I think Mountain bikes are better than road bikes
and anyone whose bike is made of fucking carbon and shaves their legs is a cunt.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:21, archived)

someone I know has just spent £2500 on a road bike.
Seriously.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)

I bet they'll only ride it on the pavement too.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

for that kind of money I expect an engine and 100mph.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:24, archived)

Well you certainly shouldn't consider riding that on the pavement,
tsk.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)

That's probably about the starting point if you're going to compete.
Or about what you'd spend if you're just an overpaid cunt who likes toys.

My bike cost £1,500, when I'm out on the trails I probably see 30 or 40% of people out on £2,000 bikes.

That's the fucking south for you. We're all bourgoise.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

They exercise a lot
do "active" things for fun. Hey, spend your money on whatever you like though, if I could afford that I'd be up to my armpits in hookers and blow.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)

Hookers ?
You like rugby players or you're bicurious ?

OMG PANDA !
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)

BOTH.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)

Oh boy you've invited them all in now.

( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)

*waits*
*looks at watch*
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)

nah, they aren't interested.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:43, archived)

i am.
i am totally interested.

if i come to a bashbashbash will you snog me?
( sleepybinky, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:47, archived)

TOTALLY.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:49, archived)

What bike is it?

(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)

A raleigh bomber

( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:32, archived)

*Retro grins*

(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:33, archived)

Meh. Povvo ;)
Mine cost well upwards of 2K and that was 12 years ago

and I'm well North, innit.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:50, archived)

HOW DARE YOU DISAGREEDYGREEDYNYOMNYOMCHIPSCHIPSCHIPSCHIPS!

( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)

LOL KETCHUP OR MAYO
I CANT DECIDE WHICH TO BATHE MY KEBAB IN JMG !

WAIT OMG LOL I WILL HAVE TWO KEBABS !
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)

ROFL There's no way in hell you'll share.

( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)

LOL NO
I HAVE TREACLE AND DEEP-FRIED PIZZA LARDY CAKE FOR PUDDING !

NOM !
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)

I actually keep gloves in my glove compartment.

(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)

On your bike?

( broadsword, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

I used to do a lot of riding as a kid
it was all bmx's in those days.

Then I grew up & got a car. Cars are fucking great. Brrrrrrrrrm.
( broadsword, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)

cars are ok but they're bloody expensive
also,people tend to get upset if you take a shortcut through the park in your car
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:24, archived)

Thing is you don't need to take a shortcut through the park
'cos you can just drive round it.

Brrrrrrrrrmmmmm.
( broadsword, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

this is a good point
what I'd like is a sort of bike that you could cycle like normal but then press a button and it would just take you the rest of the way when you're feeling tired

and do it quietly
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)

Until jetpacks are commercially available & cheap I'm sticking with a car.
Brrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
( broadsword, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:35, archived)

Same here,
I always roll my car when I'm on the BMX track though :(
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

damn straight!
what about people with mountain bike who incidentally shave their legs?

although I've not done mine in months


IM LIKE A FUCKING APE!
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

Are you a lady?
I always thought you were a guy.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

I'm no lady
I'm just anti-hairyness
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)

fair enough

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)

Road bikes are for ladies and they have baskets on the front of them

( Theoban What of it, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

nothing without a motor should be allowed on the road, unless they start paying road tax and get insured

( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

We need more tanks on the road
BRING BACK THATCHER

SMASH THE UNIONS
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

I pay road tax
I'm insured

I barely use my motor.


fuck that, cars are the ones that cause most of the wear and tear on the road, in a car vs bike altercation the bike usually comes of worst.

I reckon if you're prepared to accept the personal risk you can bypass insurance
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)

I second all of this
Motorists should all be prosecuted for murder, even if they dont run anyone over.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)

we could encourage them to murder each other
thus saving court time/prison space/paperwork
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)

I have a mountain bike with skinny road wheels and tyres on it
How do you like those fucking apples?
( Gooch Is neither here nor there, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)

I dont
your bike is gay.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)

Good point
well presented
( Gooch Is neither here nor there, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:33, archived)

I don't shave my legs or own a bike.

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)

I have a girlie bike.
It even had a basket on but I fucked that out as soon as I got it home.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)

Fool
you could have wrapped Spangolin up in a blanket, stuck her in the basket and rode past the moon.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)

I'd like to stick you in the basket.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:34, archived)

DAMN AND BLAST

( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:38, archived)

I have a mountain bike, it is black and yellow like a wheely bee
I don't know where it is
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)

I like this sentiment
However, I used to have carbon suspension forks... Does that count?
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)

Meh
If you're an XC whippet I suppose it makes sense.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)

Pace RC40s
They weren't very good. I swapped 'em for Rockshox Pikes.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:32, archived)

depends
what sort of knives did you have?
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)

What is the official goatworrier stance on hybrid bikes for commuting?

( RR I love you ... in a way, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)

hybrid bikes?
part octopus
part bike

all obscene
( VampireMonkeyOnSpeed a super sexy sexual sex terrorist sex, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:32, archived)

They are the ideal tool for commuting
as they arent folding bikes which make you look a right cunt and they arent OMG SINGLESPEED WITH SAWN OFF BARS which make you look like a right cunt.

That said, I have no idea why anyone would want to commute by bike in London, I hate riding in traffic.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:35, archived)

Tube strikes
This morning there was a noticable number of burly freeride bikes bouncing along the road with the skinny hybrids.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:40, archived)

I don't live in shitting london
I live in shitting manchester
( RR I love you ... in a way, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:43, archived)