so what sort of biker are you?
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 4:01 pm
Seems to me that most bikers belong mainly but maybe not wholly in one of the sub cultures. Which one dictates the sort of bike they mainly ride and are interested in. My list would be-
1/ classic bike guys, usually grey haired and bearded with old brit bikes but increasingly old jap bikes
2/ urban cruiser, all chaps , tassles and fringes and aftermarket add ons
3/ off roader with huge boots, exo skeleton riding gear, impossibly tall bike covered in mud
4/ commuter, rucksack on back, dirty bike, fit for purpose gear
5/ Borman look alike - ally panniers, hid lights, bmw riding gear and usually bmw bike fully equipped for the tesco trip.
6/ rossi wannabe with very loud exhaust, multi coloured leather babygrow known only to appear in may and disappear in october - or when it rains
7/ patch club member, black leather jacket, denim over the top, scowl and attitude
8/ iam/rospa member. sam browne reflective belt, r1200 or pan, riding sat bolt upright, lots of lifesavers and indicators.
OK the above are sweeping generalisations and exaggerated at that. But the style of your biking is likely to be linked to one of these broad approaches. Which one is it?
In my case its number 5. No that I go any distance at all, but living just south of the Brecon park and the Black mountains, I like to pack some sandwiches into my top box and potter off for the day. Mostly 30mph on c roads or unclassified with stops every half hour or so to look over a field gate or sit under a tree. 100 miles in a day max.
So given a free sunny day and your bike, what do you enjoy?
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1/ classic bike guys, usually grey haired and bearded with old brit bikes but increasingly old jap bikes
2/ urban cruiser, all chaps , tassles and fringes and aftermarket add ons
3/ off roader with huge boots, exo skeleton riding gear, impossibly tall bike covered in mud
4/ commuter, rucksack on back, dirty bike, fit for purpose gear
5/ Borman look alike - ally panniers, hid lights, bmw riding gear and usually bmw bike fully equipped for the tesco trip.
6/ rossi wannabe with very loud exhaust, multi coloured leather babygrow known only to appear in may and disappear in october - or when it rains
7/ patch club member, black leather jacket, denim over the top, scowl and attitude
8/ iam/rospa member. sam browne reflective belt, r1200 or pan, riding sat bolt upright, lots of lifesavers and indicators.
OK the above are sweeping generalisations and exaggerated at that. But the style of your biking is likely to be linked to one of these broad approaches. Which one is it?
In my case its number 5. No that I go any distance at all, but living just south of the Brecon park and the Black mountains, I like to pack some sandwiches into my top box and potter off for the day. Mostly 30mph on c roads or unclassified with stops every half hour or so to look over a field gate or sit under a tree. 100 miles in a day max.
So given a free sunny day and your bike, what do you enjoy?
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