes down to the "bare minimum" - ti road bike, ti singlespeed MTB and a proper FS MTB. Well, when I say 'bare minimum' I mean, what I can easily fit in the garage, yet still not justify to the missus.

Anyway - the road bike stays, whatever else chops and changes, so firmly batting uphill here...

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you gotta be gary p with that collection lol

Got this a few months ago but I think I am gonna swap the frame for something a bit less racy - lovely bike though. Ride it to work most days. Its now got a white saddle and bar tape though, plus blue wheels.

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Closest picture to mine I could find.

Mine has the Cannondale BB30 carbon compact cranks, Selle Italia SLR saddle and Mavic Kysrium Elite wheels.

A truly superb bike.

Here's my race bike (BMC Pro Machine). Also have a PX carbon superlight pro for commuting and winter riding.

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balls, that didn't work! It's nice though, but probably too big to picture-ise as it's the only photo I took of it thus far. Here's a link:

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GJP - love the parquet flooring !

oh and the bikes ain't bad..

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and I ride to work on a cheaper one everyday 😀

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Naa, I'm sorry (not really) but there's something I don't 'get' about road bikes. Maybe it's because I grew up with trials motorbikes, I dunno but....naa.

nice roadster 2hats, i just think they are a purposeful looking bike.

commuting and training it is ace!

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Did a quite bit last year on a mate's second bike - a LeMond - and really enjoyed it, amazing sense of speed and freedom, and I am definitely in the process of stepping over to the darkside.

I'm now going through the incredibly difficult decision-making process of what to buy - aluminium, alu-carbon, or carbon - campag, shimano or sram, sportive / compact or racing, via LBS or on-line. It makes buying a mountain bike seem incredibly easy! Hopefully the credit crunch may encourage LBSs to be a little more flexible on their prices, especially after the price increases on many 2009 models.

Both [i]'Disco Slippers'[/i] firmly in the pool 'fraid...

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Sworks Roubaix sl2 saxo bank 8) picked it up at the weekend

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road..........<yawn>

im out its just too dull. (and yes i have tried it)

In, road racer and tester, keep switching sides at the moment but will be back TTing once the season starts.

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... Dunno what you're talking about.

In all honesty, it doesn't get ridden enough. Still TT season soon.

I've got a PlanetX superlight carbon & will be out on it tonight again as the local trails will be hub deep in gloop in places.

I don't ride it as much as the MTBs, but I do like it. It's impressively quick and weighs stuff all. It's different, but still enjoyable.

When I do the full commute it's 35 miles each way - it is therefore the tool of choice for that (but only in nice dry summer days!

I road ride but I dont ride fast enough, far enough or often enough - I prefer the mud and I am inherantly lazy. I do intend to do more this year though.

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My cycling goes back before mountain bikes were invented so I suppose I was originally a roadie but I only did it to keep fit for motor bike enduros. I didn't really get excited until I could combine riding two wheel vehicles off road and cycling!

Hell yes 🙂 I'm a better rider on the road than I am off road - seem to be able to keep up more.

Dare I admit that currently 99% of my riding is done in my garage though??

Quite a fan here. Roadbikes are far more addictive than MTB's for purchasing too. As soon as I ride one I want a better one.

Currently riding this old girl.
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Started last year as a commute and loved it.Work now into cyclescheme and it will be roadie not mtb kit getting bought.

Yep I'm in, have been for about 4 years now. Shortage of long local trails means my routes are a mix of road/off road so a cx bike made sense. The I enjoyed the road bits so much I bought a road bike. I really love it, out for a couple of hours means you can actually go a fair distance and see interesting countryside. I also commute on the road.

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It's too dangerous, I've been MTBing for 15 years with minor injuries, bought a road bike, got knocked off on the second ride and smashed my left elbow into 5 pieces and fractured my right wrist! This following a 2 week XC/DH holiday in Zermatt with barely a scratch.

I've got some interesting xrays for a 'show me yours' link.

[i]It's too dangerous, I've been MTBing for 15 years with minor injuries[/i]

I've been riding on the road for 4 years with no injuries.

KKF, shame about that first bike; hasn't even got disc-brakes... 🙁

I'm not a roadie, but I have to say, cruising along at 20+mph, and breezing past others who are struggling on mtbs/hybrids etc, is quite fun. Speshly when you realise that someone is keeping up, and you just click up a gear, and effortlessly glide away...

Mind, other people on road bikes can be bloody competitive! I remember having a bit of a (fun) race with a bloke from Tower Bridge to Greenwich. Just beat him, and I had just done 75 miles, but we were going past all the other traffic! Must have only taken us about 10 minutes.

RudeBoy - Member
KKF, shame about that first bike; hasn't even got disc-brakes...

I'm not a roadie, but I have to say, cruising along at 20+mph, and breezing past others who are struggling on mtbs/hybrids etc, is quite fun. Speshly when you realise that someone is keeping up, and you just click up a gear, and effortlessly glide away...

Mind, other people on road bikes can be bloody competitive! I remember having a bit of a (fun) race with a bloke from Tower Bridge to Greenwich. Just beat him, and I had just done 75 miles, but we were going past all the other traffic! Must have only taken us about 10 minutes.

Im not a roadie at heart but after 4 years of racing em, im miles fitter than i was on the MTB. When I do go out on my MTB its good to know you can "work most people over" on it 😆 😆

I just love the speed you can go on the things especially down the mountain passes, but putting the mega hours in on the road can be very dull in the UK.

My best ride ever was the "Transalp Challenge" on my MTB.

Out - I f-ing hate it!

I like bikes me. All sorts of tyre widths, terrains and handlebars.

i'm in. i love it. hardly been on the mtb for the last year and don't miss it.

'darkside' ?

4 days a week = dark side
2 days a week = non-dark side

days riding?
6 days = dark side + non-dark side?