snobby commuters

I suppose the important question is - Was she hot? (and I don't mean hot'n'sweaty)....

I have a colleague who rides to work from about 3km away.... I find it funny that she bothers to get changed into her full cycling kit for such a short ride....heck... 3km away - I'd walk....

asterope said:

some bicycle commuters have a strange sense of logic...

picture this... girl with giant crx flat bar bike pulls into secure
lockup bike racks at uni, wearing lacy frilly top, baggy khakis and
those moulded sandal type things... sweating.
me minding my own biz sitting on ground putting on my cycling shoes in
knicks and jersey.

she asks me if i race, i say no. she smirks and says hmmmm, riiiiight.

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

ironic isnt it, that i got given [censored] from a chick who is probably
going to sit in a lecture for 2 hours and gas the person next to her
with her sweaty bad BO... :eek: :eek: :eek: 🙄

Ew that's a bit feral. Get that a lot, especially with international
students used to cycling to uni but not used to the heat. I used to
live within 10 minutes of uni and back then I would just commute in my
day gear and pootle in slowly enough that I wouldn't break a sweat.

Tam

asterope said:

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey, at least I shower and change when I get to work!

Quoted message said:

asterope said:

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Lurid == Be seen (still doesn't see to work very well with cagers tho'😉
Body hugging == less drag, sweat wicking comfort
Advertising-spattered - Not everyone does that

I've always wondered why people have issues with cyclists and their
gear. If you're a footy supporter, no one thinks twice about you
parading around in a costume. Or swimmers, or cricket players or
tennis players etc etc. So many sports have costumes peculiar to
that activity. Same with transport - look at motorcyclists all
kitted up.

--
..dt

quote=''asterope said:

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey, at least I shower and change when I get to work![/QUOTE]
My grandfather used to say "if you've got the goods, it pays to advertise" Yet still I call myself monsterman and wear lycra 6 days a week. He would roll over in his grave .. ...

Quoted message said:

asterope said:

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey, at least I shower and change when I get to work!

I wear Uno nicks and jerseys generally so:
- minimal advertising
- keep me cool in summer
- dry quick after getting rained on in winter
- but most importantly, comfortable to ride in

DaveB

was she hot? no... her attitude made her even less attractive, her bike was ok tho... a bit big, but i would probably take it home :P

when i first started commuting to uni and work (back when work was still in west end) i tried the first few weeks in comfy pants and a light cotton shirt... even taking it easy so i wouldnt sweat i would still feel absolutely skanky all day... i was basically wearing the same clothes from 7am to get to uni until i got home from work after midnight... the next week i bought a pair of knicks and a jersey and it was the best commuting decision i have made. nowadays i only commute to uni and back, but its a nice hilly 1/2 hour commute each way so i would rather be comfy and not smell like i need to be in biohazard containment when i get into uni :P
that, and when i have those annoying 3 hour breaks between classes i tend to go for a long ride rather than spend it at the library.

as for the advertising splattered superhero outfits... i was wearing my cookie-monster jersey today. technically, i could be advertising unhealthy eating habits which are compounding the obesity problem...

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I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey, at least I shower and change when I get to work!

Nah, I used to think like this, (note: not dress like this) until I discovered how damn good cycling gear was for, um, er, cycling in. Now I either wear a combination of cycling kit + usual daggy garb. Sometimes full kit, sometimes full daggy garb, but this depends entirely upon distance, type of riding, conditions etc.

I reckon the lycra essemble could benefit from a nifty cape, but **Sprocket Man** doesn't seem to wear one. Obvious really.
http://www.strangecult.com/pisser/sprocket.html
http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transportation/Sprocketman.shtml

Super Powers:
- Sharpened bike gears tied to wrist with bit of string.
-Encyclopedic knowledge of bicycle safety and traffic laws.
- Able to instantly locate the five most accident prone people in America and gesture emphatically while they "Squeeaak," "Blonk," "Yeowps," or "Ka-bloom" into things.

Weaknesses:
- Possible obsessive-compulsive disorder regarding use of bike lanes and hand signals.

Known Enemies:
- Wooden posts ("brown ones are invisible at night!!"😉
- Ace, the bike thief.

dtmeister said:

[email hidden] wrote:
<snip>
I've always wondered why people have issues with cyclists and their
gear. If you're a footy supporter, no one thinks twice about you
parading around in a costume. Or swimmers, or cricket players or
tennis players etc etc. So many sports have costumes peculiar to
that activity. Same with transport - look at motorcyclists all
kitted up.

--
..dt

the answer to that is... they wished they looked as good as we do in lycra 😄
But it really is rather silly... especially coming from someone who rides a bike.

On 2006-08-11, DaveB (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

asterope said:

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

I realise this is probably going to get me flamed something
terrible, but as a commuter who wears daggy old paint-spattered
shorts I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey, at least I shower and change when I get to work!

I wear Uno nicks and jerseys generally so:
- minimal advertising
- keep me cool in summer
- dry quick after getting rained on in winter
- but most importantly, comfortable to ride in

Cons: coloured stealth orange.

--
TimC
"I've read that I flew up the hills and mountains of France. But you
don't fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and
maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody
else." -- Lance Armstrong

"asterope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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dtmeister said:

[email hidden] wrote:
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I've always wondered why people have issues with cyclists and their
gear. If you're a footy supporter, no one thinks twice about you
parading around in a costume. Or swimmers, or cricket players or
tennis players etc etc. So many sports have costumes peculiar to
that activity. Same with transport - look at motorcyclists all
kitted up.

