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

[Bad JuJu]

...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]

...when you spend the morning of your 25th wedding anniversary doing a short ride with your guy: 25 miles for 25 years.
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When you think that is a REALLY FAB IDEA! for our anniversary in March (29 years!!)

[Haudlady]

...When my dog puts himself in his crate as soon as I put the helmet on my head (up until that moment, poor Zaboo has hope that he will be "coming with!")

[littlegrasshopp]

when the only friends you've spent time with in the last six months are the ones that also ride....

When you've set your wedding date KNOWING happily that EVERY anniversary will be spent in NY riding the Five Boro Bike Tour.

When you give up back packing all together because who wants to go to the mountians and leave the bike at home?!!

When you sell your old car for bike parts.

[crazycanuck]

When you purposely buy a house 20km from the city so you can bike to work...!!!(that's ian & I..) When house hunting gets in the way of your biking...

When your bikes are more expensive than your car. (4 bikes..)

When you can't just do only a 20km as you feel guilty. (that's me)

When you slow down on the trail to let kangaroos move away...

When the excitement for your week is being chased by a bird whilst on your bike..(nesting bird last night... )

When you have dreams of your legs on a bike moving.(me)

When you ride on the AFL grand finals day (end of september)& jump for joy becuase there's noone around!!!!

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[Bicyclette]

When you're having sex with your significant other and you find your mind wandering to bike things - not that I've ever DONE that, mind you - but yeah - It could happen

[SouthernBelle]

When you are driving down the interstate and spot a vehicle with a loaded bike rack, and pull up behind them, right on their tail, to see what the bikes are.

[rocknrollgirl]

When you are considering buying a new vehicle so that your bike does not have to be strapped on a bike rack.....

When GU becomes a food group......

When dinner conversation regularly centers around components.....

When you drive to Lanesboro MA to sleep on the ground with all of the other dirty, muddy bikers that attended Pedro's Fest......

[KSH]

When you are considering buying a new vehicle so that your bike does not have to be strapped on a bike rack.....

I did this. I love my Mazda 3, 5-door hatchback.

Now, I just need a pretty new tri bike in the back. And I would love a new road bike too... but I can't have it all.

[betagirl]

You know you're on the dark side when almost all of the dish sized towels in the house have black stains on them.

Oh yeah.

...when you've said "I have enough bikes" and find yourself going to look at a fixed gear. And you justify it because it's *used* so you can't afford not to look at it.

...when you have a ton of laundry to do, you're out of underwear, yet you decide the higher priority items to wash are your bike clothes. The rest can wait.

...you have a chain imprint on your capri pant leg and you think it gives them character.

...you have a 100 degree fever yet commute anyway.

...you have an entire shelf in your cabinets dedicated to water bottles.

[wannaduacentury]

When Driving your car and you start to slow down, you think of unclipping your feet from the cars brake pedal.