What's the obsession middle aged lads have with cycling?

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-07-2018 02:27PM

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Iwouldinmesack · 23-07-2018 02:28PM

Reati wrote: »

The arse of hte young wan in front of you is what one lad in his fifties told me when I asked him.

Think hes telling you porkies. Only ever see aul lads young lads and middle aged wans cycling whenever i have the misfortune to be stuck behind them on the road.

xckjoo · 23-07-2018 02:29PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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They are. They're restricted to the road network like most wheeled vehicles.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-07-2018 02:29PM

Cordell wrote: »

I'm a middle aged lad that occasionally partake in cycling, but have never ever had any inclination to those balls and micky revealing pants. Have some decency, ffs. And if you have to, wear something else over, you don't need to by that aerodynamic, those flaps don't really help at all.

I think you should concentrate more on the cycling than looking at mens crotches...bit of a perv aren't you?

sham58107 · 23-07-2018 02:32PM

Iwouldinmesack wrote: »

Or WIL, W@nkers in Lycra

Agreed some are annoying, should not hold anyone up on roads and obey rules, but I have also see a lot of FKW trying to play footie. ( Full Kit W%%%ers

23-07-2018 02:32PM

Alun wrote: »

ROFLMAO, average car length of 2m? Is your name Noddy?

Lol fair call.
Let's say 5m instead (because so many people in Ireland have a requirement for cars that are more suited to the plains of Western Africa) and still I ask, when has anybody seen 1,000 SUVs lined up behind a group of cyclists?

rgace · 23-07-2018 02:32PM

The oufits are fine while actually cycling I suppose, but I really wish they would change into something else before going into the shops or a cafe.
A man in lycra is horrible to look at.

Bainneban · 23-07-2018 02:32PM

Its the new golf definitely. Expensive equipment and funny clothes.

Sal Butamol · 23-07-2018 02:36PM

Nothing like a cycling thread to bring out the cretin intellect that is rampant in this country.

The surge in popularity of the sport seems to activate something deep inside the Irish psyche that unleashes an unrivalled display of ignorance, stupidity and otherwise moronic opinions that have so long blighted this country.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 23-07-2018 02:37PM

It's great aerobic exercise for anyone who does it. Our road network doesn't exactly lend itself to safe cycling, nor does the bad attitude of some drivers/cyclists.

Cycling in Dublin can be quite a hair raising experience.

Iwouldinmesack · 23-07-2018 02:38PM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

Nothing like a cycling thread to bring out the cretin intellect that is rampant in this country.

The surge in popularity of the sport seems to activate something deep inside the Irish psyche that unleashes an unrivalled display of ignorance, stupidity and otherwise moronic opinions that have so long blighted this country.

Does that include the cretin cyclists who dont obey the rules of the road?

Sal Butamol · 23-07-2018 02:40PM

Iwouldinmesack wrote: »

Does that include the cretin cyclists who dont obey the rules of the road?

They are probably the same ones breaking the rules of the road in their car

ConnyMcDavid · 23-07-2018 02:41PM

rgace wrote: »

The oufits are fine while actually cycling I suppose, but I really wish they would change into something else before going into the shops or a cafe.
A man in lycra is horrible to look at.

If they carry a bag with a change of clothes to change in and out of just to go into a shop? Would that make it easier for you? You could do your shopping online if you are finding life tough.

Iwouldinmesack · 23-07-2018 02:44PM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

They are probably the same ones breaking the rules of the road in their car

Probably seeing as they have no consideration for others on the road anyway.

Balanadan · 23-07-2018 02:46PM

I saw a middle aged cyclist knock down a child from behind and cycle over their back. Didn't even stop to look back.

Alf Veedersane · 23-07-2018 02:46PM

Iwouldinmesack wrote: »

Probably seeing as they have no consideration for others anyway

Yeah, because everyone knows that all drivers obey the rules of the road and all cyclists show utter contempt for the rules of the road.

aroundthehouse · 23-07-2018 02:47PM

oh man, i am so sick of auld lads going around in tight lycra hogging the road, hogging the doorways of cafes and petrol stations up and down the country

Bainneban · 23-07-2018 02:51PM

Balanadan wrote: »

I saw a middle aged cyclist knock down a child from behind and cycle over their back. Didn't even stop to look back.

