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[DOD]Asprilla · 10 Apr 2014 at 11:52

Slobbo said:
So it's your average cruising speed, and you're excluding the time when you're slowing and accelerating?

Clock stops when I'm stationary (3kph or below) but everything else is included. Light traffic meant that I didn't stop for much and clearly there were times when I was at a higher cadence.

Shamrock · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:01

Commuting through central destroys any hopes of a good average for me.

Jonny69 · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:10

Poxy roads. Have spent the last few days nursing a niggly sore elbow which has spread into my wrist and hand. Pretty sure it's from getting banged around on the rough surfaces on my commute. Have flipped and unslammed the stem on my Dolan to take the pressure off for a bit. Looks a bit silly but it's much more comfortable on the elbow.

nydryl · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:21

chanjy said:
I think that would be unfair not to, they should definitely let you do that IMO.

There was a real idiot cycling down Victoria Street on his Langster this morning sporting a beard and a rolled up jeans leg with a reflective Rapha logo. Why!??

Beard!? OH NO! LORD FORBID! Reflective logo!? Absolutely foolish. Langster!? Commuting on a single speed, ridiculous!

What an idiot.

touch · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:25

Beards are cool now:

grudas · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:27

Shamrock said:
Commuting through central destroys any hopes of a good average for me.

ye same here!

fallowed a guy today.. who jumped 9 red lights in ~6miles! every SINGLE one of them.. junctions etc! and I managed to catch up with him every time haha..

these are the people that give us a bad name.

nydryl · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:27

touch said:
Beards are cool now:

They also keep your face warm in cold Scottish winters, springs, summers and autumns.

arknor · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:37

Shamrock said:
I want some of those jeans.

rapha do jeans for cycling ? I'm sick of going to primark for jeans. I don't do Lycra and I don't want to ruin a decent pair

grudas · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:43

arknor said:
rapha do jeans for cycling ? I'm sick of going to primark for jeans. I don't do Lycra and I don't want to ruin a decent pair

I don't do lycra haha.. haha.. you don't do cycling you pansy!

Shamrock · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:44

They do but you might be branded a real idiot for wearing them.

chanjy · 10 Apr 2014 at 12:52

Just don't roll up the leg to reveal the reflective brand logo on the inside of the trouser and you'll be ok

nydryl · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:01

But rolling the leg up avoids grease stains, and you're being reflective, shiny, and safe.

Shamrock · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:02

But how else can people show they have enough disposable income to buy £170 jeans?

Also, he probably didn't want to get them dirty, assuming he had the drive-side leg rolled up!

touch · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:06

Getting jeans caught between chain and chainring whilst riding a fixie would not be fun.

chanjy · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:23

I can see I'm fighting a losing battle here with the trouser roller-uppers but I have never in years of cycling caught my jeans between my chain and chainring!

This isn't an anti-Rapha thing, more an anti "I'm going to dress myself as I think a bike messenger should look like". You're not, you work in an office and you look a bit of a tit (but clearly this is my personal prejudice and not shared by all

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arknor · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:27

chanjy said:
Just don't roll up the leg to reveal the reflective brand logo on the inside of the trouser and you'll be ok

I always tuck the right leg into my sock

I couldn't care what other people think.

I'll be riding on my new bike in jeans in September

I want a bike fit before I buy though and erm you probably can't get the measurements done in jeans lol

Getting jeans caught between chain and chainring whilst riding a fixie would not be fun.

It's not fun on a normal bike either lol.

I accidentally forgot to tuck my jean leg into my sock one day and they got tore to shreds for about 5 inches up the leg lol.

BTW you guys saw the video of the guy that tries to take his coat off whilst riding and it gets stuck in his front wheel LMFAO
2:40 into the video http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ing-mobile-phones.html?ito=video_player_click

Some people don't have a brain

chanjy said:
I can see I'm fighting a losing battle here with the trouser roller-uppers but I have never in years of cycling caught my jeans between my chain and chainring!

This isn't an anti-Rapha thing, more an anti "I'm going to dress myself as I think a bike messenger should look like". You're not, you work in an office and you look a bit of a tit (but clearly this is my personal prejudice and not shared by all )

then you wear skinny jeans or your jeans are short weekends

[DOD]Asprilla · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:29

Swrve also do fixie jeans with a reflective panel inside the right leg and reflexive belt loops.

Much better value at £80.

grudas · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:31

chanjy said:
I can see I'm fighting a losing battle here with the trouser roller-uppers but I have never in years of cycling caught my jeans between my chain and chainring!

This isn't an anti-Rapha thing, more an anti "I'm going to dress myself as I think a bike messenger should look like". You're not, you work in an office and you look a bit of a tit (but clearly this is my personal prejudice and not shared by all )

'itch please I look GREAT.

Shamrock · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:47

[DOD]Asprilla;26140328 said:
Swrve also do fixie jeans with a reflective panel inside the right leg and reflexive belt loops.

Much better value at £80.

The black ones are 50% off because they had a slightly less stretchy batch. Just ordered a pair for £40.

arknor · 10 Apr 2014 at 13:51

erf skinny jeans and the legs only go to 34 inches so the crotch would probably strangle my manhood.

I don't know how you could be comfortable cycling in skinny jeans

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