Silvergoat
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There's always an exception to the rule. Bit of wind chill there it seems.
There's always an exception to the rule. Bit of wind chill there it seems.
Lycra
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legrandefromage":3movpa4z said:
Theirs me thinking i had a dragons den money maker and some ones beaten me to it
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Hoy's upset a lot of cyclists with that fat shaming comment. Very few living middle aged adult males are even close to 8st. Hoy should be encouraging more people to ride and not sneering at those of us carring a few spare tyres. Its good for peoples health irrespective of how they look riding.
Hoy's upset a lot of cyclists with that fat shaming comment. Very few living middle aged adult males are even close to 8st. Hoy should be encouraging more people to ride and not sneering at those of us carring a few spare tyres. Its good for peoples health irrespective of how they look riding.
old_coyote_pedaller
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Has anybody actually read his article in GQ Magazine that the quote is taken from?
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ch ... n-you-ride
The jist of what he wrote was you don't need to dress up like a TDF rider to go out on a bike or commute on a bike.
He gave advice on what to wear either lycra or various alternatives.
Basically one phrase taken out of context that entirely misses the point of what he wrote.
So instead of people getting the message of wear what you want, what is comfortable for you, be it lycra or ordinary clothes, so you can just get out on a bike, it becomes a talking point for entirely the wrong reason.
I wear lycra shorts because they are comfy on my arse when on the bike, road bike or MTB, it doesn't matter to me. Comfort comes first, why feel like riding a bike has to be a penance? Too many people that think riding a bike is a good idea/fun are put off wearing proper comfortable clothes for riding because they think people will laugh but give up riding because they find it too hard/uncomfortable.
Generally the people doing the laughing are sitting on their arses with nowt else to do. You wear a waterproof jacket out in the rain, or decent boots on the hills or a bouyancy aid for sailing, etc, why should riding a bike be any different to other pursuits/activities that require appropriate clothes?
Has anybody actually read his article in GQ Magazine that the quote is taken from?
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ch ... n-you-ride
The jist of what he wrote was you don't need to dress up like a TDF rider to go out on a bike or commute on a bike.
He gave advice on what to wear either lycra or various alternatives.
Basically one phrase taken out of context that entirely misses the point of what he wrote.
So instead of people getting the message of wear what you want, what is comfortable for you, be it lycra or ordinary clothes, so you can just get out on a bike, it becomes a talking point for entirely the wrong reason.
I wear lycra shorts because they are comfy on my arse when on the bike, road bike or MTB, it doesn't matter to me. Comfort comes first, why feel like riding a bike has to be a penance? Too many people that think riding a bike is a good idea/fun are put off wearing proper comfortable clothes for riding because they think people will laugh but give up riding because they find it too hard/uncomfortable.
Generally the people doing the laughing are sitting on their arses with nowt else to do. You wear a waterproof jacket out in the rain, or decent boots on the hills or a bouyancy aid for sailing, etc, why should riding a bike be any different to other pursuits/activities that require appropriate clothes?
Silvergoat
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People can make lazy assumptions and often take things out of context in a reactionary way. Tbh, I can't get past the size of his thighs!
We used to take bin bags with three holes cut out as rain capes and used plastic shopping bags as 'shoe' liners, bitd.
People can make lazy assumptions and often take things out of context in a reactionary way. Tbh, I can't get past the size of his thighs!
We used to take bin bags with three holes cut out as rain capes and used plastic shopping bags as 'shoe' liners, bitd.
Silvergoat
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nothing worse than squelching into work and pouring a deluge out your shoes – am really looking forward to another wet Winter...
nothing worse than squelching into work and pouring a deluge out your shoes – am really looking forward to another wet Winter...
