Help me argue with myself

[dplasters]

I’ll have you all know this problem is now burning in my mind because of BAFS and the various scoreboards. My bike is like 90% for commuting and 10% for errands and riding about (I leave open the idea this may increase in the future).

When I ride, I do it for exercise (and getting where I need to go). I’m not frequently cruising along at 10mph and frolicking. I have a competitive problem. Plus the leg workout is awesome, I’ve added almost 5 mph to my swing speed (golf problems).

I currently do this in all baggies and on platform pedals. I know that given my average speed, the baggies are killing me and I know when the weather warms up I’ll be back in shorts aka small parachutes on the sides of each of my thigh. This then tempts me to get some proper lycra. But then I would be wearing lycra and riding on platforms, which I can’t say I’ve ever witnessed before.

But I need to walk around, so that puts me in SPDs, which means new pedals and shoes. All because I want to go faster.

What I need is the forum to smack me. Tell me rule 5. That the extra wind resistance is just making me stronger. That I’m not climbing 10% grades and racing. That clipless with all my street riding, stop lights and stop signs isn’t going to really make me any faster and that I’m crazy.

Also, has anyone seen the lycra + platform combo? In the winter some tights really would be nice for the better ankle warmth vs pants. I should just stop worrying about what other people think shouldn’t I?

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[Harry Meatmotor]

Ftfy

dplasters;105612 wrote:

i bought giro hipster underpants after they were cool

[dplasters]

I’m behind on every trend… but I comfort myself in knowing that I never paid full retail to be behind on the trend. As they laugh at my faux hipster ways. How can you be a hipster working as a government contracted statistician???? I work for the man, man.

The existential crisis is real.

[Harry Meatmotor]

@dplasters 105621 wrote:

I’m behind on every trend… but I comfort myself in knowing that I never paid full retail to be behind on the trend. As they laugh at my faux hipster ways. How can you be a hipster working as a government contracted statistician???? I work for the man, man.

The existential crisis is real.

Nah – no existential crisis, you’re merely paving the way for the next big thing: the “Post-Hipster” era. It’s where everything ‘boring’ is cool. irony is ridiculed in favor of sincerity. Seriously, you can tell a movement or era is over when it’s means of transmitting identity are co-opted by those not in the tribe. that’s some heavy sh*t, man!

[baiskeli]

@dplasters 105621 wrote:

How can you be a hipster working as a government contracted statistician???? I work for the man, man.

The essence of hipsterism is irony.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@dplasters 105621 wrote:

I’m behind on every trend… but I comfort myself in knowing that I never paid full retail to be behind on the trend. As they laugh at my faux hipster ways. How can you be a hipster working as a government contracted statistician???? I work for the man, man.

The existential crisis is real.

Own it. As long as you don’t wear flannel or get a chest tattoo, you’re within the parameters of “normal”. Unlike, say, this guy:

[americancyclo]

have to admit, I felt faster and shaved 8 minutes off my commute time by wearing lycra instead of snowboard pants, leather sneakers instead of hiking boots, checking the tire pressure and oiling my drivetrain. I bet you can guess which ones helped the most.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@americancyclo 105692 wrote:

have to admit, I felt faster and shaved 8 minutes off my commute time by wearing lycra instead of snowboard pants, leather sneakers instead of hiking boots, checking the tire pressure and oiling my drivetrain. I bet you can guess which ones helped the most.

Would’ve been 10 minutes if you shaved your legs….

[PotomacCyclist]

How much time do you save
if you shave
the hair from a tattooed torso,
today? Or tomorrow?

[Tim Kelley]

@PotomacCyclist 105694 wrote:

How much time do you save
if you shave
the hair from a tattooed torso,
today? Or tomorrow?

Written as haiku?

[PotomacCyclist]

Are you asking if I was inquiring about a torso tattoo that includes a haiku? Or if my previous post was spaced like a poem?

I added those returns (or whatever the exact term is), because I noticed some rhymes and rhythms in the sentence. So I went with it. It wasn’t a forum software glitch.

[dplasters]

@americancyclo 105692 wrote:

have to admit, I felt faster and shaved 8 minutes off my commute time by wearing lycra instead of snowboard pants, leather sneakers instead of hiking boots, checking the tire pressure and oiling my drivetrain. I bet you can guess which ones helped the most.

It was the tailwind, right?

[americancyclo]

@TwoWheelsDC 105693 wrote:

Would’ve been 10 minutes if you shaved your legs….

or at least my hairy ankles.

[OneEighth]

@Harry Meatmotor 105628 wrote:

Nah – no existential crisis, you’re merely paving the way for the next big thing: the “Post-Hipster” era. It’s where everything ‘boring’ is cool. irony is ridiculed in favor of sincerity. Seriously, you can tell a movement or era is over when it’s means of transmitting identity are co-opted by those not in the tribe. that’s some heavy sh*t, man!

Not entirely sure what most hipsters are transmitting with their underpants, but can’t imagine it’s a good thing.

[PotomacCyclist]

How can I unsee that magazine cover? It will haunt me for the rest of… the afternoon.

[dplasters]

One thing I am not arguing with myself about is Gore Windstopper. This material is like magic. Somehow, I can wear the same jacket when its 10 degrees and also when its 45 degrees. Its like magic. The only difference is under armour coldgear underneath vs a simple workout shirt underneath.

Does there exist, a better material than Windstopper? I submit that there is not!

[Author]

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