Things that change after you start cycling
07-14-03, 01:59 PM
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Things that change after you star cycling
Just wondering
Before:
Driving my car I was always in a rush. Driving as fast as I can
After:
I drive more relaxed paying more atention to pedestrian and other cyclists.
Before:
go to bed late, wake up late
After:
go to bed earlier, wake up as earlier as possible to ride my bike in the morning
Before:
Why the hell do I need a useless "WEATHER CHANNEL".
After:
I watch not only the weather channel but all news programs just to get the latest weather info, plus 50 weather info sites on my web browser's favorite links list.
Before:
Driving my car I was always in a rush. Driving as fast as I can
After:
I drive more relaxed paying more atention to pedestrian and other cyclists.
Before:
go to bed late, wake up late
After:
go to bed earlier, wake up as earlier as possible to ride my bike in the morning
Before:
Why the hell do I need a useless "WEATHER CHANNEL".
After:
I watch not only the weather channel but all news programs just to get the latest weather info, plus 50 weather info sites on my web browser's favorite links list.
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Before: Wouldn't be caught DEAD in Lycra
After: As my wife says when I don my cycling shorts, "Hubba hubba."
After: As my wife says when I don my cycling shorts, "Hubba hubba."
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Before: Got winded walking up a flight of stairs.
After: Can't help sprinting up stairs two at a time.
Before: Can't get cool enough in the summer; 80F is unbearable.
After: Feel like an ice cube with the A/C on; 80F is perfect riding weather.
Cool thread; keep 'em coming.
Tim
After: Can't help sprinting up stairs two at a time.
Before: Can't get cool enough in the summer; 80F is unbearable.
After: Feel like an ice cube with the A/C on; 80F is perfect riding weather.
Cool thread; keep 'em coming.
Tim
07-15-03, 06:45 AM
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Before: Couldn't bare the 15 mile morning commute to work in my truck.
After: Can't wait to ride in and I get mad when I have offsite
meetings and can't ride my bike.
After: Can't wait to ride in and I get mad when I have offsite
meetings and can't ride my bike.
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Before: Kept stress inside and ate a lot as the result.
After: Much less stress, eat a lot to fuel the machine.
After: Much less stress, eat a lot to fuel the machine.
07-15-03, 07:02 AM
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Before: drank too much beer.
After: still drink too m... hey! wait, this is not going to work. Well, at least the beer tastes better after a ride.
--J
After: still drink too m... hey! wait, this is not going to work. Well, at least the beer tastes better after a ride.
--J
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07-15-03, 07:28 AM
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before biking: Hot girls were hard to find
now: Hot women love a guy in spandex
Its just I'm biking to fast to get digits.... rats!
now: Hot women love a guy in spandex
Its just I'm biking to fast to get digits.... rats!
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Slow down then They probably wouldnt look as good if you were going slower though, speed tends to brighten up a festy face. Apologies to the lovely ladies out there.
They probably wouldnt look as good if you were going slower though, speed tends to brighten up a festy face. Apologies to the lovely ladies out there.
07-15-03, 08:25 AM
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Before: Heart rate 75
After: Heart rate 40
Before: Took Train (MTA)
After: Ride Bike
Before: Ate and watched my fat reserve grow
After: Eat to keep my bike running
After: Heart rate 40
Before: Took Train (MTA)
After: Ride Bike
Before: Ate and watched my fat reserve grow
After: Eat to keep my bike running
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Before: Rode a Huffy
After: Ride Bianchi
Before: rarely ate bananas
After: eat bananas all the time
Before: A$$ got sore on short bike rides.
After: Harda$$
Before: ?
After: After a long rainy ride in bike shorts I know how my motherinlaw feels wearing depends. (Maybe I shouldn't have shared that)
After: Ride Bianchi
Before: rarely ate bananas
After: eat bananas all the time
Before: A$$ got sore on short bike rides.
After: Harda$$
Before: ?
After: After a long rainy ride in bike shorts I know how my motherinlaw feels wearing depends. (Maybe I shouldn't have shared that)
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Before: Thought of all cyclists as elitist road hogs.
After: Think of all drivers as elitist road hogs!
Before: Cleaned the drivetrain of my old bike with an entire aerosol can of engine degreaser (yes, I needed all of it)
After: Overhauled the drivetrain on my mountain bike last week
Before: Downloaded lots of internet porn
After: Download lots of internet porn of athletic women
After: Think of all drivers as elitist road hogs!
