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Willy · 08-26-2004, 07:30 PM

Haha, for the record, no angry PMs were from me

. I have never been under the impression that riding a bike makes you look like a big stud, especially in the bright-colored skin-tight clothes hehe.

I have never bought the spandex stuff, I just ride in a regular pair of shorts and a t-shirt. I know why people wear the pants at least though, that seat is pretty brutal on your backside after 30 or 40 miles, and they are padded with gel or chamois. I don't know why they have to be skin tight though, and I can't see any benefit to the spandex shirt, except I guess it breathes.

I am also lucky enough to work in a blue-jeans and polo shirt type office so it's easy to fold/roll up my clothes in my backpack and they aren't wrinkled when I get to work. I generally drive if I have a major meeting or presentation that day but most days it's very casual. There are several guys that ride to work in my department, some of them have done it for 20+ years hehe.

Going to a bar or showing up for a date on a bike would be pretty dorky I agree

unless it was a date to go for a ride

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Edit: Oh, and bicycling CAN'T be any dorkier-looking than speed-walking.

08-26-2004, 07:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
Willy Insane	Haha, for the record, no angry PMs were from me . I have never been under the impression that riding a bike makes you look like a big stud, especially in the bright-colored skin-tight clothes hehe. I have never bought the spandex stuff, I just ride in a regular pair of shorts and a t-shirt. I know why people wear the pants at least though, that seat is pretty brutal on your backside after 30 or 40 miles, and they are padded with gel or chamois. I don't know why they have to be skin tight though, and I can't see any benefit to the spandex shirt, except I guess it breathes. I am also lucky enough to work in a blue-jeans and polo shirt type office so it's easy to fold/roll up my clothes in my backpack and they aren't wrinkled when I get to work. I generally drive if I have a major meeting or presentation that day but most days it's very casual. There are several guys that ride to work in my department, some of them have done it for 20+ years hehe. Going to a bar or showing up for a date on a bike would be pretty dorky I agree unless it was a date to go for a ride . Edit: Oh, and bicycling CAN'T be any dorkier-looking than speed-walking.