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You've got more ice packs in your freezer than ice trays.
I just emptied DH's cooler after an 80-mile ride today, and he had most of our ice packs with him, including the therapeutic ones we use for icing knees and such after long rides. We have three trays for ice cubes and 14 - yes, 14 - ice packs for the cooler we leave in the car for water bottle refills and therapeutic use.
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Roxy
You might be a cyclist if .......
You call your bike collection "A Fleet"
SpinSpinSugar
You might be a (commuter) cyclist if...
you spend the workday dreaming about the commute home, and the evenings dreaming about the commute to work.
...you know how to get places on a bike and you can't get back there in the car.
I realized this one the other day when out on the W&OD trail.
You wake up at 8 am , to wind and rain and sleet and you think, hey! I want go out and RIDE...!!
Yea, when the forecast has you asking "what shall I wear?"
When you speed up when you see a radar gun ;)
... if you see a guy wearing one of those T-shirts that says "chicks dig scars," and you show him your scars.
You hold up a glossy photo/ad in a bike magazine of a shiny, gorgeous dream machine and say: "Sexy." Those who observe this just shake their heads at you.
you take your bike with you when going car shopping to make sure it fits inside
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Originally Posted by Fredwina
You are happy when traffic is especially bad, you cackle with glee when you ride over the interstate when it looks like a parking lot
You pat your bike whenever you pass it, and wish you were going riding instead of (fill in the blank). You look at all the motorcycles at the Sturgis rally and think of how big and loud they are, and how they couldn't possibly admire the wildflowers and little fauna going by that fast.
Deb
First thing you ask your new boss is where can I store my bike at work?
And when you see a guy getting out of his car to yell at the driver behind him because their car is blocking his parking space. I bike pass them, stop at the traffic light and say to the other cyclist, "and that's why I don't drive" :D
What you really need are a couple of pairs of nice slacks and dressy jeans, but instead you spend $400 on TE because they're offering you one pair of socks for free.
You'd rather die than spend $80-90 on a pair of jeans, but don't blink if it's really a great fitting pair of bike shorts with the perfect amount of padding.
I resemble that!Quote:
Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker
That's me! I keep my bike in the back of my van. I sometimes reach back and pat in (her) on the wheel. I apoligize to my bike on days I just can't work in a ride! "Sorry Trekkie. We just can't get a ride in today. We'll try again tomorrow!"Quote:
Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker
I did that a few weeks ago. We dropped our daughter off at her clarinet lesson, and intended to drive to the bike shop from there while we waited for her to get done to get my new helmet. I happened to be in the driver's seat, which is unusual because my husband doesn't like me to drive anymore since I tend to drive like I'm riding a bicycle: slow. Finally he said "Where in the world are you going?" because I was taking the route I'd have taken on a bicycle, winding through side streets with lots of stop lights and avoiding the major arterial that was close by.Quote:
Originally Posted by astrolin
Fortunately I'm not the type of cyclist who rides on sidewalks!
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Originally Posted by Lakerider
LOL!!! You crack me up! Too funny:D
You find yourself driving a car, swerving to avoid the cracks in the road, lifting your butt off the seat over rough spots and trying to unclip your foot from the gas or brake pedal.
You finish a ride and clean your bike, check your tires, clean off your cogs, crank, chain and brake pad before you put the bike away so it will be ready to go for the next ride. You can always shower later and you grew up with the lesson, take care of your mount and it will take care of you.
You pick up as many free granola, cliff, luna bars and shot blocks at the current organized ride, as your jersey can hold so that you can replace your training ride nutrition stash.
You rotate and launder your jerseys, shorts and socks on a daily ride basis, but use the same towel for 10 days running.
I could go on but that's a start.
marni
YOu ride in any vehicle and feel a bit 'odd'.What am I doing in here? What could I do to be strong enough to RIDE to wherever it is, no matter how far.
You're in your car on a road you've ridden on 100 times, and you have no idea how to navigate because nothing looks the same, and the intersections are coming at you so fast.
Ha, Oakleaf, I experienced that one big time when I started my internship. I drive to Lowell on a road that I mostly have only cycled on for the first part of the trip. In fact, I think I have only driven on this road twice in the past almost 20 years. It's very rural for about 8-9 miles and felt so weird in the car for about six weeks. It still doesn't feel quite "normal" to me.
Or, as I did a few weeks ago, you bring the test drive vehicle home, park it in the garage, lay towels down in back so as not to dirty new car's carpet and put your bike in the back to see if it fits ok. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredwina
You get up, roll out of bed and its raining, foggy and drizzly and you say, yay!!!
I love riding in the warmish rain:)
All the lycra is dirty, so you wear the too big tops that make you look like you have something to hide OR all the nice loose gear is in wash so you squeeze into those old tops that look like your daughters or put on those knicks that clearly make your thighs feel like tourniquets, and look like sausage, rather than not ride.
The bike hasnt been washed in so long( due to work or what ever) that its starting to resemble a organic life form, and you go out.
You get saddle sores and wonder,( even though a veggie) does that steak in the pants thing really work like it did for that old Tour guy?
You ride until you throw up and think, wow thats sick!!( as in 'cool').
You judge other women's physiques, purely by of they would be good on the flats or a good climber.( My Husband thinks this is PRIME wierdness!)
The sun galre is something like a solar flare, but you havent rode in ages- so MUST RIGHT NOW and the only way to avoid burning is to slap on enough zinc that you look like the Crow.
You attempt to draft other vehicles on the highway.
While riding shotgun you tell the driver "Clear" when they want to turn left.
You check the hour to hour weather constantly to find out the conditions for your ride later.
Underwear feels a bit 'odd':confused:.:p
Your friend posts pictures from her tri in August, and the first thing you do is look to see what kind of bike she has...and you haven't seen her in years.:o
a car passes you carrying two bikes and you can name the make year and model of the bikes but can't remember what color the car was or who was driving.
you find yourself bracing your rump up off the seat of the car when you see a rough spot in the road and you're driving.
likewise when you start to do a rolling stop at a stop sigh before you remember that you are drivingg and not ridiing.
Your back seat isn't complete without a complete biking outfit, rain gear, cold weather gear, spare tubes, lights and helmet,shoes, chamois butter, sun screen, wet wipes, energy bars, gu, bottled water and a beach towel so you can change inbetween the car doors without having to hike to the porta potty.
You have more bike jerseys than t shirts, blouses, and shirts combined. Likewise, more bike shorts than slacks and shorts combined.
marni
... you peek into the garage every night before you go to bed, just to look at your bike hanging from the ceiling hooks. I do this several times a day. :o
You sleep with your bikes in your bedroom because the garage isn't suitable ... and, they take up half the room and cost more than your bed.
It's winter here in Missouri, so:
You move the bike to the basement, because you don't want her to get COLD in the garage--and find yourself talking to her, "It's OK. It's just temporary--I swear. It's cold out. I'll bring you back up soon. If you're good, we'll get on the trainer later. I still love you." The cat eye's you suspiciously.
It's snowing out, and DH wears bike shorts and camouflage winter coat into the gas station on the way back from spinning class. "I don't care--I need ice cream."
It's only February, but you've loaded all the local rides into your calendar. Already recruiting friends and family for Tour of Stooges--opening ride of the season.
You and DH have divided friends/family into A team and B team.
You're trying to avoid the winter weight gain, so you can fit in your favorite cycling shorts.
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.
When you realize you've been walking around all day at work with a multitool in your pocket.
When you post your dream helmet on facebook.
You realize that you have not one but 2 LBS numbers in your phone - and use them both.
All the guys in the LBSs know not only your name, but all your bike's names.
as well as whether it is male or female, how long you've had it, what your are training for, and generally whether you take maintenance comments and suggestions positively or negatively. I tke my guys homemade cookies or brownies every now and then because they do so much for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by MomOnBike
marni
Those guys will be your friends for life!Quote:
Originally Posted by marni
Max
...you can identify the various local insect species by taste.
Ha! :D
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Originally Posted by tangentgirl
You don't want to go on a vacation unless you can take your bike.
Now have Bike Friday.