Caption competition 2022
- Thread starter esoxlucius
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Yeah, you've heard of "Sons of Anarchy", well me and ulu are "Grandpops of Anarchy." Lol.
Esox, If I ever saw you coming in that outfit I’d pretend I didn’t know who you were!
Actually you represent a very large segment of the bicycling population here, which is the high-performance extremist bicycling group.
It doesn’t matter what style of bicycling they enjoy, they will participate in the most extreme way possible.
The second large segment of our bicycling population is casual bicyclists and casual bicycle commuters. These are people not dedicated to any particular bicycle or brand of gear. They don’t dress up much for the occasion except to maybe wear a helmet.
They’re out for a little fresh air and exercise, they’re going to the mini-mart, or they’re going to work.
The third, and fortunately smallest segment, is the hobo lifestyle homeless bicycling drug addict population.
These are people who have dropped out of society far enough that they no longer have a driver’s license or a car or even a regular room to live in somewhere. They get enough money somehow by recycling old beer cans.
When the weather is nice you can see them hanging out everywhere and when the weather is bad they are hiding under a bridge.
Anyhow Esox definitely belongs to population one and I am definitely in population two.
No one in population one would ever ride a 45 pound bicycle (unless that was their special form of extreme bicycling.)
Nobody in population three has the energy to ride a 45 pound bicycle. Those guys aren’t looking for exercise. They’re just trying to shake off the DTs.
Actually you represent a very large segment of the bicycling population here, which is the high-performance extremist bicycling group.
It doesn’t matter what style of bicycling they enjoy, they will participate in the most extreme way possible.
The second large segment of our bicycling population is casual bicyclists and casual bicycle commuters. These are people not dedicated to any particular bicycle or brand of gear. They don’t dress up much for the occasion except to maybe wear a helmet.
They’re out for a little fresh air and exercise, they’re going to the mini-mart, or they’re going to work.
The third, and fortunately smallest segment, is the hobo lifestyle homeless bicycling drug addict population.
These are people who have dropped out of society far enough that they no longer have a driver’s license or a car or even a regular room to live in somewhere. They get enough money somehow by recycling old beer cans.
When the weather is nice you can see them hanging out everywhere and when the weather is bad they are hiding under a bridge.
Anyhow Esox definitely belongs to population one and I am definitely in population two.
No one in population one would ever ride a 45 pound bicycle (unless that was their special form of extreme bicycling.)
Nobody in population three has the energy to ride a 45 pound bicycle. Those guys aren’t looking for exercise. They’re just trying to shake off the DTs.
That is the beauty of riding with all the gear on, total anonymity.
That picture was taken a while ago and by looking at the gear I had on, full length bib shorts, balaclava and neoprene overshoes, it must have been just before a cold day ride.
Warm weather gear is substantially less than in that picture. Plenty of bare skin on warm days!
One item of clothing never changes though, good or bad weather, and that is my helmet. With my cycling glasses too it's this part of the whole attire that affords me the anonymity that is crucial if you want to ride around unnoticed.
