tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post7557978993496560983..comments2024-03-28T11:13:48.581+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: My bike, Londonibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-14167096229750478672009-11-26T09:03:48.587+00:002009-11-26T09:03:48.587+00:00Brother, are you calling cycling a sport?? ;-) No...Brother, are you calling cycling a sport?? ;-) Not the way I amble along to work... <br /><br />But yes, I absolutely agree it's all about the fact you ride, not what you ride. Sadly, there are some sub-cultures within the cycling fraternity who would like their 'sport' to remain the reserve of their own and not become a mass-appeal kind of thing. Ho hum, their loss...ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-9518617953082146542009-11-26T08:58:12.223+00:002009-11-26T08:58:12.223+00:00All the gear and no idea springs to mind, in any s...All the gear and no idea springs to mind, in any sport experience and fitness count more than flashy stuff.Skippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353535586889135327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-29342065410412346102009-11-24T12:35:55.961+00:002009-11-24T12:35:55.961+00:00Don't change a thing on that bike. Those fend...Don't change a thing on that bike. Those fenders look fine.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-81586214849790800752009-11-23T21:15:01.874+00:002009-11-23T21:15:01.874+00:00Nice ride!
All the best bikes are made from a mis...Nice ride!<br /><br />All the best bikes are made from a mish-mash of parts. Personally I wouldn't bother with the respray - I'd just replace those handlebars with a pair more swept-back for comfort and stuff.Karl McCracken (twitter: @karlonsea)http://www.mccracken.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-59628646785195298562009-11-23T13:05:08.350+00:002009-11-23T13:05:08.350+00:00Snobbery.
It's found in all walks of life.
I s...Snobbery.<br />It's found in all walks of life.<br />I still recall the sneers and jibes when I turned up on my first ever (and only) CTC ride on my £200 hybrid with mudguards, carrier, panniers... "Where do you put the kitchen sink, then, mate...". Strangely the sneers were still coming at the end of the ride (it was a "Veterans" 100 miler) even though I was still with them.<br />I doubt if those guys ever gave a thought to why they never saw me again. (I found a group with a better class of people... Oops! There <b>I</b> go now...).WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-88562130549289844402009-11-23T11:15:18.361+00:002009-11-23T11:15:18.361+00:00Thanks Andreas, and thanks for the link - I hadn&#...Thanks Andreas, and thanks for the link - I hadn't seen that article before, makes for an interesting read.<br /><br />Have been thinking about a re-spray for a while now, but worried a green and black bike may make me look like Yehuda Moon....ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-63911250719647761272009-11-23T10:43:30.307+00:002009-11-23T10:43:30.307+00:00Meh, don't worry about it. They'll always ...Meh, don't worry about it. They'll always be someone who thinks he's better because hes got a more expensive bike. Remember that race they did a while back. The fixie vs the road bike vs the hybrid vs the mountain bike. Apparently the fixie came first, the hybrid second and the road bike third after taking a tumble in the park! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/jul/16/cycling-tribes-race" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/jul/16/cycling-tribes-race</a><br /><br />Having said that I'd probably spray over the purple!Andreashttp://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com