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No wayyy! (media.piefed.world)

submitted 1 week ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago (1 child)

I believe that is the chinstrap for the helmet. Could be wrong.

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[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The grey round the mouth isn't a chinstrap. I'm guessing we're looking at a MAMIL.

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[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (5 children)

a MAMIL

WTH, there's an initialism to make everyone feel bad these days*... Leave them Lycra daddies alone! I can hardly think of a more wholesome hobby!

(* no offense meant to acronym & initialism smiths. Your work is valued.)

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[–] anugeshtu@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, nothing wrong with that. I'm not super into it, because I think it's a bit over the top if you're just doing it occasionally (more of just riding an ebike myself from time to time to enjoy the nature and also doing something for my body)... But I have a friend who's super into it and can afford the expensive gear... he's also caring a LOT about health (only eating non-UPF, only eating "carb" food when his body needs it during cycling, etc.). It mainly started when he got very ill and since then it was a wakeup call for him. Well, let those people enjoy life and let them value the things they believe in! Nothing wrong with that (as long as they don't act like "assholes" thinking the streets are only for themselves)

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 point 6 days ago (2 children)

I can hardly think of a more wholesome hobby!

I would agree except for the $15,000 bicycle. It's just comedy how much these things cost these days.

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[–] megrania@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

They don't have to though ... mine looks moderately fancy but is really just a collection of used or discounted parts I scraped together over the last 20 years ... I have two jerseys, both bought when they were on sale, one is probably 15 years old ...

New shorts every once in a while because they wear out, the cheap ones work fine for me ...

So I still look like a MAMIL but in reality it's a fairly low-budget hobby ...

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

You don't need that though, unless you compete in the Tour de France.

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