http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Is it contagious? en Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:13:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40269 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:43:01 +0000 chdot 40269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Who are you and what have you done with the real wingpig?"</p> <p>I can confirm that WP is the same (virtual) entity as when they joined CCE in 2009.</p> <p>It would appear that CCE is corrupted/ing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40268 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:42:31 +0000 Stepdoh 40268@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spandex is even worse! How about Elastane? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40266 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:40:59 +0000 kaputnik 40266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The 'problem' is (perhaps) the word Lycra.</em></p> <p>It is after all a meaningless, computer-generated trademark. I think we should begin to refer to it under the generic term Spandex instead. At least that has some meaning in that it is an anagram of Expands. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40263 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:37:50 +0000 Stepdoh 40263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As per always Rick Smith says it best:</p> <p><a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2011-09-06" rel="nofollow">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2011-09-06</a></p> <p>or this ice cream ad always made me giggle. (Warning contains scenes of budgie smuggling)</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/h-Lx2ihpGbc">http://youtu.be/h-Lx2ihpGbc</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40254 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:32:16 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 40254@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>... legwarmers...</em>"</p> <p>"<em>... my arm-warmers...</em>"</p> <p>Who are you and what have you done with the real wingpig? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40249 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:20:29 +0000 chdot 40249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The 'problem' is (perhaps) the word Lycra.</p> <p>Apart from the pejoratively associated word lout, there is somehow an assumption of yellow or roadie or(?)</p> <p>There's probably Lycra in your underwear, jeans etc. already!</p> <p>There are 'cycle specific' clothes for good, and other, reasons.</p> <p>Key points are comfort, comfort (as in being happy 'to be seen' wearing them), waterproof, and de-sweating.</p> <p>The latter is only an issue (for 'normal' people riding bikes) if you get overheated - either by wearing too many layers (not stopping to take one off) or cycling 'too fast' for your clothes or standing in the world.</p> <p>Of course the last bit relates to whether you leave one place in enough time to get to the next 'comfortably'. Are there two classes of cyclist - organised and late?</p> <p>People new/returning to cycling have the added problem of not knowing their fitness, (even 'fit' people can find cycling difficult/different because of using unfamiliar muscles), capabilities - speed/distance etc.</p> <p>Some people decide it's 'too difficult for me' and give up.</p> <p>Some do that <em>after</em> buying 'all the right gear'.</p> <p>So it's a bit like the advice on the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3843#post-40246">current new bike thread/DIY</a> - do it in steps (@wingpig above) and do what suits - jeans and Ts, business suit, full-on TdeF clone - with or without 'change when you get there' options. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40244 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:58:47 +0000 Min 40244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well it is really comfortable and practical. No getting away from it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40242 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:57:31 +0000 wingpig 40242@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've gently eased myself into cycle-specific clothing ownership through picking up the odd item in sales and finding it more comfortable or convenient than normalwear, starting with a non-cotton T-shirt in 2004, continuing through baggies-with-inner-padded-short and most recently venturing into cleated feet.</p> <p>I still have no visible lycra except in winter when my legwarmers poke out from beneath by baggies and my arm-warmers protrude from underneath my T-shirt. I was going to get some proper (hopefully bestirrupped) sale tights for under the shorts this year as the zip at the bottom of the legwarmers is prone to popping/creeping open and the combination of the bottom-of-legwarmers/top-of-socks elastication resulted in embarrassing accidental partial depilation on my lower legs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3850#post-40218 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:00:47 +0000 SRD 40218@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got my rain trousers <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3567">(previous thread)</a> in the mail yesterday. Decided in the end to go for the <a href="http://www.rei.com/product/815146/novara-headwind-bike-pants-womens">novara headwinds</a> which are basically lycra designed for bad weather. And they are soo comfy. Found myself last night checking out <a href="https://bellsbeer.com/store/products/Bell%27s-Official-Cycling-Jersey-2010.html">cool bike tops</a> and putting the trousers on this morning (in case weather as bad as yesterday) thinking about cycle shoes and jackets.</p> <p>Now, I've never been accused of being 'cycle chic' (or chic at all), but I do mostly wear normal clothes. So how does one little bit of lycra do this to me? </p> <p>And, does it all look really dumb on a commuter anyway (need for racer!...<a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3843">other thread</a>) </p>