You know you've gone over to the dark side...

**7rider** · 09-05-2006, 05:31 AM

..when you don't recognize your bike buddies without a helmet on and in "street clothes."
...when you actually consider spending $400 for a computer for you bike.
...when you say "Ahhh, I can clean the house tomorrow. It's too pretty to be inside."

**KnottedYet** · 09-05-2006, 05:40 AM

When you think Limewave's date night sounds pretty darn good!

When you have the day off, but plan to wake up early to call another time zone about a bike. And then without using an alarm you wake up waaaay too early, even for that time zone!

**DebW** · 09-05-2006, 05:56 AM

When you try to place every noise you hear from someone else's bike. Robyn, that noise your bike made sounded alot like spoke noises, but I know it wasn't, too loud. You must tell me what it really was.

When you lay on the ground to look through a hollow Bontrager spindle because you've never seen one before.

**mimitabby** · 09-05-2006, 07:32 AM

When you try to convert your 40 year old neighbor who never rode a bike,
your sedentary sister, and then start toying with the idea of what kind
of bike you could get your 80 year old stepfather to ride on...

**TrekJeni** · 09-05-2006, 07:40 AM

$400 isn't too much for a new wheelset!

I'm putting off my $100 cut and color
Haven't bought "business casual" in a long time but there's no limit on jerseys
Retrieve my voice messages from a noncycling friend and hear "Hey Little Lance..."
Stashing secret money away for a new bike when I don't even know what I'm going to get!

**mimitabby** · 09-05-2006, 07:46 AM

..when you call your best friend from highschool and she gasps "you went on ANOTHER bike ride?"
and you try to explain...

**AuntieK** · 09-05-2006, 07:51 AM

When every road or hill you drive you think, "I've GOTTA try this with my bike."
Or when you use hand signals when you're driving your car.

**mtbdarby** · 09-05-2006, 07:56 AM

-When you have to clean out the garage because your bikes are getting too croweded and you don't want them scratched (not because you have more bikes

).

-When your 4 year old rolls his eyes at you because it is WAY too nice to be in the house playing. Yes, you can take all your animals in the trailer!

-When you've been off your bike for almost 2 months and you finally go on your first ride. I was so excited I didn't put on biking shorts, gloves, cycling shoes or blow up my tires. I rode 4.5 miles on the road on my mtb with almost flat tires and yelled "wahoo" up the first hill I came to by the golf course! I couldn't wipe the smile off my face

**Tater** · 09-05-2006, 08:07 AM

- when the looks I get while decked out in spandex, climbing into an elevator full of corporate hq 'suits' don't bother me anymore.

- when purchasing a wedding/engagement band, told Mr. Tater, 'it better not stick up and interfere with me pulling on bike gloves!' It doesn't!

- when non-cycling friends ask us over for a cook out and say, 'oh, just be here when Jen gets home from her long ride.'

**mtbdarby** · 09-05-2006, 08:09 AM

When you take your dogs for a walk on a trail at the local state park, walk across 3 wooden bridges and all you can think about is how COOL of a mtb trail this would be. At the next intersection there is a bike picture with a red circle and line through it and all you can do is scowl ferousiously that these people just don't get it....

When you try and clean out your closet and figure out why the heck you have more jerseys than shirts for work

**DebW** · 09-05-2006, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by AuntieK

Or when you use hand signals when you're driving your car.

I do that walking.

**eclectic** · 09-05-2006, 08:23 AM

When you find yourself saying "no I am just going to a short ride today - oh about 25 miles"

When the golf clubs that were so carefully purchased haven't made it out of the storage shed all season.

when you think " I must ride against this 25 mph wind because wind makes me strong!"

this one truly shows you are on the dark side
You send in the wedding RSVP card 2 months prior then find out there is a great little tour that day so you send a cheque and your regrets a week before the wedding ( hey at least enough time to give the caterer a final count)

**limewave** · 09-05-2006, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by eclectic

this one truly shows you are on the dark side
You send in the wedding RSVP card 2 months prior then find out there is a great little tour that day so you send a cheque and your regrets a week before the wedding ( hey at least enough time to give the caterer a final count)

DH did a century ride the day of our wedding with his buddies. I spent the day scowling because my friends scheduled me for a "beauty day" and I couldn't ride with the guys. They truly didn't understand that I wouldn't mind having helmet hair or grease stains on my legs for my wedding. Sheesh!

**Bad JuJu** · 09-05-2006, 09:04 AM

...when you go home early and more-or-less sober on Friday nights, and your friends are finally getting used to your reason: "I've got a long ride tomorrow morning."

...when you spend the morning of your 25th wedding anniversary doing a short ride with your guy: 25 miles for 25 years.

...when your friend takes up cycling, and she barely has to buy any accessories--you give her the "extras" you've got lying around--extra gloves, extra seat bag, extra helmet, etc.

**mimitabby** · 09-05-2006, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Bad JuJu

...when you spend the morning of your 25th wedding anniversary doing a short ride with your guy: 25 miles for 25 years.
.

When you think that is a REALLY FAB IDEA! for our anniversary in March (29 years!!)

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