http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/humour-tips-for-becoming-a-roadie-14451
The stuff about the tri guys is pretty funny.
The stuff about the tri guys is pretty funny.
Ahhhhhhh! Pebble! So trueFurther, if you are ahead of another cyclist, you must use elaborate hand gestures to indicate that there is -- horrors! -- a pebble 75 metres up the road.
Yes bc mtbers rule!As a second example, when a mountain biker talks about going on a 'group ride', it means that a bunch of friends got together, regrouped at junctures of the ride, talked as they were riding, and probably had a beer or twelve together after the ride.
roundabouts are called traffic circles here in the U.S of Jersey
I must have a strange style cause the road bike bulks my upper body about as fast as DH or Motocross!?!?
"As a mountain biker, you've no doubt noticed it's quite helpful to have not just strong legs, but strong arms as well. Roadies, on the other hand, regard their arms as a necessary evil, their sole function being to keep their chests from falling onto the bike's stem.
It's a well-known fact that roadies bind their arms to their sides when not riding bikes, doing everything they can to facilitate the atrophy of these non-contributing limbs."
yup, I laughed at this one as well.
A few years ago, I actually had a teammate on my road team tell me that the upper body weight work I was doing was working against me: "Those shoulders are just gonna slow you down." The hilarity of this comment should be apparent to anyone who has actually seen me.As a mountain biker, you've no doubt noticed it's quite helpful to have not just strong legs, but strong arms as well. Roadies, on the other hand, regard their arms as a necessary evil, their sole function being to keep their chests from falling onto the bike's stem.
It's a well-known fact that roadies bind their arms to their sides when not riding bikes, doing everything they can to facilitate the atrophy of these non-contributing limbs.
yup, I laughed at this one as well.
A few years ago, I actually had a teammate on my road team tell me that the upper body weight work I was doing was working against me: "Those shoulders are just gonna slow you down." The hilarity of this comment should be apparent to anyone who has actually seen me.
1/3 of the women I know have more upper body mass than you..
You also have to become rude, most Roadies I see never even wave back or say Hi. Oh yeah they are concentrating.
www.bikeradar.com said:If you go with 29" wheels, you're a sap who believes everything he reads.
www.bikeradar.com said:"Cross country" means you aren't very good at riding downhill, and sotell people you like to be able to climb.
www.bikeradar.com said:if you ride a mountain bike with no suspension, you'll be called a retro-grouch and you'll be rattled into a state of amnesia.
www.bikeradar.com said:it's becoming increasingly popular to have no gears, because it's simpler or something. The prevailing wisdom on this theory is that the only people who subscribe to it are those whose brains have been excessively rattled, due to lack of proper suspension on their bikes.