How obsessed are you?
09-05-18, 10:30 AM
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That sounds about the right ratio. Note that I'm not afraid of projects on "rough' bikes. 
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09-05-18, 10:37 AM
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I'm pretty much at the ridiculous point now.
I have a Basso with a perfectly good and satisfying Shimano 600 group on it and I have no business touching it, but I am contemplating changing it over to an Ofmega group, which by most opinions is not nearly as good, just because it will be "Italian". Ohhh vanity!😢
I also might spend 50 bucks on plastic bar end caps and crank caps that are embossed with the Basso insignia on them. From Poland no less! Lord help me!
I have a Basso with a perfectly good and satisfying Shimano 600 group on it and I have no business touching it, but I am contemplating changing it over to an Ofmega group, which by most opinions is not nearly as good, just because it will be "Italian". Ohhh vanity!😢
I also might spend 50 bucks on plastic bar end caps and crank caps that are embossed with the Basso insignia on them. From Poland no less! Lord help me!
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
09-05-18, 10:42 AM
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bikeforums is my mental health break.
ridding is both a mental and physical health break
Obsessed, no, very interested yes (or so I fool myself)
ridding is both a mental and physical health break
Obsessed, no, very interested yes (or so I fool myself)
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
09-05-18, 10:59 AM
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If I didn't have such trouble posting, I would seem a lot more involved. I get bounced frustrated and go do something else.... That may be a good thing.
09-05-18, 11:04 AM
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In the vintage BMX scene there is uber obsessed guys with "era correct" which means they go as far as to make sure the break cables are the exact same date and matching to when the bike was manufactured. Now to me that's senseless but I have to admit I check KIJIJI every day hoping to find that amazing next score.
09-05-18, 11:05 AM
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I find myself checking in here several times a day.
I find myself wanting to go take apart a bike...just because.
I find myself wondering when I’ll get to go for another ride.
I find myself cruising eBay looking for parts I don’t need.
I find that my thoughts are more consumed with bikes and learning all I can about them than other things.
How bad do you have it?
I find myself wanting to go take apart a bike...just because.
I find myself wondering when I’ll get to go for another ride.
I find myself cruising eBay looking for parts I don’t need.
I find that my thoughts are more consumed with bikes and learning all I can about them than other things.
How bad do you have it?
Tim
09-05-18, 12:46 PM
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I consider myself an avid cyclist and velophile but am I obsessed? Definitely not!
09-05-18, 12:58 PM
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figure this is appropriate for this thread
09-05-18, 01:18 PM
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09-05-18, 04:02 PM
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But - Sweden is a small country. Low profile when it comes to flaunting what you have got is a good security measure. Bikes are safe to show. Other stuff - not so much.
09-05-18, 04:19 PM
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Recently I was looking on eBay at a set of Carlton brake lever hoods ( the black ones for the 70s era Raleigh Competition). I don’t even have this bike yet but I figure that one day I might, and when that day arrives I may want to have this extra set of lever hoods. I hadn’t made the purchase yet and when I checked earlier this morning they were gone, so I dodged that bullet. Those hoods weren’t cheap! Am I obsessed?
just sayin
09-05-18, 04:31 PM
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09-05-18, 04:42 PM
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09-05-18, 06:36 PM
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No one cares
obsession is for amateurs.
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09-05-18, 07:32 PM
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09-06-18, 07:51 AM
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09-06-18, 02:27 PM
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I haven't bought a bike this year, until today. I didn't even want it but $7.50 was just the right price. It's is pretty good nick as well, apart from rust on the steel components.
I prefer to be called an enthusiast, bordering on obsession
I prefer to be called an enthusiast, bordering on obsession
09-06-18, 03:04 PM
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
09-06-18, 05:06 PM
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Let’s just say I’m bad, I’m checking Craigslist as I’m typing this reply. I work 24 hour shifts and when I’m not out on a job I’m on the computer. I recently picked up playing guitar and I’m starting to want more guitars.
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09-06-18, 05:37 PM
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