Before: Cleaned the drivetrain of my old bike with an entire aerosol can of engine degreaser (yes, I needed all of it)
After: Overhauled the drivetrain on my mountain bike last week
Before: Downloaded lots of internet porn
After: Download lots of internet porn of athletic women
07-15-03, 01:27 PM
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I see bicycles all over the place. The cry in our car is "Bicycle dude, bicycle dude"--from me, not my kids; they just roll their eyes.
07-15-03, 01:31 PM
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Things that change after you start cycling....
Before: Not a whole lot of spending money
After: A whole lot less spending money
Before: Not a whole lot of spending money
After: A whole lot less spending money
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Before:
Deore? What's that? Ultegra? Wasn't that a TV show?
After:
Record, Dedacci, Colnago, are all part of my vocabulary!
Before:
Spend no more than $2,000 for a car!
After:
Spend no LESS than $4,000 for a bike!
Before:
Tan lines around hips only!
After:
Now a true redneck, and white hands too. Not to mention sock tan.
L8R
Deore? What's that? Ultegra? Wasn't that a TV show?
After:
Record, Dedacci, Colnago, are all part of my vocabulary!
Before:
Spend no more than $2,000 for a car!
After:
Spend no LESS than $4,000 for a bike!
Before:
Tan lines around hips only!
After:
Now a true redneck, and white hands too. Not to mention sock tan.
L8R
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07-15-03, 02:13 PM
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before: not many women noticed
after: athletic women notice
after: athletic women notice
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Before:
Spent a lot of time "working" on my computer.
After:
Spend TOO much time at Bikeforums.
L8R
Spent a lot of time "working" on my computer.
After:
Spend TOO much time at Bikeforums.
L8R
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
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07-15-03, 02:33 PM
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Originally posted by a2psyklnut
Before:
Spend no more than $2,000 for a car!
After:
Spend no LESS than $4,000 for a bike!
L8R
Before:
Spend no more than $2,000 for a car!
After:
Spend no LESS than $4,000 for a bike!
L8R
07-15-03, 04:26 PM
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I see bicycles all over the place. The cry in our car is "Bicycle dude, bicycle dude"--from me, not my kids; they just roll their eyes.
Before: You rode how many miles?!
After : My coworker and I just got back from my second 100K ride this year!
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Before: Wondered where all the hot, athletic male bods were.
After: Found a swarm of hot, athletic male bods and even chose one for a mate!
Before: Ate everything I wanted
After: Ate everything I wanted
(I guess that did not change)
Before: OK sex
After: Great sex! (Or is it the man?.... I'm not talking bicycle smiles!)
Before: Balked at spending more than 50 bucks on any article of clothing.
After: 50 bucks on any article of biking paraphanelia is a bargain!
After: Found a swarm of hot, athletic male bods and even chose one for a mate!
Before: Ate everything I wanted
After: Ate everything I wanted
(I guess that did not change)
Before: OK sex
After: Great sex! (Or is it the man?.... I'm not talking bicycle smiles!)
Before: Balked at spending more than 50 bucks on any article of clothing.
After: 50 bucks on any article of biking paraphanelia is a bargain!
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Before: Had to adhere to a strick diet, and always watching my weight
After: I eat like a fricken mad man and still accidently lose 10 lbs in a week if I'm not careful.
Before: Required 8 hours of sleep and was still tired.
After: 6 hours of sleep is plenty, at times too much.
After: I eat like a fricken mad man and still accidently lose 10 lbs in a week if I'm not careful.
Before: Required 8 hours of sleep and was still tired.
After: 6 hours of sleep is plenty, at times too much.
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Before: Who is Bob, Phil and Paul?
After: Who is Kirsten Gum???...
After 2: Where is Bob, Phil and Paul?
After: Who is Kirsten Gum???...
After 2: Where is Bob, Phil and Paul?
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Before: started my day stressfully driving a car, often in traffic
After: every day starts with the beauty of riding my bike!
Before: people thought i was alittle weird
After: people have even more reasons to think i'm weird: riding in slow, rain, hot, cold when i have a perfectly good car at home (actually not any more as i don't have one here in Europe)
Before: i couldn't understand how most people can waste so many hours sitting in traffic
After: i REALLY don't understand the above as i KNOW there is a beautiful alternative!
After: every day starts with the beauty of riding my bike!
Before: people thought i was alittle weird
After: people have even more reasons to think i'm weird: riding in slow, rain, hot, cold when i have a perfectly good car at home (actually not any more as i don't have one here in Europe)
Before: i couldn't understand how most people can waste so many hours sitting in traffic
After: i REALLY don't understand the above as i KNOW there is a beautiful alternative!