You Might Be a Cyclist If...

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Originally Posted by tangentgirl

When your bike costs more than your car is worth. Or when you have been saving up for a car and realize you could buy a car or a bike with the amount you have in the bank. And that's a serious choice.

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This. :D

When you venture out for a bike(road) ride in the rain because it's fun!Good thing I have an extra pair of shoes & gloves as i'm riding tomorrow!

Your SO, after dating for 3 years, is completely shocked to realize that he has never introduced you to his LBS, and plans to take steps to remedy this next time you visit.

And another one:

You tell your SO that if he wants to get you anything made of inorganic carbon, it should have wheels and Ultegra components.:D They cost about the same...

(Cue jokes about a velvet-covered bike box...)

There ya go ... your bike should be worth two months' salary ...

You possibly might be a cyclist if....:

You are counting down the months until your infant is a year old and old enough to ride in a bike trailer!!!

...all you want for Christmas is a carbon $2000.00 road bike. ;)

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

There ya go ... your bike should be worth two months' salary ...

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I resemble this... :o :cool:

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Originally Posted by redrhodie

You might be a cyclist if you hand signal when walking. I caught myself about to do this yesterday.

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I did that with my partner while running the half marathon yesterday. It was pretty funny when I caught myself doing it... :p

You might be a cyclist (and also live in Colorado...) when your Optometrist and you have a big discussion about Cervelo/Specialized/Wheatridge/Boulder/Carbon Fibre/Tri bikes while she is giving you an eye exam!

That's what happened to me today, bwahaha.

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Originally Posted by Savra

When you just bought a great steel touring bike and only two weeks later decide the aluminum road bike you used to love riding is just not good enough - and now you are trying to justify buying an all carbon road bike.

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*Raises hand* Yup. I bought 2 bikes within 3 months (my first was an aluminum, then I got a titanium one), and am now putting a down payment on a carbon one this month :)

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Originally Posted by tangentgirl

When your bike costs more than your car is worth. Or when you have been saving up for a car and realize you could buy a car or a bike with the amount you have in the bank. And that's a serious choice.

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I told my (non-cyclist) friend yesterday about how much the new carbon frame bike I am planning on purchasing costs, and she screamed, "You could buy a CAR for that much!!" Ha ha

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Originally Posted by BC2COCyclist

You possibly might be a cyclist if....:

You are counting down the months until your infant is a year old and old enough to ride in a bike trailer!!!

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A whole year? We finagled a way to secure the car seat inside the burly. As soon as DS was able to hold his head up on his own, we were off on our first bike ride!!!

"Aero bars? But what do those have to do with...Oh. You meant the candy."

Yes, this went through my head on at least one occasion while I was at home.

I missed something there ...



I often use hand signals while running, for example, as a courtesy to let a car know that they can go ahead and do what they were planning to do, because I'm turning off and out of their path.

"Aero bars? But what do those have to do with...Oh. You meant the candy."

Yes, this went through my head on at least one occasion while I was at home.