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**Veronica** · 08-10-2006, 04:33 AM

Talking about what to name my new bike this morning. Thom suggests Lego-Last. I say, "Oh because it will be the last bike I buy." He says, "No, as in not the first finisher."

Doofus! But it's true.

V.

**DDH** · 08-10-2006, 04:41 AM

Men!! they have no cooth at all, I swear. Regardless if it is true or not, a little encouragement never hurt.

**Veronica** · 08-10-2006, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by DDH

Regardless if it is true or not, a little encouragement never hurt.

Oh Thom is totally supportive. He's my biggest fan. I couldn't have done the rides I've done this year without his encouragement. That's what makes his snarky humor so amusing.

Oh... and that it's true.

V

**Tri Girl** · 08-10-2006, 05:17 AM

Hee hee. Lego-Last. Kinda funny, but kinda hurty, huh?
They're just good at shooting straight, when we women sometimes need a little soft cushioning of the words. I mostly appreicate their straightforwardness and truth (although sometimes DH can be a bit too truthful

).
Can you imagine how weird it would be to hear man conversations that were encouraging and cushy?
man 1: "Man I should've hit that homerun."
man 2:"Oh, it's ok, you did your best and that's what counts. You're a good ball player, and you'll hit one next time."
man 1: "Thanks, you're the best friend a guy could have"
man 2: "It's only because you make me the best"

Weird....

**mimitabby** · 08-10-2006, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by Tri Girl

Hee hee. Lego-Last. Kinda funny, but kinda hurty, huh?
They're just good at shooting straight, when we women sometimes need a little soft cushioning of the words. I mostly appreicate their straightforwardness and truth (although sometimes DH can be a bit too truthful

).
Can you imagine how weird it would be to hear man conversations that were encouraging and cushy?
man 1: "Man I should've hit that homerun."
man 2:"Oh, it's ok, you did your best and that's what counts. You're a good ball player, and you'll hit one next time."
man 1: "Thanks, you're the best friend a guy could have"
man 2: "It's only because you make me the best"

Weird....

boy, TriGirl, you pegged it. It's not quite 7am here and i was reading your little dialog thinking, men would never say this... then I reread and realized THAT WAS YOUR POINT.

**Bikingmomof3** · 08-10-2006, 06:08 AM

This thread is cracking me up.

I still need a name for my manbike. DH's response was "coffin nail #1)-as in my hobby is killing him. It was a tongue and cheek answer, as he is the one who go my started. If it had not been for him, I would still to this day be afraid of bikes.

**mimitabby** · 08-10-2006, 06:29 AM

coffin nail is also a name for Cigarettes. I think you need a nicer name than that! something that evokes the feeling you have riding.

**Bikingmomof3** · 08-10-2006, 06:33 AM

I agree. The first thing I think of when I am on my bike is freedom...maybe a name that has something to do with freedom? I swear it was easier to name my children!

**maillotpois** · 08-10-2006, 07:45 AM

So... I guess brevet bikes are the standard 40th birthday present around here....

**Veronica** · 08-10-2006, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by maillotpois

So... I guess brevet bikes are the standard 40th birthday present around here....

Don't call it a brevet bike! LALALALALA I'm not listening. I won't be corrupted.

Birthday present? My birthday isn't until December. I'll get something else then.

Are you getting a new bike instead of upgrading your current one?

V.

**mimitabby** · 08-10-2006, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3

I agree. The first thing I think of when I am on my bike is freedom...maybe a name that has something to do with freedom? I swear it was easier to name my children!

my bike's colors remind me of a bumblebee. So I named it bumblebee, but in Italian..

**maillotpois** · 08-10-2006, 07:57 AM

Well, you're doing the brevets, right?

Yeah, apparently I am getting a new bike. For me, it will be a brevet bike. I love love my colonago, which is just bulletproof, and I was ready to try to make it work (heck I did a 600k on an aluminum race bike), but the rear triangle is so tight that I can't put fenders on and I question whether the bike would work with a schmidt hub and where we'd put the lights.

**Trekhawk** · 08-10-2006, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

Don't call it a brevet bike! LALALALALA I'm not listening. I won't be corrupted.

V.

LOL - You know you really want to V and I love reading your ride reports.

**Veronica** · 08-10-2006, 08:11 AM

Thanks Leslie. I know I want to do the 200 and the 300. It's after that - 400

600

1200

And you know here in the Bay Area, they will not be flat rides. And yeah doing PBP would be so cool! Especially if MP and I did together in the same year.

So what bikes are you looking at MP?

V.

**Bad JuJu** · 08-10-2006, 08:19 AM

Speaking of men and their irritating habits, DH dogs me all the time about the $$$ I spend on biking, yet HE owns two cars, one motorcycle, plus a bike of his own. Jeez!

But like Veronica's guy, he's just teasing--we keep our discretionary income separate so my biking hasn't cost him a dollar and neither has his collection of vehicles

cost me anything.

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