The Darker Side of Cycling..
11-04-05, 01:09 AM
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An itch on your scalp....that you can't quite reach between the vents on your helmet.
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11-04-05, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Waxbytes
Snot, endless running snot. Clear, drippy and constant.
11-04-05, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Waxbytes
Snot, endless running snot. Clear, drippy and constant.
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Ralph (not Ralphie) on a Roubaix in
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& Iron Horse Maverick 5.5
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11-04-05, 02:03 AM
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Walking around duck like in clackety-clack in carbon soles while hitting a rest stop...there go the fillings! 
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11-04-05, 03:18 AM
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NO BLOODY STORES SELL SINGLESPEEDS AND FIXIES GODDAMNIT.
I want one but I'm limited to ebay and high-end stores.
I want one but I'm limited to ebay and high-end stores.
11-04-05, 03:46 AM
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I would have to say car drivers, in general. And explaining purchases to the wife. Like last week, went to my LBS to pick up a new helmet ("...sure I will get a cheap one dear..." and came back with the better part of a 400 Euro bill - Polar CS 200 CAD, Briko Solo helmet - just like Petacchi last year, new pump and assorted other doodads). Not much else to complain about.
And for the record:
1. I LOVE my funny tan lines. Makes me instantly identifiable as a rider. Often had other riders approach me and start a conversation in a shopping centre or something based on my tan lines (wearing shorts in the summer).
2. Shaved legs are cool (also for men, LOL). Makes you get a better tan and the muscles look bigger.
3. Yes I am weird.
And for the record:
1. I LOVE my funny tan lines. Makes me instantly identifiable as a rider. Often had other riders approach me and start a conversation in a shopping centre or something based on my tan lines (wearing shorts in the summer).
2. Shaved legs are cool (also for men, LOL). Makes you get a better tan and the muscles look bigger.
3. Yes I am weird.
11-04-05, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by lisitsa
NO BLOODY STORES SELL SINGLESPEEDS AND FIXIES GOshDArNIT.
I want one but I'm limited to ebay and high-end stores.
I want one but I'm limited to ebay and high-end stores.
Make your own.
I plan to one day to keep with me at work. A friend of mine just made one with a Pinarello track frame. Coolest bike I've seen.
Darker Side of cycling:
Deep into a long painful ride and wondering why I do it to myself. What kind of masochist have I become to put my body through such things? And then looking forward to it again.
11-04-05, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
An itch on your scalp....that you can't quite reach between the vents on your helmet.
55/Rad
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thats a good one. funny how even though you know youre not going to be able to reach it you try any way, maybe from different angles, before you have to stop and take your helmet off to scratch it.
11-04-05, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by thewalrus
That's called an interval 
Dogs can do 40km/h??? I've only been chased by tubby rottweiler/lab type dogs that don't have much sprinting ability.
Dogs can do 40km/h??? I've only been chased by tubby rottweiler/lab type dogs that don't have much sprinting ability.
I clocked two Labradors at over 16mph (25.6km/hr) for over 200 meters. I then dialed it up to 400 watts and they fell behind, but didn't stop running for another 200 meters.
Then a hunting dog was pacing me at 20mph (36km/hr.) for ~50 meters.
Now Greyhounds would easily hit 40 km/hr. on their way to 50+. Good thing Greyhounds are nice dogs.
Yeah, I'm in training to be the chase rabbit at the local dog track.
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11-04-05, 07:10 AM
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Sounds like i am lucky, in 20 years of cycling the worst i have gotten is some cars cutting me off and two spills. The first spill was because it was very dark and i didn't see a high curb, hit it at high speed. I flew over handlebars but had nothing, my MTB fork was totalled and tire blew but that is all!
Other spill involved my front wheel getting stuck in a grating as well, also spilled and hurt some, bike was fine i think. No biggies at all!
As for bees, huh...? I thought a single bee could only sting once and then it dies?
Other spill involved my front wheel getting stuck in a grating as well, also spilled and hurt some, bike was fine i think. No biggies at all!
As for bees, huh...? I thought a single bee could only sting once and then it dies?
11-04-05, 07:17 AM
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Uncliping and setting your foot on wet ground only to slip and fall while still clipped in the other pedal.....
11-04-05, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by sjjone
ALWAYS having grease SOMEWHERE on your body. How the hell did I get a chain ring tattoo on the back of my arm? There's always grease under my nails, or between my fingers, and all the scrubbing to get rid of it dries out my skin.
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11-04-05, 07:33 AM
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Random bug digestion... at speed you can't exactly pick out the ones that taste good!
Virginia gnats too small for any taste unless you hit a swarm. Those big fuzzy moths? WAY too bitter!!
Virginia gnats too small for any taste unless you hit a swarm. Those big fuzzy moths? WAY too bitter!!
11-04-05, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by As You Like It
Were you carrying your bike down the stairs with the top-tube balanced on your shoulder? Because I often get chainring tattoos on the inside of my bicep that way.
Rob
11-04-05, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
An itch on your scalp....that you can't quite reach between the vents on your helmet.
55/Rad
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I carry a pencil just for such reasons
11-04-05, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by v1nce
Sounds like i am lucky, in 20 years of cycling the worst i have gotten is some cars cutting me off and two spills. The first spill was because it was very dark and i didn't see a high curb, hit it at high speed. I flew over handlebars but had nothing, my MTB fork was totalled and tire blew but that is all!
Other spill involved my front wheel getting stuck in a grating as well, also spilled and hurt some, bike was fine i think. No biggies at all!
As for bees, huh...? I thought a single bee could only sting once and then it dies?
Other spill involved my front wheel getting stuck in a grating as well, also spilled and hurt some, bike was fine i think. No biggies at all!
As for bees, huh...? I thought a single bee could only sting once and then it dies?
11-04-05, 11:20 AM
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A bee in the mouth that stings the inside of your lower lip at 30 mph down a hill. You try to steer with one hand while pulling the bee out of your lip with the other hand.
11-04-05, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HWS
1. Explaining to the wife how a bicycle can cost more than $1,000.
2. Explaining to the wife how you NEED one
3. Explaining to the wife that you bought one!
2. Explaining to the wife how you NEED one
3. Explaining to the wife that you bought one!
4. Explaining to the wife why you really need that $300 carbon part two weeks after buying the bike.
A really dark side of cycling is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
11-04-05, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kabloink
You forgot #4
4. Explaining to the wife why you really need that $300 carbon part two weeks after buying the bike.
4. Explaining to the wife why you really need that $300 carbon part two weeks after buying the bike.
11-04-05, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Eyeseeu
Here is what I do... buy the part, store it out of the box in my closet for one week. On Day 8, take it out and use it. If she notices I can say, Oh I've had that, and I am technically not lying. This only works once every 90 days. It works the same the other way around when she buys her stupid*** Vegan shoes imported from Podunk India...
"Oh, that? That's the twins' Christmas present to me. See? Now there's one thing off your holiday to-do list! Aren't I a considerate husband?"
11-04-05, 04:36 PM
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The bright side: dropping bmx riders like the flies they are
The dark side: Unschedualed reunions with the pavement
discovering you didnt tighten your front wheel all the way at 30mph!
Double!!
The dark side: Unschedualed reunions with the pavement
discovering you didnt tighten your front wheel all the way at 30mph!
Double
!!
