Forgive me, for I have sinned...
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Forgive me as I don't spend my time at the TV watching team sports. Nor am I a fan of any team. It is unAmerican I know. I would rather bike, fish, shoot, hunt, or at least be outside. And my attitude stinks. Bad boy. Happy New Year anyway
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May ye be forgiven of the sin of self-righteousness
Not too many outside sport options at 2200 hours on a cold and snowy night.
Not too many outside sport options at 2200 hours on a cold and snowy night.
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My biking sin? I am turning into a wuss, or even more of a wuss than I was. I have turned back early on a century twice, (to make it 75 miles), and on a tough mtb ride I took the paved road back instead of the trail.
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Please, please. not another helmet thread. I can't stand it. (For newcomers, the subject of helmets is VERY touchy for some folks, has been debated forever, and there is a thread in A&S pages long devoted to the topic. "This is the only thread where a discussion of the pros and cons of wearing a helmet will be discussed. Others will be locked or deleted". Please go there for your thoughts and debates.)
-That I will not enter any triathlons, or races of any kind.
-To continue to not use a cycling computer. Knowing how it drives so many people Bat Guano, is part of the fun.
-To continue to ride my fixie, but be open to the idea of trying a recumbent.
-To just keep riding steel. No to alien spacecraft material. This also drives a lot of people Bat Guano.
All I can think of at the moment. May add to the list later. Or not.
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I, too, confess to the sin of undies with spandex - which, because of being female, is a double sin because panties-under-spandex causes *gasp* VPL (visible panty lines) which is the #1 fashion sin for women.
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I think I have a nice, warm, soft and cushy seat right next to ours in the confession box...
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Anyway, I hereby resolve:
-That I will not enter any triathlons, or races of any kind.
-To continue to not use a cycling computer. Knowing how it drives so many people Bat Guano, is part of the fun.
-To continue to ride my fixie, but be open to the idea of trying a recumbent.
-To just keep riding steel. No to alien spacecraft material. This also drives a lot of people Bat Guano.
All I can think of at the moment. May add to the list later. Or not.
-That I will not enter any triathlons, or races of any kind.
-To continue to not use a cycling computer. Knowing how it drives so many people Bat Guano, is part of the fun.
-To continue to ride my fixie, but be open to the idea of trying a recumbent.
-To just keep riding steel. No to alien spacecraft material. This also drives a lot of people Bat Guano.
All I can think of at the moment. May add to the list later. Or not.
Then you redeemed yourself with that confession about the fixie and those dark thoughts about becoming all bent up and twisted (you are forgiven and permitted to entertain such thoughts on your weekly Sunday rides).
The Steel-Is-Real sect is down the aisle and off to the left...
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I confess I will never, ever, ever do a 100 miler, unless it takes all day, has plenty of stops for meals/drinks (at least one pub stop) and good company.
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OK, I really do feel the need to confess this. I bought my husband everything on his Christmas list, including some nice riding gloves and a good bike light. His birthday is Wednesday and I was at a loss at what else I could get him.
So, I had an idea. He doesn’t work-out at all and I would love to see him get fit for some nice riding together when the weather breaks. I don’t want to be pushy about it, so I thought I might try to make it a bit fun. I bought him some nice work out clothes, and some DVDs: Billy Banks’ Tai-bo” and “Dancing Off the Inches – Ballroom.” I thought if we did the dance DVD together, it might not be so bad for him to exercise. I am feeling a bit guilty because he’ll know I really wanted to have that DVD.
So, I had an idea. He doesn’t work-out at all and I would love to see him get fit for some nice riding together when the weather breaks. I don’t want to be pushy about it, so I thought I might try to make it a bit fun. I bought him some nice work out clothes, and some DVDs: Billy Banks’ Tai-bo” and “Dancing Off the Inches – Ballroom.” I thought if we did the dance DVD together, it might not be so bad for him to exercise. I am feeling a bit guilty because he’ll know I really wanted to have that DVD.
