Do you ever feel embarrassed to be a biker??

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

ah now im indoors gets that all the time... oooo you should give it up, its sooo dangerous, lloook what it did to you. You should get a car...blah, blah, blah

now my parents had this disscusion with a lads parents at christmas, he'd been involved in a car accident and had come off WORSE! than i had! was all pinned and plates in his leg and he was in a car!

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I only know a couple of girl bike riders who are totally minging.

That doesn't narrow the field. As i understand it you've slept with most of them!

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

I'd give my car up before the bike - in fact I hardly use the car as I (ironically!) feel far safer on the bike!? I think its the fact that Im not closed in and dont get stuck in traffic etc. I only have the car for transporting paintings - my son is soooo embarassed by it - its an old banger of a Daihatshu

I can't drive anyway... I've tried but feel like I'm attempting to drive a tank. Yes i feel the same about the old tin box on wheels. its closed in, you have the ultimate excuse not to be able to ferry everyone everywhere on a bike( specially mine cause no rear footpegs as hilevel zorst...lol)...and yes i'm the cooolest mum at school cause I ride two bikes, you can't possibly be embarrassed by being a biker if your kids think your cool.

more economical, better for the environment, oh and that straight thro' zorst is even more eco friendly apparently...so everyone should ride a bike...

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

"but you might get knocked off your bike? why don't you just get a car? oooh its took risky on the roads these days"

I still get these lines trotted out by my dear old mum after 30 years of riding bikes, bless her. My response is "Ma, I'd had two heart attacks by the time I was 21, and a mini-stroke aged 42. I have extremely low blood pressure and I'm more than likely to have more strokes or heart attacks in the future... and you worry about how I get from A to B?". Mum has finally accepted that if I pop my clogs on the bike then I've died happy doing something I love dearly.

Originally Posted by Paws

angelina jolie lookalike who comes in!!

<Plots route to Northampton HG>

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

That doesn't narrow the field. As i understand it you've slept with most of them!

Who the hell have you been speaking to? It might be true but I'm sure I haven't mentioned any of my previous on this site.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

more economical, better for the environment, oh and that straight thro' zorst is even more eco friendly apparently...so everyone should ride a bike...

Couldnt agree more!

[dizzyblonde]

oh and that were from some bike mag a couple of months back, who tested a car, a baffled bike and non baffled bike...... and guess wot.....they were baffled by the results


hahaahhahahahaha

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

oh and that were from some bike mag a couple of months back, who tested a car, a baffled bike and non baffled bike...... and guess wot.....they were baffled by the results


hahaahhahahahaha

<groans>

[dizzyblonde]

sorry couldn't resist