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

[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.

[Crankin]

Deb, the noise you heard when I stood on the pedals was the sound of someone being in a gear that was too easy to do that, so the pedals do not turn over smoothly. I'm pretty sure it's not my bike, because the same thing occured on my other 2 bikes. I am not that coordinated. I never stand on steep hills and tend to spin pretty quickly. I had a lot of problems just getting my uncoordinated body up to stand, so I tend to only do it only on little rollers. Plus, it was getting my mind off of the rest of my body that was hurting!

Going to check that seat out in a bit. Basically, if a tweaking doesn't solve it, along with 2 days of rest, I don't know what else to do. I have been fit (computer, trainer, 2 hours) by the owner of ATA Cycle. My husband is an excellent mechanic; we have a "bike shop" in our utility room and he did all the work for my son when he was racing. He bought me the Brooks saddle without me even asking. Now I am wondering if I got the right one.

Will keep trying.

Robyn

[Geonz]

When you're the passenger in the car, and preparing to pull out of the driveway, and you automatically say, "Car left!"

[Bluetree]

... When you are groping at the bottom of your handbag for lipstick and come up with a CO2 cartridge!

[AuntieK]

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

...and it's not enough space for all the bottles!

[limewave]

...and it's not enough space for all the bottles!

. . . so true, so true.

[SouthernBelle]

When you are discussing cycling with a non-rider, and they comment on, 'how expensive those bikes are. Why some of them cost $300!'

& you snort and debate whether to tell what you spent.