When can I stop calling myself a noob?

[VicanZA]

**** load of noobs on here trying to justify themselves, cry me a river! 

[GLuvsMtb]

You my friend are definitely not a noob.

Until I get a DH bike. Then I will experience all new levels of noobness

[BLACKvoodoo]

When you get a podium

[Patchelicious]

I am so 100% still one.

 

Only started riding 2 years ago, road only then.

 

Owned my mountain bike for less than a year.

 

In these last 2 years though, I did 5000km year 1 and 10 000km so far this year.

Done 2 Dr Evils, S2C + Sani Pass, W2W, going for my 3rd DC tomorrow, Argus, R4S Berge n Dale, Edenvale and all the other JHB based ones, Nissan trailseekers K2C.... Improved my 94.7 time by an hour.

Crashed my MTB and broke my collar bone, did 8hrs a week for 4 weeks after that in my IDT. Built a room at home just for cycling, on my 3rd pair of road racing wheels assembled more bladdy bibs and shirts than what I can ever wear.

 

I hardly work on my own bike, spend way too much money on cycling, am a Spez fan and a borderline VA wannabe, never go on a ride without a specific Zone goal AND I use Strava... but dammit I love every minute of it!

[rouxtjie]

 

 

I have this saying at work..."it doesnt mean if it fits it will work". If it works though, it works. And by "it works" it means for the entire intended life span under the conditions it is meant to do so.

 

 

Spot on...especially the last bit "entire intended life span" 

['Dale]

1000 posts will unshackle you my brother....however in real life the fishing analogy rings true

 

First you want to catch a fish

Then you want to catch lots of fish

Then you want to catch a big fish

Then you want to catch elusive fish

Lastly you want to teach people to fish.

 

So lets translate to cycling

 

First you want to ride a bike

Then you want to ride in a race

Then you want to ride a hard race

Then you want to a stage race

Then you stop giving a crap about races and just ride with tjommies for the laughs

Deep wisdom rests here

[TALUS]

ur not ready! u lose the tag when u dont give a F*ck about what other people think.

**** load of noobs on here trying to justify themselves, cry me a river!

 

I was under the impression you don't care....

[Mats]

I'm still a noob and very proud of it. 

[shaper]

The minute I stop learning, I will be either dead or too old to ride a bike... you learn something new every day and if you don't you should try to... so I will always be a noob... as I will always be learning and experiencing.... LIFE... whether on a bike or not...

[popcorn_skollie]

just buy a spez with matching gear

instant pro

problem solved

[Wannabe]

1000 posts will unshackle you my brother....however in real life the fishing analogy rings true

 

First you want to catch a fish

Then you want to catch lots of fish

Then you want to catch a big fish

Then you want to catch elusive fish

Lastly you want to teach people to fish.

 

So lets translate to cycling

 

First you want to ride a bike

Then you want to ride in a race

Then you want to ride a hard race

Then you want to a stage race

Then you stop giving a crap about races and just ride with tjommies for the laughs 

 

 

You'll want to race, to train, to bleed, to have fun, to count miles, to count calories, to compete..........

 

One day you wake up and you just want to ride your bike. Nothing more. Nothing less

 

 

AT LAST!!! I'M NOT A NOOB ANYMORE........

[Wyatt Earp]

Sorry to Vincan firstly, I am about to validate my noobness.

 

Got my first bike 18 months ago, a 29'er.

I ride 1-3 times a week and do mega distances off road, I am up to 15 km's already.

I have done numerous Critical Mass rides and find it fine tunes my skills.

I bunny-hop my slippers when I have a gap to do so in my garden.

 

I can pop a keen wheelie when I ride through glass, it seriously just goes **pop**

I am striving towards the following.

 

I would like to ride and win a 24 hour solo MTB event.

I want to do the 94.7

I want to do an August.

Sani2C is on my list.

Epic also on my to do list.

J2C also waiting for me.

I would like to do more MTB stage races and also refine my road riding bunch skills.

I would like to have calves like Fabian Cancellara .

Become a Singlespeed legend.

 

I can fix a puncture, take my rear wheel out and put it back, shift two gears at a time, extend the reach on my brake levers and also replace my own tubes.

 

 

[Skubarra]

Then you want to ride a hard race

Then you want to a stage race

Then you stop giving a crap about races and just ride with tjommies for the laughs 

 

Good one Rouxtjie, think I'm slowly making that last step now that I realise how much I suck at trying to race 

[Paul Ruinaard]

1000 posts will unshackle you my brother....however in real life the fishing analogy rings true

 

First you want to catch a fish

Then you want to catch lots of fish

Then you want to catch a big fish

Then you want to catch elusive fish

Lastly you want to teach people to fish.

 

So lets translate to cycling

 

First you want to ride a bike

Then you want to ride in a race

Then you want to ride a hard race

Then you want to a stage race

Then you stop giving a crap about races and just ride with tjommies for the laughs 

Give this man a bells

 

This is probably one of the most the most accurate statement on the hub this year. You need to translate this in to the stages of evolution type thing you see on T shirts.

[TALUS]

Sorry to Vincan firstly, I am about to validate my noobness.

 

Got my first bike 18 months ago, a 29'er.

I ride 1-3 times a week and do mega distances off road, I am up to 15 km's already.

I have done numerous Critical Mass rides and find it fine tunes my skills.

I bunny-hop my slippers when I have a gap to do so in my garden.

 

I can pop a keen wheelie when I ride through glass, it seriously just goes **pop**

I am striving towards the following.

 

I would like to ride and win a 24 hour solo MTB event.

I want to do the 94.7

I want to do an August.

Sani2C is on my list.

Epic also on my to do list.

J2C also waiting for me.

I would like to do more MTB stage races and also refine my road riding bunch skills.

I would like to have calves like Fabian Cancellara .

Become a Singlespeed legend.

 

I can fix a puncture, take my rear wheel out and put it back, shift two gears at a time, extend the reach on my brake levers and also replace my own tubes.

i am going to print this (with the author's permission) It is *** snaaks!.   :clap:  

[NotSoBigBen]

3 Epics and 10 000 posts on the Hub and you are home free.

 

 

Ag nee donner man