When I show up for a ride this is what I hear, never fails:
Starting with my favorite
"Some guys might not want those things behind them." Like I'm going to shove them up they're arse, well if you keep talking you might be wearing these aerobars buddy.
"Can you turn with those?" No, I can only go in a straight line. To turn, I come to a complete stop, get off my bike, point it where I want to go, wash and repeat.
"We're doing hills today, you won't be able to climb on that thing." You're right, every triathlon and TT that I have ever seen was flat.
"Can you shift without being in those?" No, I have to come to a complete stop, shift, wash and repeat
"I hear those things are squirrly going down hill." (whatever) You're right again, most people that ride tri-bikes don't go downhill, they climb then walk there bikes down the other side. After all we enjoy a long walk after a vigorous climb.
"We're doing pulls and stuff, you might not be able to do it on that." Right again, I don't remember Lance Armstrong and his teamates sharing the load during the TTT at the Tour de France. If I recall, Hincapie stayed in the front for the entire stage.
"A triathlete comes out with us once in a while and he fell a week ago, those time-trial bikes are dangerous, oh come to think of it he was on a road bike at the time." COME ON MAN!!!!!
Followed by: "Nice bike, I was thinking of getting one of those."
Those that don't say anything they just kinda look wildly. There are many that are cool from the onset too so don't get me wrong.
I don't dig the labels that go back and forth from both sides. I don't know where all of this crap started and don't care. Just let me ride dammit. I'll ride with anyone roadie, tri, leisure, recreational, 8-80 dumb cripple or crazy, I don't care, I just love to ride. I play nice, trust me, you'll see. I didn't even need training wheels when I 1st learned.
"In the blocks you're a prisoner, the gun releases you."
Starting with my favorite
"Some guys might not want those things behind them." Like I'm going to shove them up they're arse, well if you keep talking you might be wearing these aerobars buddy.
"Can you turn with those?" No, I can only go in a straight line. To turn, I come to a complete stop, get off my bike, point it where I want to go, wash and repeat.
"We're doing hills today, you won't be able to climb on that thing." You're right, every triathlon and TT that I have ever seen was flat.
"Can you shift without being in those?" No, I have to come to a complete stop, shift, wash and repeat
"I hear those things are squirrly going down hill." (whatever) You're right again, most people that ride tri-bikes don't go downhill, they climb then walk there bikes down the other side. After all we enjoy a long walk after a vigorous climb.
"We're doing pulls and stuff, you might not be able to do it on that." Right again, I don't remember Lance Armstrong and his teamates sharing the load during the TTT at the Tour de France. If I recall, Hincapie stayed in the front for the entire stage.
"A triathlete comes out with us once in a while and he fell a week ago, those time-trial bikes are dangerous, oh come to think of it he was on a road bike at the time." COME ON MAN!!!!!
Followed by: "Nice bike, I was thinking of getting one of those."
Those that don't say anything they just kinda look wildly. There are many that are cool from the onset too so don't get me wrong.
I don't dig the labels that go back and forth from both sides. I don't know where all of this crap started and don't care. Just let me ride dammit. I'll ride with anyone roadie, tri, leisure, recreational, 8-80 dumb cripple or crazy, I don't care, I just love to ride. I play nice, trust me, you'll see. I didn't even need training wheels when I 1st learned.
"In the blocks you're a prisoner, the gun releases you."