Yes. They're called "roadies".Has anyone else ever come across people who are bike elitists who only ride extremely rare expensive bikes and look down on anything else, etc?
Close. They're pronounced differently.I thought a roadie was someone that traveled with a band
Single speeds, or fixed?I haven't noticed it that much but I've gotten some bad vibes from a few people here and there who ride single speeds exclusively.
Hmmmm, I guess I won't take offense to that since I do ride geared bikes occasionally--maybe 5% of the time. Does that mean that I'm a dick 95% of the time?I haven't noticed it that much but I've gotten some bad vibes from a few people here and there who ride single speeds exclusively.
In all fairness, I'm noticing that there seems to be less and less dickishness on the other site.Hmmmm, I guess I won't take offense to that since I do ride geared bikes occasionally--maybe 5% of the time. Does that mean that I'm a dick 95% of the time?![]()
That can be quite accurate.Yes. They're called "roadies".![]()
At Interbike 2008, I stopped at the Maxxis booth, and was chatting with Sabrina Jonnier. Her name was only slightly familiar to me, as I recalled an article about her racing in New Zealand. I was dumb enough to mention that out loud. Geoff Kabush and Mathieu Toulouse both looked at me like I was an idiot, and Geoff said "you mean when she won the Worlds?".It seems the thinner, most in shape, race jersey wearing riders (road or mountain) are the least likely to wave or be friendly. Maybe they're just too focused to be bothered.
It hit me one year when I was at a state championship series race. I asked quite a few buddies and other riders who the NORBA XC champ was the previous race season. Virtually no one knew. Then I asked who the World XC champ was and no one knew. Those are the baddest XC riders on the planet and most of my fellow riders had no idea who they were. Moral of the story-no matter how good you get, don't ever take yourself so seriously you can't give a friendly wave to a smuck like me riding by. Of course, don't expect of wave on a serious hill or the middle of a sprint...![]()