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What did your fiancee do to go over the fiscal cliff?
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Same woman was enveloped in a cloud of rare perfume. Riding behind that caboose in such a sweet fragrance made me want to follow her home. I also contemplated taking out my blow gun and darting her back tire. That would have created a legitimate excuse to introduce myself and for her to be forever in debt to me because I fixed her tire.
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I slid down the CF slope a long time ago. I must now be in "hell" because it was 74F on today's ride.
Is it also a sin to not feel any compassion for the folks stuck up north in the cold climates?
Is it also a sin to not feel any compassion for the folks stuck up north in the cold climates?
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I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
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RonH, you are still paying off the accumulated sins of that prolonged paint job. And not only that, you sold the bike. You should be relishing your time in the fire of hell down there in Florida!
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Forgive me as my 2013 goal is to make it to 5,000 miles. And to upgrade to Windows 8.
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I was thinking with your first offering that you were a member of the congregation wasting the confessional's time with all this do-gooder stuff.
Then you redeemed yourself with that confession about the fixie and those dark thoughts about becoming all bent up and twisted (you are forgiven and permitted to entertain such thoughts on your weekly Sunday rides).
The Steel-Is-Real sect is down the aisle and off to the left...
Then you redeemed yourself with that confession about the fixie and those dark thoughts about becoming all bent up and twisted (you are forgiven and permitted to entertain such thoughts on your weekly Sunday rides).
The Steel-Is-Real sect is down the aisle and off to the left...
For my list:
- I plead guilty to fantasizing about meeting Liz Hatch on the road. Hey, could happen, you just never know. They told us that as you age, this Y-Chromosome thing
won't bother you as much. They lied.
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OK, I really do feel the need to confess this. I bought my husband everything on his Christmas list, including some nice riding gloves and a good bike light. His birthday is Wednesday and I was at a loss at what else I could get him.
So, I had an idea. He doesn’t work-out at all and I would love to see him get fit for some nice riding together when the weather breaks. I don’t want to be pushy about it, so I thought I might try to make it a bit fun. I bought him some nice work out clothes, and some DVDs: Billy Banks’ Tai-bo” and “Dancing Off the Inches – Ballroom.” I thought if we did the dance DVD together, it might not be so bad for him to exercise. I am feeling a bit guilty because he’ll know I really wanted to have that DVD.
So, I had an idea. He doesn’t work-out at all and I would love to see him get fit for some nice riding together when the weather breaks. I don’t want to be pushy about it, so I thought I might try to make it a bit fun. I bought him some nice work out clothes, and some DVDs: Billy Banks’ Tai-bo” and “Dancing Off the Inches – Ballroom.” I thought if we did the dance DVD together, it might not be so bad for him to exercise. I am feeling a bit guilty because he’ll know I really wanted to have that DVD.
You do realise that many eyes will be on your butt the next time you decide to ride in 50+ company? Just to ensure that you are in fact telling a truthful confession, you understand.
I will let the ballroom dalliance pass, this time. There's nothing wrong with bringing some romantic stuff into physical activity... or should that be bringing physical activity into romantic stuff.
Oh well, have fun!
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She still doesn't understand n+1 though.
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The.Force.Took.Over.The.Mind-Body.Interface.Started.With.French.To.MTB.To.Italian.Road.
Then.10,000.STP.Crazies.At.Husky.Stadium.Rollers.Lycra.Bright.Colors.Kit.Helmets.Spec.Tools.Stand.Ai eee.
I.Must.Resist.The.Razor
I.Must.Resist.The.Razor
Then.10,000.STP.Crazies.At.Husky.Stadium.Rollers.Lycra.Bright.Colors.Kit.Helmets.Spec.Tools.Stand.Ai eee.
I.Must.Resist.The.Razor
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Here's mine: at 52 I'm totally getting into road cycling, loving my Specialized Allez, pretty well geared up now with the attire, gear, etc. I need for road riding, and......my next purchase will be a hipster single-speed with bullhorns for riding around town.....