DailyMail article

irishrover99

Lot of rubbish but worth a read. I'm only 34 so don't consider myself one :P

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2869069/Oh-shame-married-MAMIL-s-Middle-Aged-Man-Lycra.html

ford2600

irishrover99 wrote: »

Lot of rubbish but worth a read. I'm only 34 so don't consider myself one :P

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2869069/Oh-shame-married-MAMIL-s-Middle-Aged-Man-Lycra.html

Whatever about being too young to be a Mamil; what's your excuse for creating thread with "Daily Mail" and "worth a read"?

Beasty

Another rehash of the MAMIL stuff that's been doing the rounds for years. Another few years though and I'll hopefully be extracting myself from the definition.....

irishrover99

ford2600 wrote: »

Whatever about being too young to be a Mamil; what's your excuse for creating thread with "Daily Mail" and "worth a read"?

Just putting it out there, I'm sure there are a few that pass some time reading the Mail.

irishrover99

Beasty wrote: »

Another rehash of the MAMIL stuff that's been doing the rounds for years. Another few years though and I'll hopefully be extracting myself from the definition.....

Will you be too old for the middle aged bit

tomasrojo

Beasty wrote: »

Another rehash of the MAMIL stuff that's been doing the rounds for years. Another few years though and I'll hopefully be extracting myself from the definition.....

Saving up for tweed?

Chips Lovell

Husband looks like a total Fred.

Snickers Man

Hmm. Gotta say his wife is pretty fit.

Perhaps he would be advised, if he needs exercise, to spend more time in the saddle and less on his bike.

Just saying......

manwithaplan

Oscar Gateaux wrote: »

Husband looks like a total Fred.

Sorry to hear that. Tell him to shape up or ship out, sister.

ted1

I spent most of my spare times in a neoprene wetsuit, but that's cool, so no articles on people wearing wetsuits...

I'd rather be a MAMIL than a middle age man with coronary heart disease.

bazermc

I would rather be a MAMIL that one of those fats lads who thinks he is like Ronaldo cause he plays 5 a side every Wednesday night

Eamonnator

irishrover99 wrote: »

Just putting it out there, I'm sure there are a few that pass some time reading the Mail.

But very few, who will admit to so doing.

Eamonnator

I'm a TOTBAM

tomasrojo

The article, though hackneyed, is actually affectionate. Comments below it are toxic, of course.

Red Belly

I did enjoy "Cromwell's" comment on the DM site: "Says the bike in the little red dress."

Mi-aow!

rb

Cantona's Collars

The guy has MS,fair play to him.

I wonder will she be in another article in the future moaning that he can't walk let alone ride a bike?

Beasty

irishrover99 wrote: »

Will you be too old for the middle aged bit

That's the plan!

Chips Lovell

manwithaplan wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. Tell him to shape up or ship out, sister.

I just want to shave him.

cormacjones

bazermc wrote: »

I would rather be a MAMIL that one of those fats lads who thinks he is like Ronaldo cause he plays 5 a side every Wednesday night

I don't know anyone who plays 5 a side who thinks like that. Just like I don't know anyone who cycles and thinks they're Seán Kelly. It's just people trying to stay fit and enjoying the sport. Both commendable in my eyes.

Steo M

tomasrojo wrote: »

The article, though hackneyed, is actually affectionate. Comments below it are toxic, of course.

WRONG.....Most of those comments were spot on, especially the ones about the way they use the road & paths.

Orion

"Even when it rains we get no respite. Rather than miss a ride he sets up rollers (a treadmill for bikes) in the kitchen and scares the dog witless by riding on the spot for a noisy hour"

He mentions the N+1 rule but he obviously still needs to read Rule #5

irishrover99

tomasrojo wrote: »

The article, though hackneyed, is actually affectionate. Comments below it are toxic, of course.

Affectionate is something i i'd never associate with the DM.
Unless they have ruined someones life and then kiss there a** after they die,ie Amy Winehouse and Jade Goody

tomasrojo

irishrover99 wrote: »

Affectionate is something i i'd never associate with the DM.
Unless they have ruined someones life and then kiss there a** after they die,ie Amy Winehouse and Jade Goody

Yes, it's a nasty, self-righteous, manipulative, borderline paranoid publication.

However, this particular article is just a wife joshing about her husband's harmless albeit expensive enthusiasms.

Steo M, fair play to you for reading several hundred comments. I read about ten, and they were mostly spiteful evaluations of the couple, with a few zombie "road tax" comments.

Salmotrutta

zerks wrote: »

The guy has MS,fair play to him.

I wonder will she be in another article in the future moaning that he can't walk let alone ride a bike?

Delighted to read this - was diagnosed with MS myself a few months ago and hope to still be on the bike doing plenty of miles in 10 years time, so he's an inspiration to some of us.

Proud to be a MAMIL here. Long live the MAMILs!

Steo M

tomasrojo wrote: »

Yes, it's a nasty, self-righteous, manipulative, borderline paranoid publication.

However, this particular article is just a wife joshing about her husband's harmless albeit expensive enthusiasms.

Steo M, fair play to you for reading several hundred comments. I read about ten, and they were mostly spiteful evaluations of the couple, with a few zombie "road tax" comments.

Very surprised it took over an hour for one of the Cycling Nazi Brigade to flag down my comment.
Of course I didn't read all the DM comments as a lot of it was just husband v wife bickering stuff.
No surprise was the amount of ordinary people complaining about the Loonies In Lycra with their total disregard for other path & road users, seems these menaces are everywhere.

Chips Lovell

@Steo M. Knock it off please.

Steo M

Oscar Gateaux wrote: »

@Steo M. Knock it off please.

What? So no freedom of speech unless my comment only compliment the LIL's?

Chips Lovell

Please don't post in this thread again

oflahero

I see a few people cycling on the path alright, but it would be a cold day in hell before a self-respecting lycra wearer would do it. It would be such an egregious Euro style violation that I can't even imagine it. Has anyone ever witnessed such a thing?

Mr. Grieves

oflahero wrote: »

I see a few people cycling on the path alright, but it would be a cold day in hell before a self-respecting lycra wearer would do it. It would be such an egregious Euro style violation that I can't even imagine it. Has anyone ever witnessed such a thing?

Salmotrutta

Salmotrutta wrote: »

Delighted to read this - was diagnosed with MS myself a few months ago and hope to still be on the bike doing plenty of miles in 10 years time, so he's an inspiration to some of us.

Proud to be a MAMIL here. Long live the MAMILs!

I know one or two cyclists with MS. You wouldnt know unless they told you. People assume terrible disability when they hear MS but lots of people live normal lives with it.

Hi Ho

Ha ha ... I think he told her a fib - "a custom-built, red, white and blue road bike (£2,000 — his name is painted on the frame)."
But who hasn't?
Reminds me of "a cyclist's worst nightmare" - that he dies suddenly and his wife sells his bikes for what he told her they cost.

furiousox

Here's the custom bike site.

http://www.wyndymilla.com/