The Punter
They say you can measure the quality of a man’s character by his ability to admit when he’s wrong. That in itself seems wrong, since it would obviously be better to be right in the first place, but I’m probably missing the point because I’m Dutch and everyone knows Dutch people are 97% more righter 84% of the time than the rest of the world.
I must confess to a certain hubris when it comes to kitting up for a ride; I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve gotten accustomed to making good decisions about what to wear and how to wear it. But today I strayed from the path: my socks were carefully and deliberately pulled out over the tops of my overshoes. Not only is it the most concrete evidence that my socks are too long, it looked like I had two orange gaskets stuck to my ankles. Not to mention that this resulted in only a tiny amount of my shins being exposed between my knee warmers and socks.
Sometimes we must stray from the Path in order to understand where it lies; today I have wandered far indeed but have found my way back. Do not lose faith and always seek to return to the Path.
VLVV.
@frank
Is this a 3 inch or 5 inch cuff? I can never tell…
@Chipomark >>> …she hasn’t spoiled her legs by riding a bike too much. <<< Huh ?
@girl >>> …surely cycling shaped legs would be appreciated. <<< For sure !
@wilburrox
Yea, I guess I came off a bit like an asshole with that post.
Just was meaning to say some guys like Donald Trump and me prefer thin model type legs when used in product promotion photos.
I’ll keep my future posts away from that kind of thing.
Frank is but a dilettante punter. Now, this is a REAL punter:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/watch-rider-celebrates-going-past-a-speed-camera-and-falls-off-202899
@Chipomarc
Not to pile on, but Victoria Pendleton could model anything and I’d buy it (Stella McCartney designed the GB 2012 kit, FWIY):
@pistard
Agree with you on that, but sadly the professional model world is more on the anorexic look.
@pistard
You are not piling on, you make an excellent point.
‘Piling on’ would be addressing the reference to ‘Donald Trump and me.’
@pistard
Sorry, what is this post about? I got distracted.
I miss watching Vicky tear it up on the track, she was outstanding.
But should have walked away with 3 golds at her last Olympics instead of 1…
@girl
The legs on the cyclist mounting her bike in the lead photo of the “Study in Casually Deliberate: Starting” are none too shabby either……
@Mikael Liddy
The postscript to my Velotoze story is that I wrote an email to the shop stating my concern that the product was full of holes after one ride…so they are sending me another pair free of charge!
Now I shall have 2 pairs of the fuckers. I’ll save one for TTing.
There’s been a major twitter outing today, but the rider hasn’t been ID just yet
@Chipomarc
Its G himself, obvs.
@frank
Actually, it’s not … according to G himself. G claims it’s Froomie.
@chuckp
My bad. I mis-read a Tweet.
@chuckp
I’d say it’s clearly not G-man. Why would he take the piss out of himself? As we know, GT is usually pretty damn Rules compliant. GT also has a bit more meat on the pins.
@wiscot
It’s definitely not Froomie, as he prefers a Sidi shoe & there are nowhere near enough logos or differing closure options on those white ladies to fit that description. My guess would be a pair of Fiziks, which G has been known to wear…
@Mikael Liddy
Why would Thomas mock himself like that? And shoe sponsors come and go.
@Oli
Self deprecating humour? Whilst I’m no expert on emoji usage (or at least wouldn’t admit as much here), I believe the hear/see/speak no evil monkeys are generally used when one is a little ashamed of what’s going on…
@Mikael Liddy
Yep, be G, with a whole barrel of monkeys linking arms
@Mikael Liddy
@Mikael Liddy
Huh. That’s a bit strange.
I’ve got a full season of shit Melbourne winter out of mine.
A few points to consider. Yes, they’re latex. Yes, they can tear if you walk through gravel with them, or step on a stair edge or other such things. They could be considered fragile but certainly not “not fit for purpose”.
I’ve said it many times on here; these are the only booties that I’ve ever used that actually keep my feet dry in anything from light rain to a full downpour. Full stop.
Also, yes. The talcum powder that is on the inside of the booties does wash away when they get wet and they stick together like mofo’s afterwards. Simple solution: Buy talcum powder and apply to dry latex before you put them on again.
But whatevs. don’t let your bad experiences keep you from having dry feet. Or something…
@mouse
yeah a mate of mine does the baby powder trick. For the number of days where they’re actually all that useful over here in Adelaide, it’s more faff than I can be bothered with, not to mention the swamp foot effect that tends to develop anywhere above about 10 degrees through your sweat not going anywhere.
Can definitely understand why you’d want them in Melbourne though…
@Mikael Liddy
@Barracuda
Ah, okay…good point.
Although I’m not annoyed by having your socks exposed above your booties, I suspect this is the look @frank prefers.
If I know Frank he’ll say that those shoe covers are way too baggy to be cred. Tighten up, yo.
@Oli
They are actually stretched out to fit over my shoes. Sugoi specs a size medium for my shoe size (43) so that’s what I got. I think the smalls would be too small (or run the risk of ripping).
@chuckp
Typo. My shoe size is 42. And that actually puts me on the cusp between small and medium. So I guess a size small would be a “tight” fit and medium is a “loose” fit. Still, they have to be stretched to fit. But I get your point that they are on the “baggy” side. They were a Christmas present from a friend, so I can’t complain too much.
My review of Sugoi Zap shoe covers on PEZ. You’ll note no socks exposed above the top of the booties.
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/tech-n-spec/sugoi-zap-shoe-covers-review-2016/#.Vpuc_jZki_U
@chuckp
what exactly or who is PEZ ? Is it an individual ? that created the website ?
@wilburrox
PEZ Cycling News is the creation of Richard Pestes, aka the PEZ.
@chuckp
10-4, thanks, I’ve been following. The cycling community indeed has cool cats that create web sites. Cheers
Oh the irony in the first sentance of @frank‘s article above!
David