Spandex wearing bicyclers...
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alright, i moved out of NYC a few months ago and i am now currently in north jersey. what is the deal with the gaggle of bicyclers in their spandex outfits that insist on taking up the entire road blocking traffic?
on my route home from work i have to take about 10/15 minutes of back roads off the highway and EVERYDAY there are groups of about 15 people riding their bikes blocking traffic. how is this allowed? do these people have a death wish? pretty inconsiderate.
on my route home from work i have to take about 10/15 minutes of back roads off the highway and EVERYDAY there are groups of about 15 people riding their bikes blocking traffic. how is this allowed? do these people have a death wish? pretty inconsiderate.
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haven't seen anyone in single file since i've been here. there is always two side by side and sometimes three. so in this case you are forced to ride behind them (usually traffic on the other side of the street and you can't even pass) until you or they turn off. i am just suprised there are not stricter laws on this. backing up traffic is one thing, but the biker's safety is another. i am suprised there aren't more accidents.
Maybe if you are riding only a few miles. But people who ride bikes seriously ride 20-40 miles on evening rides and 30+ on long weekend rides. Kind of hard to do on a cul de sac.
Cyclists have as much right to the roads as cars do, but everyone has to be considerate and operate safely.
what's the point of the spandex get up? why can't people ride in shorts?
and i must come clean..........i do wear riding shorts with another pair over the top, for junk purposes.
Bike shorts whether form fitting spandex/lycra or baggies have padding in the nether regions - no seams. Try riding a bike in jeans or jean shorts or any type of shorts for that matter that have the normal seam right down the middle of the crotch. After 20 miles it starts to hurt. After 40 it becomes unbearable. It is hard enough to ride a long distance in 90 degree weather with state of the art bike shorts. Anything else is almost unbearable. Also, these hi tech fabrics dry quickly. I live in high humidity area and are pretty much wet after the first 10-15 miles. And if you get caught in a rain shower you want something that dries quickly. As far as the tight spandex, if you want to ride fast or with a group it is easier without baggy shorts flapping in the wind - or a baggy, loose top. Aerodynamic is the word for cyclists and we pay big bucks for aerodynamic bikes, parts, clothes as well as parts and clothing that weight as little as possible and still can get the job done.
Sometimes in the spring or fall when it is cool I'll make the mistake of wearing a jacket. When I warm up I unzip it and the flapping in the wind drives me crazy. I have to stop, take it off, and somehow tie it on my bike or just ride on flapping away. That's why I like arm warmers. I can just push him down like a bracelet. Or those bolero (I think that's what their called) things that is just a neck piece with long sleeves that you can wear under a ss jersey to get long sleeves.
As far as resistance..... I need all the help I can get so I avoid it. I am slow on the bike despite all the $$$ I spend on high tech equipment. But then no telling how slow I would be if I was still riding my 1984 steel bike.
I bought a new road bike at the end of 2007. Before that I had a carbon fiber Giant, and before that the steel Gitane. I also have a Cannondale cyclocross - aluminum. So anyway, I made up my mind I was going to buy steel again, but then I found a decent priced titanium. So I ended up with Titanium. I love it. I am not crazy about aluminum or carbon fiber. From now on it will be steel or titanium.
i do not have the funds for titanium.