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05-12-16, 09:26 AM
#1505
Vain, But Lacking Talent
My wife met me when I had a goatee. The stupidest facial hair phase I ever had the lack of brains to try and pull off. I'm embarrassed when I see old pictures of me. At some point I have it up and went clean shaven for a while and was married that way. Less than a year into being married I grew a beard for a small play. After I shaved it off for the first time, my wife looked at me and said "That doesn't look right. Grow it back." That was about 9 years ago and I've had a beard ever since. 
So I had a beard way before it was the "in" thing to do and I will probably have one long after it goes out of style. Mainly because I'm too damn lazy.
So I had a beard way before it was the "in" thing to do and I will probably have one long after it goes out of style. Mainly because I'm too damn lazy.
05-12-16, 09:32 AM
#1506
Vain, But Lacking Talent
So looking at all these crazy MTB build has me revisiting websites like Velo Orange and Rivendell. It also reminded me of how much I dislike Grant Petersen's smugness factor. Then I look at someone like Ultra Romance on instagram. He's probably gotten more people into building up old MTB's into touring and adventure bikes than Petersen ever has simply because he doesn't bother writing manifestos on the evils of Big Bike as much as he just says "Hey, look at how cool all these stupid cheap bikes can be!" He just builds up whatever, rocks platforms over clipless, and tours all over the place generally enjoying himself and showing how fun it is without looking down on you for spending 3K on a fatbike plus 1K in bikepacking gear. He even has some Rivendell frames and has probably been a better salesman for them than Petersen ever has.
Sorry. With the mention of Petersen, this thread will likely spiral into insanity in short order.
Sorry. With the mention of Petersen, this thread will likely spiral into insanity in short order.
05-12-16, 09:33 AM
#1507
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My wife met me when I had a goatee. The stupidest facial hair phase I ever had the lack of brains to try and pull off. I'm embarrassed when I see old pictures of me. At some point I have it up and went clean shaven for a while and was married that way. Less than a year into being married I grew a beard for a small play. After I shaved it off for the first time, my wife looked at me and said "That doesn't look right. Grow it back." That was about 9 years ago and I've had a beard ever since. So I had a beard way before it was the "in" thing to do and I will probably have one long after it goes out of style. Mainly because I'm too damn lazy.
So I had a beard way before it was the "in" thing to do and I will probably have one long after it goes out of style. Mainly because I'm too damn lazy.
05-12-16, 09:34 AM
#1508
Serious Cyclist
I do get annoyed with the beard when it gets long enough to curl into your lips while eating. That's when it gets trimmed back with my electric trimmer and the cycle begins anew. It's like controlled burns in a forest.
05-12-16, 09:38 AM
#1510
Vain, But Lacking Talent
So damn lazy.
05-12-16, 09:39 AM
#1511
Serious Cyclist
You're relatively close to me in age, I think, how old where you when you got hitched? We got married at 27 which was almost 3 years ago, but we were young compared to a lot of our friends who are just now getting engaged and such.
05-12-16, 09:42 AM
#1512
Vain, But Lacking Talent
Luckily the 10 year thing makes math easy. I was 23 because I'm 33 turning 34 in Sept. Definitely early compared to most friends, but not compared to some of her Mormon friends.
05-12-16, 09:58 AM
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05-12-16, 10:16 AM
#1515
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Beards on older guys make them look older yet. I grow a beard every Fall for men's health awareness and after I shave it off, everyone tells me I look 10 years younger. I've noticed that on friends my age, too.
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05-12-16, 10:46 AM
#1519
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Just get a malleable mustache wax and start training the hairs to grow to the sides rather than down. That said, you're still bound to get a mouthful of hair when you eat things like pasta and other slurpy style foods.
05-12-16, 10:49 AM
#1520
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I enjoy black humor (i'm talking about the genre of humor here, not racial implications). And I'm about 0% politically correct, just as a strong rejection from the overwhelming and oppressive enforcement we've seen recently from SJW. I didn't care for early Daniel Tosh, but his most recent stand-up was slightly more progressive, and a hint of less-aholeness and very very funny.
I try to keep my mouth in check so BillyD doens't have to chastise me every half hour, but sometimes I slip.
I try to keep my mouth in check so BillyD doens't have to chastise me every half hour, but sometimes I slip.
05-12-16, 10:50 AM
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05-12-16, 10:53 AM
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05-12-16, 11:19 AM
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So looking at all these crazy MTB build has me revisiting websites like Velo Orange and Rivendell. It also reminded me of how much I dislike Grant Petersen's smugness factor. Then I look at someone like Ultra Romance on instagram. He's probably gotten more people into building up old MTB's into touring and adventure bikes than Petersen ever has simply because he doesn't bother writing manifestos on the evils of Big Bike as much as he just says "Hey, look at how cool all these stupid cheap bikes can be!" He just builds up whatever, rocks platforms over clipless, and tours all over the place generally enjoying himself and showing how fun it is without looking down on you for spending 3K on a fatbike plus 1K in bikepacking gear. He even has some Rivendell frames and has probably been a better salesman for them than Petersen ever has.
Sorry. With the mention of Petersen, this thread will likely spiral into insanity in short order.
Sorry. With the mention of Petersen, this thread will likely spiral into insanity in short order.
