Confessions of a Citroholic

[Northern_Mike]

So many C2W bikes are never ridden to work !...LOL

You're not wrong there... but, to be honest, I've paid £55 a month back for 12 months, so it's cost me the same as buying the damn thing for cash would have done anyway.

[CitroJim]

I could so easily cycle to work but I don't and won't because the road is lethal to cyclists... I pass a few brave souls who do and I fear for them...

I really don't like cycling on roads at all... Some motorists are really great but sadly I find the majority just simply fail to be aware or appreciate your presence.

I do not feel safe at all..

Mind you, pedestrians on cycle paths I find alarming too... Most are blissfully unaware of your presence and don't seem to respond to a bike bell or know what to do... Often I have to shout a warning of my presence....

I'm bemused...

[Hell Razor5543]

Aldi are doing some cycle stuff this Sunday;

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sun-12-apr/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Stickyfinger]

New Army Division, the uniform of the ......

The Lycra Lancers.

[CitroJim]

Aldi are doing some cycle stuff this Sunday;

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sun-12-apr/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Some tasty stuff there.. Might make me venture into one....

[Stickyfinger]

Honest question......always wondered but never asked

Why do you guys wear these strange colours/outfits......I understand it if you are racing and you need that micro second....is it not the same as putting on a full nomex suit and gloves to drive out to the garden center or a full Jockey out fit for a plod down the lane on your horse


she looks happy

[CitroJim]

I don't except for a hi-viz bright yellow windproof/showerproof jacket...

[RichardW]

I don't (although I do have lycra shorts) - but it's the same reason as people wear football shirts to go the pub / park I guess....team identity!

[Northern_Mike]

I don't wear any team colours, though I do have a set of the Colombian mens team colours which someone bought me. Lycra shorts with proper padding are great because unlike cloth, they don't ride up your backside or chafe. They stay exactly where they are supposed to, that's why I wear them. It also "breathes" better so it's stays drier than a soaked cottonT-shirt on a sweaty day.

There's a lot of fat men on bikes around here who wear Bradley Wiggins Team Sky colours. It looks hilarious.

[Stickyfinger]

Can you not put some trousers on over the top, may be hide ya bollocks fellas ?, it puts me off my hot dogs road side, especially the day-glow ones flapping past me

[CitroJim]

I do put something over my cycling shorts Sticky... Either another pair of shorts or normal jeans...

I am conscious of how we look wearing just them and act accordingly...

[Northern_Mike]

Can you not put some trousers on over the top, may be hide ya bollocks fellas ?, it puts me off my hot dogs road side, especially the day-glow ones flapping past me

If I'm going somewhere that requires it - supermarket, shops etc, I usually take a pair of shorts in my rucksack and slip them over the top when I get there. Wearing them over the top while riding defeats the object of the things.

Personally I think trying to walk in cycling shoes looks more ridiculous!

[Stickyfinger]

I usually take a pair of shorts!

I do

Ahhh, now I see....... Citroen Cyclists .....you add some decorum into an otherwise "in ya face" world, thank you Gentlemen

PS....I would add in joggers in Lycra as well, not good before the mornings first coffee

[RichardW]

C4 de-sumped and de-strainered. Seems to be OK Not going to block up again - if there's a next time for low oil pressure, then it will be curtains for the engine

[DHallworth]

Fingers crossed that'll be the end of that one, Richard! How easy is it to take the sump off that engine? Our 207 has a very slight leak from the sump gasket. I've wondered about resealing it several times but I've never had the inclination to do it.

David.