Fragrant roadies - coincidence or what?

[danphoto]

Not long back from a spin in the countryside with, for the first time in maybe 10 years, the lady wife along on her trusty Dawes Street Sharp, and I have a question.

We were passed on many occasions this morning by the gentlemen of the local club engaged in some form of race type thing, and it soon became apparent that they were of two distinct persuasions: Type A bade us a cheery "mornin!" as he came by, but Type B was above that sort of thing. Which of course is fair enough, and nothing new there.

What we'd never noticed before though was that most if not all of the Type B's trailed behind them a strong pong of the tart's handbag kind.

My question therefore is - are the roadies who smell pretty always the ones who don't acknowledge lesser mortals?

 

[Joe24]

Dunno, saw some guy from Ashfield RC see me and my mate out today, and he thought he was above us.
Looked like a right tart.

And some guy on a carbon cboardman bike in tarty gear blanked me at some lights, knew i was there but wouldnt look.
I was trackstanding just behind him, lights went green and i was off. Turned around and had left him for dust. Id already done 73miles by that point aswell on some large hills, and this tart couldnt even keep up or catch up.

However, i do know some people that look abit tarty, but will give a wave. So not all the same.

 

[blazed]

I smell like penguin eggs.

 

[byegad]

Almost all cyclists acknowledge me, and me them, with a word or wave or nod. However of those that don't tarted up roadies are the majority even though on my rides there are way more less tarted up types around than race lookalikes.

 

[Blue]

Dunno, saw some guy from Ashfield RC see me and my mate out today, and he thought he was above us.
Looked like a right tart.

And some guy on a carbon cboardman bike in tarty gear blanked me at some lights, knew i was there but wouldnt look.
I was trackstanding just behind him, lights went green and i was off. Turned around and had left him for dust. Id already done 73miles by that point aswell on some large hills, and this tart couldnt even keep up or catch up.
However, i do know some people that look abit tarty, but will give a wave. So not all the same.

Did it ever occur to you that some cyclists aren't out for a race.

When I go out I don't try to race everyone that passes - I cycle at my own pace, as others do, I'm sure!

 

[Joe24]

Did it ever occur to you that some cyclists aren't out for a race.

When I go out I don't try to race everyone that passes - I cycle at my own pace, as others do, I'm sure!

Looked like he had all the gear, and even the look of someone that would have been fast, but just wasn't.
Sat by the side of the road, or waiting at traffic lights, he might look like he knew what he was doing.
But going he just didn't.
He did try and catch me though. Saw him go to speed up, so i just slowed down abit then sped back up again and he was way behind then.

 

[addictfreak]

Did it ever occur to you that some cyclists aren't out for a race.

When I go out I don't try to race everyone that passes - I cycle at my own pace, as others do, I'm sure!

Quite right. I often amuse myself by catching and passing other cyclists on or off road. Always feel very smug with myself, but of course the majority of them dont even know im there and their not at all interested in a race.
Still makes my feel better though

 

[aJohnson]

Looked like he had all the gear, and even the look of someone that would have been fast, but just wasn't.
Sat by the side of the road, or waiting at traffic lights, he might look like he knew what he was doing.
But going he just didn't.
He did try and catch me though. Saw him go to speed up, so i just slowed down abit then sped back up again and he was way behind then.

And all the gear means he is going to try racing everyone he see's?
He may have not been looking for a race, and only started to speed up for the sake of speeding up.

 

[Joe24]

And all the gear means he is going to try racing everyone he see's?
He may have not been looking for a race, and only started to speed up for the sake of speeding up.

Rubbish, he sped up to attempt to catch me.
He then slowed down after he realised he was slow.

He blanked me at the lights aswell, he knew I was there, but wouldn't turn his head enough to make eye contact, or make it look like he knew I was there.

Really, it looked like he had bought the bike but didn't do much cycling, just went out to attempt to look good.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm currently dabbing a little 'L'eau d'Assos' behind my knees on club runs these days. What's everyone else using?

 

[dmoan]

Fairy liquid once a month does me. But then I cycle alone...

 

[dmoan]

...although I do use Assos chamois cream - I wonder if people can smell my shorts?

 

[Fab Foodie]

...although I do use Assos chamois cream - I wonder if people can smell my shorts?

Probably why you cycle alone...

 

[dmoan]

I you saw me applying the stuff, you wouldn't head out for a ride with me!

 

[John the Monkey]

I'm very friendly, and I smell lovely. Maybe I'm the exception?