Beating People on the commute who have a better bike

I'm going to try and find a flat that's at least 5 miles or more away from my place of work, maybe hammersmith, or dulwich...

Bloody hell cycling sure is an expensive hobby...

Zoidberg, then why do you spend your time and energy sitting behind someone with a lycra shorts in the first place?

Are you sure you hate it or did you confuse it for lush?

Ed, it's not out of choice, it doesn't last long and I've never been confused.

Well, until I saw your avatar that is...

Exactly! I still ride it, it's either 5 minutes walking or 30 second cycling.

That would be 0.5 miles in 30 seconds? 60mph? And you still don't sweat?

Well, I commute around 8 miles each way. However, I gotta take all these alleyways and etc to shorten my journey etc. Racing would be pointless and ignored since if anyone does "challenge" me, chances are I am not going to stay on the road/direction for much longer anyway. So, if you do want to race, take it to the track, or are you not manly enough to race someone on fair grounds? :P

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no, he's a walker

your spelling is atrocious

however, reading the scobaliser's posts gives me an amazing feeling of empathy for people who decide to care for autistic children as a day job

it's both cute and rewarding

Met a really nice bloke who could be on here. He looks the serious racing type that integrates proper riding into his commute from Tooting to Hackney I think. Green tires on a blue Condor fixed. Looks like a well looked after training bike and he spins high rpms. Being back to work this week meant it was a challenge keeping up with him on the limited ride we share. <--This is fine

But the nodders that I manage avoid 95% of the time do my head in: I swear blind I'm not getting involved but then you find yourself riding to South beers and suddenly surrounded in a swarm of hump backpacks, mtbs, hybrids, cateyes, fixeis and bromptons all being ridden stupidly.

Get a life, dorks...

Get a life, dorks...

It's 1am and you're on an internet forum.

Denial is not just a place in Egypt.

Embrace it.

Get a licence, dorks...

Quite.

I used to commute 6miles to work. Changed to lycra because it hardly took any time. I was usually up and out of the house in 4minutes. Then work moved to half a mile away and I was late for work. Work being further away works better for me. Never had anyone to beat though.

Beating people when they're on training rides is always fun though. Fixed or not. Beating someone who's on a 10mi commute when you're going 2mi is lame though

There are too many variables involved rendering this entire thread useless

That would be 0.5 miles in 30 seconds? 60mph? And you still don't sweat?

noted.

according to google map, it's a 3 minutes cycle or 8 minutes walking.

I raced to work today. had to, was waaaay late. you should have seen the trail of destroyed lycra clad, be-carboned racer types left in my wake. they were all weeping into their team sky jerseys. Even beat a dude on a Marin hybrid. A moment to savour...

Get a life, dorks...

fuck me.

you fucken commute racing dorks should have a punchup with all of the fifth floor spacks.
hopefully everyone will get hurt.

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fuck me.

you fucken commute racing dorks should have a punchup with all of the fifth floor spacks.
hopefully everyone will get hurt.

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I'm selling the rights for this to Sky.

Why not commute in lycra? It's clothing that's comfortable to ride in, and if you're spending an hour on the bike each way/totting up 200mile commuting weeks it makes a lot more sense than jeans and a tshirt. Nothing to do with srs bizness, more just getting the job done efficiently.

+1 to this. I have a 9 mile commute, and like to have dry comfortable clothes on the way home. Lycra / merino FTW.

Plus the aerodynamic properties help me to drop all the fucking hipsters I see and leave them crying in my wake.

I like the idea of the silent drafting then shouting 'BOO' when they turn round at lights.

I'll be honest I do sometimes have little commuter races but I feel like a dick afterwards 'Yes! I fucking ditched that granny on that shopper!' This is partly due to the fact I am being inexplicably overtaken by said grannys.

If your on the better bike, you dont need get sweat and ride faster to be a winner.

This is how society works.

mounts 'worlds greatest Madone' to pop to the shops

What I really like is being out on the road bike and getting dropped by 70+ year old men on ancient bikes.

I like it, it makes me smile and gives me hope for the future of the planet

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN?

fuck me.

you fucken commute racing dorks should have a punchup with all of the fifth floor spacks.
hopefully everyone will get hurt.

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Well, someone oviously took a humiliating pasting, on the commute this morning..........

;)

haha.

some rad dude on a phixXxeh whipped me through the traffic of camberhell.

^ In the tiny East Anglian village where my parents live, there's this ancient guy with mutton chops who always wears a blue boiler suit and matching cap, who rides and old sit-up-and-beg with rod brakes, and he has overtaken me before.

I remember him being ancient when I was a little kid, so christ knows how old he is now.

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