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I saw this guy on my ride today and we both stopped and chatted for a while. How do you pick up a guy when you're two ships passing in the night or in this case two bikes passing on the trail?
Maybe I should get some cards made.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...y/DSCN2331.jpg
You ask him if he wants a copy of the picture in case it turns out so well that women cyclists world wide will want poster sized blow ups of the picture for their bedroom (It did! :p You've got good taste, Zen. Ooops, hope he's not lurking. Quick note to biker dude if he is: Dude, PM Zen. I'm married and bat for the other team).
Anyway so you ask him if he wants a copy and promise to e-mail him a copy. He give you his e-mail, you send the picture, you two kids take it from there.
Judging from body language and facial expression I think he likes you :D
You know, I thought the same thing about that body language :D
You're so clever, that's a good idea. I guess there just wasn't enough blood flow to my brain to think that well :eek:
Yes I am :p Do you need a "wing woman"? ;) :rolleyes: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Hey. maybe you'll run into him again.
Swoon, what a hottie! You should have just scooped him up and explained later Zen! :o
What you don't know is his girlfriend is chopped up in little pieces and stuffed inside that pack on the trailer! :p
His stuff is so clean that he must be just setting out on his tour, right? He'll probably need a welcoming committee when he gets back home.
You: Would like to hear more about your trip afterwards over a coffee or would that bother your girlfriend? :DHTML Code:I saw this guy on my ride today and we both stopped and chatted for a while. How do you pick up a guy when you're two ships passing in the night or in this case two bikes passing on the trail?
Maybe I should get some cards made.
I know-- pretty blatant and fishing around. But he would understand..
No way, Zen! Where is his helmet? You've been swept up in his hotness, and missed his obvious flaws.
Ooh! Fabian Cancellara just flashed his chest at me! :D
I did notice how clean his stuff looked...and he said the towpath was muddy:confused:but note the trailer does have a fender.
I noticed the lack of helmet too but sometimes you just have to overlook small flaws;) Beleive me, I noticed everything.
Shootingstar, that's a good line.
Excellent collective brain as always. I've already put a small notepad in my bag for next time :D
Oooh. Zen, he likes you. But don't worry, this one's just practice. Keep your camera and your "hey, this turned out nice! Give me your email and I'll send you a copy"-line ready and you'll be reeling them in :D
my ask is sore from kicking myself:mad:
Don't kick yourself :( Ride on, if it is meant to be it's meant to be.
If you don't see him again it's a fun memory of "the one that got away" and practice for when you will meet the right one. :)
Back in the day when I was single and looking I was just a leetle bit skeptical of the one with that perfect line for any occasion, knowing just what to say or do to get a gals number. Just a leetle bit too practiced for my book. :rolleyes:
Don't worry about not having got his e-mail or number, the fact that you didn't is charming. Stay that way. :D :cool:
Which way was he headed? Maybe have someone stalk the other end of the towpath to keep an eye out for him?
I like the "hey, give me your email so I can send you a copy" line. That's a good reason to always keep a camera with you!
Sarah
Yes, but what's he gonna think when he finds out that a global group of women cyclists have fanned out in all directions to track him down to "find him, bathe him and bring him to Zen's tent" :eek: :cool: :rolleyes: ;)
Thanks for the laugh!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mickchick
And buy him a helmet. Brain damage is sooooooo not sexy. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
You left out the commanding "clap clap" at the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
EXCUUUUUSE MEEEEE???????!?!?!?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
But...he only has one fender, and there is no mud slung up from the other tire....and none of his tires have a speck of mud on them. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
He seems 'bikey', which is good. But I have to admit there is something in his eyes that activates my warning antennae.
Mine, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
If the towpath is muddy the fenders and the rider and socks would be muddy. His socks are sparkling white. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I dunno, Zen. Honesty is hot, and something does not add up, or he changed socks for you?
I looked at the towpath, it didn't look muddy to me. It was likely the section he did the night before, then you can jump over to pavement for 20 miles. I'm very observant and no dummy. Well, for the most part anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Those are stars. Like when Davey Jones would see a girl and his eyes would go all wacky :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
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Wonder if he lurks on TE? ;)
If you look at his gear, it isn't new. It's been used, but is in good shape.
So, I think that he's a neat and clean individual on a bike tour, and that's a non-sequitur, but nothing wrong with it.
invite him home for a shower and a place to set up a tent in the yard?
He's obviously got enough stuff on that bike that he can afford to change clothes and wear some clean ones.
You shoulda offered to get him an ice cream cone at the half way point. Who doesn't want ice cream when biking on a hot day while carrying everything but the kitchen sink on their trailer?
Ten more and I'm making a calendar :D
You totally have a thing for guys in baseball caps on bikes.
But did you remember to get their emails?
Those "bad boy" types :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Catriona
Never thought of taking pics of cute, strange boys on bikes! Obviously, you have an opening line--can I take your picture?
Zen, the boys over on bikeforum are probably talking about the stalker girl on a bike taking their pictures :D
Hey, why not?! It's my version of Copenhagen Chic :)
Next project we (the collective brain) what's the opening line that gets the guy to take his gloves off so Zen can check for the ring ;)
She should offer to read his palms to see whether or not his journey will have a successful ending.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
*snort* :D
Well, we do have the blatantly obvious "so why isn't your wife accompanying you, doesn't she like riding?"
I like how their helmets are so cavalier-ly strapped to the bike, as if to say, "hey, I got my helmet, see? I'm not just some DUI-recovering street bum, I'm a serious biking dude, I'm just not that worried about my brain so much."
You could always do the equivalent of popping your hood - stoop by the side of your bike and pretend to examine your chain. Guys dig girls who fix their own stuff. You can make it look like you're adjusting your derailleur (even though WE know you did that BEFORE you set out.) :D
p.s. I have never "read" you be so smitten before. He must have talked a good talk!
Hey I'm all for the calendar, but there appears to be a double standard here for some ladies, you can't have it both ways.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=objectifying
Who says you can't have it both ways? Life is too short to be confined by such rules!
Erm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irulan
Zen isn't taking pictures of these men naked on a couch with the bike behind them. She isn't taking pictures of them in a thong biking along.
She's taking pics of them on a trail biking, she may have preferred to have them naked on her couch, but we still gotta work on her pick up lines.
It's hard to call this a double standard - most of us would have no problem with a bike calendar of women actually biking.
I will admit I only read the first page of that thread that you linked to, so maybe on the next 3 pages there's something that could be called a double standard.