--
..dt

the answer to that is... they wished they looked as good as we do in
lycra 😄
But it really is rather silly... especially coming from someone who
rides a bike.

--
asterope

Er, as good as *some* of us do. I wish I looked good in lycra...I so don't.

[email hidden said:

"]asterope wrote:
I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey I get it for free... can't complain with that!

Resound said:

"asterope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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the answer to that is... they wished they looked as good as we do in
lycra 😄

Er, as good as *some* of us do. I wish I looked good in lycra...I so don't.

There is something rather sad about those little lycra-swaddled pot
bellies.

Bruce (who keeps his pot belly well hidden behind a loose tshirt for
fear of frightening women and small children)

On 2006-08-11, Jono L (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

asterope wrote:
I can't help wondering how much you guys get paid to
wear those lurid, body-hugging, advertising-spattered superhero
outfits...

Hey I get it for free... can't complain with that!

Damn you.

Will I be shunned from the hell ride tomorrow because I'll be wearing
my only nicely fitting jersey -- the amy's ride one? And should I
clean my bike? 😉

--
TimC
That [Tim-Tam] would be the Classic. Not to be confused with the
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate, and Double Chocolate flavour.
(Personally, I prefer Cadbury's Doubles myself. Tim Tams don't taste
enough of chocolate.) -- Faceless Man on ARK

asterope said:

she asks me if i race, i say no. she smirks and says hmmmm, riiiiight.

i was puzzled at first until i realised she had a problem with me
wearing proper cycling kit just to commute...

Maybe she's got a weird face and you read a little much into her
expression? Still, got a few laughs from the discussion! 😉

Donga

Snuffy said:

I suppose the important question is - Was she hot? (and I don't mean hot'n'sweaty)....

I have a colleague who rides to work from about 3km away.... I find it funny that she bothers to get changed into her full cycling kit for such a short ride....heck... 3km away - I'd walk....

Its all about getting as much time on the bike, and looking the part. Probably an addiction to cycling....nice.

OzCableguy said:

Bicycling Australia mag with the Team Discovery Nicks, Jersey and Trek
Modone etc and I couldn't help but think I'd look like a total [censored] Lance
wannabe kitted out like that.

I commute in various yellow jerseys for the visability and get the
Lance wannabe for that, or when everyones wearing yellow rain jackets!

You considered a MROZ jersey? its a Polish trade team but who cares,
its an OZ jersey.

asterope said:

dtmeister said:

[email hidden] wrote:
<snip>
I've always wondered why people have issues with cyclists and their
gear. If you're a footy supporter, no one thinks twice about you
parading around in a costume. Or swimmers, or cricket players or
tennis players etc etc. So many sports have costumes peculiar to
that activity. Same with transport - look at motorcyclists all
kitted up.

--
..dt

the answer to that is... they wished they looked as good as we do in
lycra 😄
But it really is rather silly... especially coming from someone who
rides a bike.

When I first started riding to work it took some persuasion on the part
of the bike shop that cycling shorts would be a good idea. Funnily
enough I didn't need to be sold on the benefits of clipless pedals.

It was more than a year after that that I got my first cycling jersey.
A year after that I expanded to leg warmers and arm warmers rather than
the thermal tops I had left over from a previous life.

Now I've been riding a bike since the age of five. I rode to school, I
rode for enjoyment and back then I didn't need any special clothes to do
it. Heck back then helmets were unheard of although I'd always been
sold on the benefits of lights. Nowadays I'll go 5-10 kms without
getting in to riding gear but more than that I'll be in nice comfy Lycra.

It's only silly if you know better but do the wrong thing anyway.
--
Cheers
Euan

Euan said:

asterope said:

dtmeister said:

[email hidden] wrote:
<snip>
I've always wondered why people have issues with cyclists and their
gear. If you're a footy supporter, no one thinks twice about you
parading around in a costume. Or swimmers, or cricket players or
tennis players etc etc. So many sports have costumes peculiar to
that activity. Same with transport - look at motorcyclists all
kitted up.

--
..dt

the answer to that is... they wished they looked as good as we do in
lycra 😄
But it really is rather silly... especially coming from someone who
rides a bike.

When I first started riding to work it took some persuasion on the part
of the bike shop that cycling shorts would be a good idea. Funnily
enough I didn't need to be sold on the benefits of clipless pedals.

It was more than a year after that that I got my first cycling jersey. A
year after that I expanded to leg warmers and arm warmers rather than
the thermal tops I had left over from a previous life.

Now I've been riding a bike since the age of five. I rode to school, I
rode for enjoyment and back then I didn't need any special clothes to do
it. Heck back then helmets were unheard of although I'd always been
sold on the benefits of lights. Nowadays I'll go 5-10 kms without
getting in to riding gear but more than that I'll be in nice comfy Lycra.

It's only silly if you know better but do the wrong thing anyway.

I ride wearing a combination of clothing - some daggy, some purpose made cycling
gear - yesterday morning I wore a sports bra, old cotton T shirt, old cotton
socks, roubaix arm & leg warmers, woollen cycle jacket of 20 year vintage,
fingerless gloves and newish knicks. I was warm as toast, whereas other riders
complained of the cold on a coldish Brisbane morning. Sure I'd like a nice
modern cycling top, but they are too expensive in the shops, so I wear what
works. The woollen jacket is really good on a cold morning as the front is
waterproof & windproof, as I get hot I just open the zip a little or a lot as
the temperature demands. But I have to admit it's a daggy look 🙂

Karen

--
"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender