Mojo any one?

[roadie gal]

Not a critter, but...

My mom always believed that the color red was lucky. If any of us kids went skiing or biking or any sport where we "could get hurt" we had to wear something red.

To this day I wrap a piece of red electrical tape on my ski poles and on the seat post of all of my bikes.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Pretty please post the Rambouiollet here next year if you do so....Please?!?!?!

I will most certainly let you know if/when it starts happening.

[bikerchic]

Not a critter, but...

My mom always believed that the color red was lucky. If any of us kids went skiing or biking or any sport where we "could get hurt" we had to wear something red.

To this day I wrap a piece of red electrical tape on my ski poles and on the seat post of all of my bikes.

I vouge for the fact that Mom always knows best! Very cool tradition, keep it going!

[wackyjacky1]

Not sure if this counts as mojo, but my best friend gave me this guardian angel medallion for my bike:



"Protect me and all who pass me by with a steady hand and a watchful eye."

[bikerchic]

Not sure if this counts as mojo, but my best friend gave me this guardian angel medallion for my bike:

I would say absolutely that qualifies! Awesome!

[latelatebloomer]

I use verbal mojo - before I leave the driveway, I have to say, "Ride safe, ride strong." Now I gotta find the visual mojo.

I love your mom's "wear red" mojo. There was a study that showed that students who wore red underwear on test days did better - so I got DH red underwear for the day he had to defend his thesis. He rocked.

[wildhawk]

Wow - we will be looking for mojos for our bikes. Since we do lots of nature trails, that should not be a problem. I love insects too - always have. And as an artist/naturalist I am always looking for “specimens” for my studio. I have lots of dragonflies, butterflies, beetles, spiders, snakeskins, etc. I even have a huge cicada!! My friends are hesitant to come into my studio because they never know what I will have laying about in ziploc bags!! My bike is named “Spirit” and I love birds of prey, so I was thinking of painting a single feather and the name Spirit in calligraphy - will that count as a mojo? Or do I need to attach an actual object to her? For chuckles, the first ride on her I attached a beanie baby opossum to the handlebars and got some strange looks on the trail. I called him my “bike buddy”!!

[Geonz]

I have a penguin dangling from my camelbak and a jester with a hypoxia jersey strapped to my fender on my Xtracycle. Haven't figured out how to get my stuffed turtle on there yet, or the decorative squash. Friday's project Martha Stewart, you ain't seen nuthin' :P

[Zen]

I liked it, lots. I think he was meaning pep rally, but I was thinking of it more in my brother's moto cross terms of "rallying through" something typically implying at high speed.

Maybe he wasn't too long out of high school (or still in it) to be thinking of pep rallies. I would have thought of it the same way as you.

Do they still have pep rallies?

[Chile Pepper]

Am I the only one who wants a mojito every time I see the title of this thread?

I have a couple of mojos for traveling, but nothing on my bike. When I was doing yoga last year, I would recite the "Ad guray nameh..." before going on a ride. I like the idea of something red. I'll have to keep an eye open.

[deeaimond]

never heard of Mojos before this, but now i'll also be keeping a lookout for one I like the fly fly..

[roadie gal]

... another thought... I have a car mezuzah in my car, why not a bike mezuzah? Would that count?

[bikerchic]

Geonz Martha Stewart better move over!

The legend of the bike Mojo as I remember it is that it (the Mojo) finds you and your desire or willingness to bring it onto your bike is what brings you good luck.

I do think it's perfectly acceptable to claim your own mascot or good luck piece and for that matter name your bike, I always did before finding the fly or hearing about the legend of the Mojo. I couldn't imagine having a bike without that personal touch of a name or a mascot.

Receiving a Mojo is just cooler, I think and for me it happened when I was least expecting or thinking about it. I hope it happens for y'all too! Keep your eyes peeled but don't worry too much about it, just ride and have fun, it will happen and let us know when it does, please!

[Irulan]

never heard of Mojos before this, but now i'll also be keeping a lookout for one I like the fly fly..

I think maybe you never heard of it is that it comes from the world of mountain biking.

Someone gave me a old Marvel figuring, Jane Grey I think, that they found while scuba diving. She had been buried in the sand and all the paint was worn off her nipples. (edit, I mean her boobs) We drilled some holes through her and zip tied her to my headset.... Wonder Nipples was my mojo for years. She mysteriously disappeared one day.

I too have always abided by the guideline that is has to be given, or found.

[bikerchic]

I like the fly fly..

Thanks dee..I admit when I found the "fly" I wasn't really happy about having it as my Mojo it was my son's explaination of "fly" that more than made it okay with me.

Wonder Nipples was my mojo for years. She mysteriously disappeared one day.

I too have always abided by the guideline that is has to be given, or found.

Irulan, wha Wonder Nipples! LOL I wish I could have seen her and I bet you were more than upset when you found her gone. Lets hope the good luck passes on eh and maybe she fell off and wasn't removed???

I totally forgot that a Mojo can be given to you, thanks for the reminder!

Back later, gotta fix something to take to Bunco tonight, have fun ladies! I hope I win the pot tonight I could use the $$!