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Postby westab » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:04 pm
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Postby fatherofmany » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:47 pm
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Postby CommuRider » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:56 pm
fatherofmany wrote:Then there's the Swiss Army Cyclist - like it's namesake the Swiss Army Knife, this rider has every conceivable (and not always so useful) attachment to his/her bicycle. Seat bag, multiple water bottle holders holing multiple water bottles, lights, bells, mudguards, racks and panniers, pumps, cycle computer, including cadence and heart monitors, mirrors, side stand, reflectors, ad infinitum. This wouldn't be so bad if they were kitting out for a 3 week across the state and back tour but their commute is only 3km.
Postby Fletcher » Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:58 pm
fatherofmany wrote:Then there's the Swiss Army Cyclist - like it's namesake the Swiss Army Knife, this rider has every conceivable (and not always so useful) attachment to his/her bicycle. Seat bag, multiple water bottle holders holing multiple water bottles, lights, bells, mudguards, racks and panniers, pumps, cycle computer, including cadence and heart monitors, mirrors, side stand, reflectors, ad infinitum. This wouldn't be so bad if they were kitting out for a 3 week across the state and back tour but their commute is only 3km.
Postby westab » Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:43 pm
Postby trailgumby » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:37 pm
westab wrote:The sidewinder - This rider is one who you see on th road and shared pathways who is usually lisening to their IPod / MP3 player with or without any hands on the handlebars and is winding all over the road. They often are sing along but they all have next to no idea of what is going on around them. You may try to let them know you are about to pass but they won't hear you either due to hearing damage or the music. They are often not wearing helmets.
Postby trailgumby » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:44 pm
Postby ALAN Roadie » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:58 pm
Postby itsaghostcar » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:01 pm
I'd go for Wind Tunnel TesterALAN Roadie wrote:The DRAFTEE
Postby Fred Nurk » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:51 pm
il padrone wrote:simonn wrote:Thought of this on the way to work...
The Yo-yo
Usually a new-ish rider competing cat 6 and/or in the TdC over rolling hill kind-of terrain. Tailgates downhill (probably thinking they are drafting?), starts dropping back on the flat-ish bit then properly drops back going up hill, catches up on the down hill again rinse repeat.
If he catches you on the downhill you're not going hard enough![]()
Hillclimbs are the great circuit-breaker, letting you drop any drafters.
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:31 pm
Fred Nurk wrote:They're also a great source of embarassment when they drop you up hills. On a particularly weary commute in on the morning, got dropped by some clown on an electric assisted moped whilst climbing the only hill on my inbound route. The fact I caught and passed them afterwards is a small consolation, if any.
Postby Livetoride » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:15 pm
Comedian wrote:Mother Duck : This is where a hardcore biker decides to help his partner (usually female) into commuting. He/She will be dressed often in full kit, and will often be carrying seemingly a trailer load of stuff in a backpack for said partner. You'll pick him/her because they will be riding along ridiculously slowly, and will be constantly looking over their shoulder at their expiring partner. Also often seen stopped at the top of a hill looking back with a exasperated expression while partner dressed in civies slowly climbs the hill.
Postby Comedian » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:07 am
Dear Lisa's Mum,
I desperately seek your counsel. Yesterday, I was the victim of a traumatic incident. I was out riding and this cyclist came past me and almost sucked my helmet off. I chased for a while, then just as I was about to give up the cyclist turned around and it was a GIRL! I have never been passed by anyone before other than that guy at work who trains really hard and is going to race the Gatorade triathlon series in the Summer with other elite athletes. I am a happily married diesel mechanic with 4 children and I love steak and AC/DC, but this has compromised my manhood. What should I do?
Horrified,
Williamstown
Dear Horrified
I believe your experience is what is known in common parlance as ‘being chicked’. Don't be too hard on yourself. Some of my best friends are chicks, although I never let them ride with me because they half-wheel and have no respect for wicker baskets. My advice to you is that next time you feel in danger of being chicked, just feign a rear wheel puncture and pull over with a concerned look. If the chick offers to help, insist gallantly that she ride on, because changing a tube IS a man's job, after all. If the chick is a friend of yours, you can follow up later on with an explanation of the diabolical mechanical that prevented you ripping her legs off, which is, you can explain, what would have happened on any other day if only you hadn't punctured.
Postby ft_critical » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:27 pm
Postby baarg » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:27 pm
ft_critical wrote:There is a faint whirring; is that someone behind you? But you won't look, you won't give the game away. Accelerate, he accelerates. Change up, he changes up. You can just hear his bike as the wind shifts. Damn he is good, you are nearly at the redline. Good enough for you to turn and have a look at him now. No-one there, just an empty road.
Derailleur Drafter – A paranoid-egotistic psychosis causing you to race the noises from your own derailleur.
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:58 pm
Postby Livetoride » Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:30 pm
ft_critical wrote:There is a faint whirring; is that someone behind you? But you won't look, you won't give the game away. Accelerate, he accelerates. Change up, he changes up. You can just hear his bike as the wind shifts. Damn he is good, you are nearly at the redline. Good enough for you to turn and have a look at him now. No-one there, just an empty road.
Derailleur Drafter – A paranoid-egotistic psychosis causing you to race the noises from your own derailleur.
Postby Rhubarb » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:16 pm
ft_critical wrote:There is a faint whirring; is that someone behind you? But you won't look, you won't give the game away. Accelerate, he accelerates. Change up, he changes up. You can just hear his bike as the wind shifts. Damn he is good, you are nearly at the redline. Good enough for you to turn and have a look at him now. No-one there, just an empty road.
Derailleur Drafter – A paranoid-egotistic psychosis causing you to race the noises from your own derailleur.
Postby jasonc » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:51 pm
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:46 pm
jasonc wrote:new one from a workmate
MAMIL Middle Aged Man In Lycra
Postby GraemeL » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:19 pm
CommuRider wrote:ft_critical wrote:The Super Nova: The clown who rides on a narrow Multi-use Path with dual 240,000 lumens handlebar mounted retina erasing lights, one helmet mounted 4,000,000 lumens death star beacon, and 15 epilepsy inducing red disco strobe lights on the seat post.
LOL. I just *need* those rear strobe lights.
Postby queequeg » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:10 pm
GraemeL wrote:CommuRider wrote:ft_critical wrote:The Super Nova: The clown who rides on a narrow Multi-use Path with dual 240,000 lumens handlebar mounted retina erasing lights, one helmet mounted 4,000,000 lumens death star beacon, and 15 epilepsy inducing red disco strobe lights on the seat post.
LOL. I just *need* those rear strobe lights.
I have them as well. I like to be seen.
Postby Max » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:46 pm
queequeg wrote:The first motorists that gives ne a "SMIDSY" may well go blind when they get those AyUps in their eyes, along with "Can you see me now?....What about now????"
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