Do You Call Yourself a Cyclist?
Posted: 06 Nov 2012, 09:12
A conversation Nathan and I often have at the track. Are we 'cyclists', or do we simply 'ride bikes':
http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/f ... 28l7f.html
I particularly like the first few comments...
"I think there are 3 ways you know when you are a 'cyclist'
1. You have left some skin on Sydney's roads and have suffered 'rad rash'
2. You have been at work after commuting and forgotten an essential item of clothing and struggled through the day's meetings wearing knicks / wet socks / cycling shoes etc etc
3. You have been honked and swerved at by a car driver for taking up too much space in 'their' lane
BTW - Love the comment "I am not a cyclist, I am a husband and a father" - some road users would do well to remember that."
"Resistance is futile. The force is strong in you. Use the Force.
I am a cyclist. I am also a driver, motorcyclist, pedestrian, air traveller, swimmer, crawler and an enthusiastic lyer-down. All these things define me, but few fulfill me as much as cycling! We are Cyclists. We are Legion. Resistance is futile!"
"I'm pretty big on the lying-down meself.
It's why I don't cycle to work. I'd probably fall off my bike and just lie asleep on the grass."
http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/f ... 28l7f.html
I particularly like the first few comments...
"I think there are 3 ways you know when you are a 'cyclist'
1. You have left some skin on Sydney's roads and have suffered 'rad rash'
2. You have been at work after commuting and forgotten an essential item of clothing and struggled through the day's meetings wearing knicks / wet socks / cycling shoes etc etc
3. You have been honked and swerved at by a car driver for taking up too much space in 'their' lane
BTW - Love the comment "I am not a cyclist, I am a husband and a father" - some road users would do well to remember that."
"Resistance is futile. The force is strong in you. Use the Force.
I am a cyclist. I am also a driver, motorcyclist, pedestrian, air traveller, swimmer, crawler and an enthusiastic lyer-down. All these things define me, but few fulfill me as much as cycling! We are Cyclists. We are Legion. Resistance is futile!"
"I'm pretty big on the lying-down meself.
It's why I don't cycle to work. I'd probably fall off my bike and just lie asleep on the grass."