Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
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Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:28 pm
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby g-boaf » Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:57 pm
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby Tim » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:04 pm
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:07 pm
Doesn't matter which one. Just the loud shifting noise either way.Tim wrote:Up shifts or down shifts?
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:13 pm
Am completely honest with this observation and question.g-boaf wrote:I'm getting the popcorn ready and waiting for the fireworks - this is some way to return after two years.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby Tim » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:13 pm
I can only think that your perception of arousal is a falsely misplaced projection of your imagination.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zebee » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:17 pm
Not being either young or pretty (and being on a 'bent meaning I am also frighteningly weird) I don't think the oncoming man - I will be sure it is a man- is going to bother me beyond crowding me off the road if I let them.
Women who are more in the harrassable demographic are likely to be watching in self defence and also hoping that the direct stare will move them out of the prey basket.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby g-boaf » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:21 pm
It could just be someone with a retro TT bike and similar vintage disc rear wheel - no matter what speed, the gearshifts sound like artillery going off.zebee wrote:I hear someone loudly changing gears behind me, I am going to assume they want to barrel past.
Not being either young or pretty (and being on a 'bent meaning I am also frighteningly weird) I don't think the oncoming man - I will be sure it is a man- is going to bother me beyond crowding me off the road if I let them.
Women who are more in the harrassable demographic are likely to be watching in self defence and also hoping that the direct stare will move them out of the prey basket.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:25 pm
zebee wrote:I hear someone loudly changing gears behind me, I am going to assume they want to barrel past.
Not being either young or pretty (and being on a 'bent meaning I am also frighteningly weird) I don't think the oncoming man - I will be sure it is a man- is going to bother me beyond crowding me off the road if I let them.
Women who are more in the harrassable demographic are likely to be watching in self defence and also hoping that the direct stare will move them out of the prey basket.
Thing is those girls are quite a long way ahead of me when they suddenly turn back and stare at me. Funny thing is if they are walking with a man beside them, the man doesn't even turn back and look at me at all. One time a girl upon hearing my loud shifting noises turned around and then giggled in a very feminine way. That time I was actually very close to her! I had to quickly shift gears because I was suddenly going up a steep hill and also my initial speed was high going up that hill which with the loud shifting noise would have made her legitimately scared. I actually felt bad afterwards doing that to her when she was just walking up that very narrow hill.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:31 pm
Mine is just a normal road bike though.g-boaf wrote:It could just be someone with a retro TT bike and similar vintage disc rear wheel - no matter what speed, the gearshifts sound like artillery going off.zebee wrote:I hear someone loudly changing gears behind me, I am going to assume they want to barrel past.
Not being either young or pretty (and being on a 'bent meaning I am also frighteningly weird) I don't think the oncoming man - I will be sure it is a man- is going to bother me beyond crowding me off the road if I let them.
Women who are more in the harrassable demographic are likely to be watching in self defence and also hoping that the direct stare will move them out of the prey basket.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby cyclotaur » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:26 pm
What you interpret in a specific way is just normal reactive behaviour of a more cautious rider to hearing someone faster approaching from behind. It’s nothing more, and nothing to be concerned about. Maybe just say ‘G’day’ as you pass by and keep on going.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby NASHIE » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:32 pm
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:36 pm
Don't wear anything. Was thinking might be the way I shift my gears when I do it quickly lol.NASHIE wrote: Must be the Lynx NZ you wear bro
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby NASHIE » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:50 pm
Maybe next time drop the Austin powers line “do i make you horny baby”.....get a kiss and your onto something, get slapped..........zill wrote:Don't wear anything. Was thinking might be the way I shift my gears when I do it quickly lol.NASHIE wrote: Must be the Lynx NZ you wear bro
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:10 pm
The women I describe were actually walking on the shared path. Haven't come across any riders turning back when I shift gears.cyclotaur wrote:zill, you’re overthinking it. You are a very perceptive guy as we know from past posts.
What you interpret in a specific way is just normal reactive behaviour of a more cautious rider to hearing someone faster approaching from behind. It’s nothing more, and nothing to be concerned about. Maybe just say ‘G’day’ as you pass by and keep on going.
Keep enjoying your riding and don’t worry about the details.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:11 pm
Am surprised no one else have experienced this.NASHIE wrote:Maybe next time drop the Austin powers line “do i make you horny baby”.....get a kiss and your onto something, get slapped..........zill wrote:Don't wear anything. Was thinking might be the way I shift my gears when I do it quickly lol.NASHIE wrote: Must be the Lynx NZ you wear bro
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby duncanm » Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:07 am
The age old question -- do brifters echo the sounds of a prehistoric predator, or are they the mating noises of neanderthal man?zill wrote:I have noticed that when I shift my gears multiple times and very quickly (aggressively) making some loud gear shifting noises, women (and only women) that are ahead of me (often a long way ahead of me) on the same path who were walking would quickly and suddenly turn their head backwards and stare at me for a while (until I pretty much pass them).
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:44 am
Either that or theyre expecting a bingle and possible engagement in some good old schadenfreude
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby uart » Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:23 am
Agreed. An unusual loud mechanical sound could signal to them that you may be somehow out of control.10speedsemiracer wrote:Unfamiliar harsh mechanical sound...they're all waiting for the assumed breakage or at least trying to make sense of the unusual stimuli...is a sort of threat assessment.
Either that or theyre expecting a bingle and possible engagement in some good old schadenfreude
Quieter shifting perhaps? Maybe others riding less aggressively when approaching pedestrians?zill wrote:Am surprised no one else have experienced this.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:31 am
Good one.uart wrote: Quieter shifting perhaps? Maybe others riding less aggressively when approaching pedestrians?
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby uart » Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:35 am
I'm being serious though. A loud mashing of gears and they think that someone is riding towards them aggressively and/or out of control. It's not an unnatural reaction.zill wrote:Good one.uart wrote: Quieter shifting perhaps? Maybe others riding less aggressively when approaching pedestrians?
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby cyclotaur » Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:30 am
Riders, walkers - makes no difference. Most women will turn and check if they hear someone approaching from behind, it’s a natural reaction, and nothing to do with you in particular.zill wrote:The women I describe were actually walking on the shared path. Haven't come across any riders turning back when I shift gears.cyclotaur wrote:zill, you’re overthinking it. You are a very perceptive guy as we know from past posts.
What you interpret in a specific way is just normal reactive behaviour of a more cautious rider to hearing someone faster approaching from behind. It’s nothing more, and nothing to be concerned about. Maybe just say ‘G’day’ as you pass by and keep on going.
Keep enjoying your riding and don’t worry about the details.
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:05 pm
Yes I was serious also.uart wrote:I'm being serious though. A loud mashing of gears and they think that someone is riding towards them aggressively and/or out of control. It's not an unnatural reaction.zill wrote:Good one.uart wrote: Quieter shifting perhaps? Maybe others riding less aggressively when approaching pedestrians?
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby Ross » Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pm
Ahhh, I think I see the issue....zill wrote:Don't wear anything.NASHIE wrote: Must be the Lynx NZ you wear bro
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Re: Why is this - frightened or aroused (in some way) or something else????
Postby zill » Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:03 pm
As in I don't wear any deodorant or anything else like that.Ross wrote:Ahhh, I think I see the issue....zill wrote:Don't wear anything.NASHIE wrote: Must be the Lynx NZ you wear bro
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