disgraceful_admin wrote:
Powwop wrote:Lmao. I think you're on to something. I used to wave to the peter pan cyclist gang on my long runs when they'd pass by. Not a single one of them could acknowledge myself or the other runners out there. (A very well known route among local runners) I'd meet up with other runners and ask if they ever noticed that the passing cyclists seem too good to nod. Apparently so...so, from my personal experiences and other conclusions drawn from others experiences i have concluded runners and cyclists are 35/65 respectively, on the douchebag ratio.
In regards to dress attire, i think the 1500 dollar bicycle, sponsor blasted spandex with attachable mirror glasses out rank short running shorts and brightly colored shoes.
It's extremely unlikely that you're fast, as it's extremely painful and/or impossible to do proper cycling training without proper cycling gear.
If you're only using platform pedals then you're not training seriously and will get destroyed by even amateur racers who aren't total jokes. Wearing any non-cycling shoe for cycling will warp the sole around the pedals and tear the upper if you're applying any kind of serious power to the cranks. Not to mention they're slipping like crazy.
If you never wear padded bike shorts then you're either not spending much time on the bike, or your balls have been smashed into oblivion. I wouldn't be surprised if you had none to start with, in which case it's still gotta hurt like !$!#$ and cause soft tissue damage. Maybe you have a fat person's bike seat, and you can wear khakis on bike - well then you're not a fast cyclist, cyclists use saddles not seats and it's very unlikely that you're able to produce reasonable power from a seat, which are normally at terrible angles for speed and limit your range of motion in exchange for comfort.
A serious cyclist will be prepared for the unexpected flat tire or two, every single ride, because being stranded 50 miles from home is a possibility. So wearing a cycling jersey with back pockets for 1.) pump 2.) tire lever 3.) spare tube 4.) cell phone in case of emergency is what every serious cyclist does.
Would you rather have cyclists stuff those in the pockets of basketball shorts or a polo front pocket? Why don't you try stuffing those up yours.
How do you know those cyclists didn't just ride 90 miles before stopping at the coffee shop for a refreshment? How long was your last easy run?
If you crash going 40 mph down a hill wearing a t-shirt, it's likely that the shirt will get caught up in your bike or someone else's or around your neck and cause injury. If you crash in lycra, you're much more likely to roll or slide on the road surface. It's also annoying and loud to have a shirt flapping around in the wind if you're going at speed. Shorts without a liner cause chafing when cycling at reasonable rpms - and all serious cyclists maintain at least 90rpm, and I'm lower bodyfat % than you so don't say it's because of excess mass.
I used to destroy all the "cyclists" in my area on a rusty bmx bike. Then I started riding with an actual cycling team with Cat 1/2/3 guys and realized that most of the people riding around in lycra are either terribly slow, or doing recovery rides. Whatever, let them enjoy their sport - just because they're slow doesn't mean you have to ban them from wearing the proper gear.
Your situation is analogous to Kenyan sub-2:10 guys mocking every single LetsRun poster for wearing shoes to run. "Why do they have to wear shoes and shorts for their 10mph 'run'!? We go in full warmups or barefoot if slower than 5:00 pace."
Jesus I've never seen a bunch of joggers get destroyed in an argument as bad as they just did. Good on you, couldn't have said it better myself.
That makes the tally 0-2 on cycling vs running threads. Any joggers wanna start a 3rd thread?