That doesn't sound realistic...was he stopped?

_Dara_ · 23-07-2018 02:52PM

Alun wrote: »

So are lots of other sports. There seems to be an attitude amongst the more serious cyclists that they're in a unique position, and that everybody else, especially car drivers that interrupt their enjoyment of the public roads is a beer swilling, snack eating lard arse. It may surprise them that many of those car drivers are on their way to partake in other outdoor sports that are just as good, if not better for them than cycling. Low bone density anyone?

Shin splints, anyone?

What a weird, defensive post. I doubt cyclists are giving you any thought at all when you drive by.

mloc123 · 23-07-2018 02:54PM

Effects wrote: »

How do cycling shorts protect your balls?

The are padded, do not shift around causing friction and also don't have internal seams (again to reduce friction)

Sal Butamol · 23-07-2018 02:54PM

It's just the usual Irish bitterness and hostility towards anything new or different rearing it's ugly head again.

What sad empty lives so many lead in this country.

not yet · 23-07-2018 02:56PM

PandaPoo wrote: »

There's a loveky cafe in eniskerry that we go to every second weekend or so. We try get there early because around 11 or 12 a swarm of cyclists come in. Their bikes block the path and the exit, they stomp in with their noisy clompy shoes, take up the whole restaurant and outside. It's really annoying.

That must be terrible for you, would you not report them for invading your space, or making noise, or breathing..

Alun · 23-07-2018 02:56PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Shin splints, anyone?

I've no idea what those are, nor do I care.

What a weird, defensive post. I doubt cyclists are giving you any thought at all when you drive by.

I never mentioned cyclists thinking that as I drive by, I'm referring to the rather smug attitude given off in the various cycling threads that pop up from now and then mainly in C&T.

aroundthehouse · 23-07-2018 02:56PM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

It's just the usual Irish bitterness and hostility towards anything new or different rearing it's ugly head again.

What sad empty lives so many lead in this country.

riding a bicycle is hardly a new thing?

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-07-2018 03:01PM

They should be in the pub drinking 20 pints like real men

Sal Butamol · 23-07-2018 03:02PM

Alun wrote: »

I've no idea what those are, nor do I care.

I never mentioned cyclists thinking that as I drive by, I'm referring to the rather smug attitude given off in the various cycling threads that pop up from now and then mainly in C&T.

shakeitoff · 23-07-2018 03:02PM

aroundthehouse wrote: »

riding a bicycle is hardly a new thing?

Hahaha, that captures these lads mindset in one. Cycling isn't new but they think because they spend insane sums on gear that it makes it new. Loads of us have been cycling to school since we were 7 years old, we don't need lycra to do it.

It's a certain type of cyclist btw, not all them.

My take is that it's a pretty easy thing to throw yourself into with no steep learning curve. In fairness, golf is very complex and difficult just not very taxing

Sal Butamol · 23-07-2018 03:02PM

aroundthehouse wrote: »

riding a bicycle is hardly a new thing?

No, but the numbers have gone up hugely with the various cycle schemes

_Dara_ · 23-07-2018 03:03PM

Alun wrote: »

I've no idea what those are, nor do I care.

You brought up a drawback of low impact sport. I mentioned a drawback of high impact exercise. You not knowing what they are or having no inclination to find out is up to you. All exercises have pros and cons. So it’s silly and childish to mention one of cycling’s drawbacks as if no other exercise has any.

railer201 · 23-07-2018 03:06PM

Only cyclists on road bikes wear lycra and maybe some on hybrids. The majority of cyclists on hybrids, mountain bikes, retros and hire bikes wear casual gear - each to his or her own. The lycra seems to aid the stereotyping as outside of two wheels, there are no commonalities really about cyclists. At other times of the day, they maybe motorists, pedestrians - you name it.

What's the obsession middle aged lads have with cycling?

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