Bike people

What type of Chico cyclist are you?

-You know the names of every trail in the park

-You just got the cast off

-You’ve been passed by joggers while riding uphill

-You’ve contemplated the gnar

-Ride time: Exactly 1 hour, 14 minutes and 43 seconds, a personal best

You are: The Shredder

-You ride in a superhero costume

-Multiple water bottles for every trip

-Bike weighs less than your helmet and costs more than your car

-Average ride time: Saturday

You are: The Wildflower

-Knees touch the handle bars

-Weekends are for the pump track

-You have opinions on berms

-Average ride time: Roughly nine bunny hops, a seven-block-long wheelie and one gnarly double-peg grind

You are: The X-gamer

Your helmet is very handsome

-Always sporting a sensible shoulder bag

-Pant leg? Tucked into sock or cuffed

-Freaky balancing ability at stop signs

-Average ride time: “I would’ve been five minutes earlier if drivers weren’t idiots. I’m taking the lane, car!”

You are: The Commuter

-Six-pack in basket

-Fat tires

-One speed

-Helmet? Nah

-Lock? It’s around here somewhere

-Average ride time: “Looks like there’s a hill up ahead. I’ll just walk it.”

You are: Slow Lane

-Your ride has three or more axles

-You need an entire bike rack to lock everything up

-Soccer practice, stopping by the farmers’ market and dropping the pet at the groomer all in one trip

-Average ride time: Every trip is a long haul

Your handle is: Rubber Duck (as in, “Breaker, breaker, rubber duck … we got a little ol’ convoy.”)