boneheaded move of the day

[jobob]

Do I hear a collective gasp?

LOL Trek, you must have heard me. Don't DO that !!!!

There's a reason why we don't have a roof rack - I (or my husband!) would drive the bike into the garage door within the first month, guaranteed. (Luckily I'm not coordinated enough to even attempt to tighten a QR while moving )

[snapdragen]

The pink lady tourer usually rides the Cinderella too - so maybe we "cindys" will see her in April.

[jobob]

ooooh maybe she'll have brownies !!!

[Trek420]

jobob "LOL Trek, you must have heard me. Don't DO that !!!!"

yes, I heard it ;-) also heard you day "Doh"

"There's a reason why we don't have a roof rack - I (or my husband!) would drive the bike into the garage door within the first month, guaranteed."

I'm thinking multiple reminders in the future...bike gloves on the dashboard, post-it's on the steering wheel, heart rate monitor strap hanging from the rear view mirror, HUGE SIGN ON THE CAR PORT....I think I was just upset from seeing the aftermath of my buddy falling.

"(Luckily I'm not coordinated enough to even attempt to tighten a QR while moving )"

None of us are, that's why we have those mechanics that drive beside us and tighten things while we're riding and trim our toenails while we're rideing and .... wait, we don't have those.

[CorsairMac]

I'm trying to picture HOW one tightens a QR while riding? Aren't the QRs on your tires? (or tyres for MM and Margaret) wait - theres one on my seatpost too.....I'm glad to hear shes OK...but please I can't stand the curiousity!
And I'm Very glad to hear your bike is ok...I'm one of those that leaves the garage door open - so when I'm ready to leave I "open" the door and back into a closed garage door and then wonder who closed it!
As for the sunscreen instead of butt'r - at least you didn't have to worry about sunburn.....I thought for Sure you were gonna say it was one of those icy/hot creams!

[annie]

Umm, to tighten a QR when riding:

1.) look down
2.) make quick kick with foot
3.) miss QR
4.) hit spokes instead
5.) fall over with bike
6.) curse stupidity
7.) discover wheel is taco'ed
8.) curse more loudly
9.) bum ride home from friendly farmer with pick-up truck
10.) drive to bike shop and purchase new wheel

Now- don't ask how I know all this, please!

annie

[Trek420]

I don't know how it happened, I was in my usual slot...behind everyone...came up over the hill and saw a group of riders ahead clustered around a rider down, had one of those moment where from way back I can tell "omg, that's my friend" ... very unsettleing. I'm glad she's ok, coulda been much worse.

[shewhobikes]

I'm with CorsairMac, I was thinking, ohmygod I hope it wasn't IcyHot!!!

[massbikebabe]

kim:

I think getting rid of your California-ness would be easier than me getting rid of my bahston accent...aftah all I do paakh my caah
in the yaahd...I never realized how bad it was till my kids started
talking. My 4 year old neice who lives in Ohio, (Mom dropped the Boston accent), asked me why I speak spanish to her...what a hoot!!

karen

[jobob]

Oh, it can be done ... but my Bahstahn accent magically reappears whenever I go back to visit the family in MA.

- Jo (who drops r's with the best of 'em)

[aka_kim]

I'm not sure my accent would give me away (well to a linguist maybe)... isn't a California "accent" to dialects what mini-malls and McDonalds, et al, are to pop culture? And I don't have the stereotypical blonde hair and tan... hmm, maybe I could blend in elsewhere.

I don't understand (really) why anyone wants to get rid of their regional accents. C'mon, they're cool!

Boneheaded behavior *is* a trademark of Californians, though...

[jobob]

eh, I was boneheaded when I lived in MA too. Must be why I adapted so well to living in CA

[LBTC]

Yup, my boneheaded move of last night....

kickboxing class (up here there is NO riding at this time of year)....doing the kick the guy in the crotch move. parner is holding the paded bag, I'm supposed to point my toe and make impact with my shin bone. oops, I forgot to point my toe! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWch!

I did finish the class and did the grocery shopping, but several ibuprofens, two ice packs and a night's sleep later and I'm desperately trying to not limp! haha Yup, that one is kind of like "don't hit the tree, don't hit the tree, don't hit the d'oh!" who among us hasn't done that at least once? (I don't want to admit I did this the last time we practiced this kick, too....d'oh!!)

namaste, everyone!
~T~

[Bike2Work4Me]

Annie-

I had to chuckle at your instructions for tightening the QR while riding. I could provide very similar instructions but insert "straighten fenders" for QR and add a trip to the hospital for a hematoma the size of a volleyball

Won't be doing that again!

Gretchen