You know you're a real bike commuter when...
10-08-08, 10:28 AM
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10-08-08, 12:25 PM
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My parents are over visiting and have rented a car, it's caught me out a couple of times - though the one-way thing is a no-brainer now as I know/follow them all properly. The signs however, I don't usually adhere to
10-08-08, 01:01 PM
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-you don't bother to look at the weather in the morning, because, hey, no matter what it is, you're going to ride anyway.
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10-08-08, 01:02 PM
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10-08-08, 01:24 PM
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You donīt carry enough cash even for a bus fare
10-08-08, 01:48 PM
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You know you're a bike commuter when....
-your bike clothing takes up more than half of your closet space.
-you've spent more money on bike clothes than you have work/casual clothes over the past 12 months.
-you have a separate full load of laundry consisting of said bike clothes.
-you compete against your co-workers to see who can log the most miles in a month.
10-08-08, 02:17 PM
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Same here.
You know you're a bike commuter when....
-your bike clothing takes up more than half of your closet space.
-you've spent more money on bike clothes than you have work/casual clothes over the past 12 months.
-you have a separate full load of laundry consisting of said bike clothes.
-you compete against your co-workers to see who can log the most miles in a month.
You know you're a bike commuter when....
-your bike clothing takes up more than half of your closet space.
-you've spent more money on bike clothes than you have work/casual clothes over the past 12 months.
-you have a separate full load of laundry consisting of said bike clothes.
-you compete against your co-workers to see who can log the most miles in a month.
(Hmmm, maybe this thread is worthy of a sticky.
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10-11-08, 04:28 PM
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- You go shopping for "regular" clothes and complain that there's nothing in hi-vis yellow or any reflective material.
- You show up to a meeting wearing your bicycling clothes.
- On your way to work, you stop by the gas station for a Snickers bar to "fuel up".
- You show up to a meeting wearing your bicycling clothes.
- On your way to work, you stop by the gas station for a Snickers bar to "fuel up".
10-11-08, 05:04 PM
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10-12-08, 06:15 AM
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I don't know who owns this bike, but he must be a real bike commuter.....
What you can't see is the sticker on the side of the bike that says:
"Please don't steal my bike, Thank you""
This bike really caught my eye, so I snapped a picture with my cell phone. I wonder if it's someone who is on the bike forums?
What you can't see is the sticker on the side of the bike that says:
"Please don't steal my bike, Thank you""
This bike really caught my eye, so I snapped a picture with my cell phone. I wonder if it's someone who is on the bike forums?
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10-12-08, 06:47 AM
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Share the road.
You judge every mall, grocery store, restaurant, or business for it's bike racks/large poles to lock up.
10-12-08, 07:32 AM
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...you find a way to turn any bike available to you into a commuter -- even if it comes from your neighbor's curb.
...your wife suggests to you that you might bring your bike in the house because it's starting to sprinkle outside, and it's okay that the bike resides in the kitchen for a while.
...your wife suggests to you that you might bring your bike in the house because it's starting to sprinkle outside, and it's okay that the bike resides in the kitchen for a while.
10-14-08, 07:04 AM
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your wife uses your GPS that has been setup for biking and gets frustrated the thing won't allow her to use highways to get to the emergency room to rescue you. happened last week to me. thank heaven she sorta knew where the hospital was. not one we usually go to. EMT crew took me there fastest route. Am ok but it was scarry. note to self.. teach wife to program GPS.
06-20-09, 09:06 AM
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Been there. Not the wedding, but had to travel on business and had to stop by the office on the way to pick up my dress shoes. I thought I was the only clown with that problem
06-20-09, 10:13 AM
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You know you have a problem when you park your daily driver in the living room because the garage is full of other cool old bikes you found cheap and you'd like to drive to work one day and you are working on getting them in shape.
Current inventory:
3 bikes in the house right now:
Wife's Mtb on the trainer
my 1998 Cdale M400 MTB/Utility
My 1998 Cdale63cm T700 DD.
In the garage:
58cm T700
88 Worldsport
Wife's prisitine 87 Terry Gambit.
wife's 84 Corsaro mixte
83 Trek 520
86 Raligh Technium
In camper:
Kids trail a bike
Kids 20 inch Schwinn
On covered porch
Kids 18 inch Schwinn
1995? Proflex Arcadia with a stripped out peddle hole.
Now if you will excuse me I have to go check my local thrift store to see what came in this morning.
I have a problem
Edit: And we have 4 more. A 83 Fuji touring III and a 1990 Trek 950 from a garage sale in my neighborhood. Second stop at the thrift store netted a 70's Ladies Azuki 3speed Raleigh knock off and 83 ladies Schwinn Worldsport.
Current inventory:
3 bikes in the house right now:
Wife's Mtb on the trainer
my 1998 Cdale M400 MTB/Utility
My 1998 Cdale63cm T700 DD.
In the garage:
58cm T700
88 Worldsport
Wife's prisitine 87 Terry Gambit.
wife's 84 Corsaro mixte
83 Trek 520
86 Raligh Technium
In camper:
Kids trail a bike
Kids 20 inch Schwinn
On covered porch
Kids 18 inch Schwinn
1995? Proflex Arcadia with a stripped out peddle hole.
Now if you will excuse me I have to go check my local thrift store to see what came in this morning.
I have a problem
Edit: And we have 4 more. A 83 Fuji touring III and a 1990 Trek 950 from a garage sale in my neighborhood. Second stop at the thrift store netted a 70's Ladies Azuki 3speed Raleigh knock off and 83 ladies Schwinn Worldsport.
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06-21-09, 09:54 AM
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-You work third shift and look outside all night hoping it doesn't rain.
-You ride home in the rain anyway.
-You go a different route to the same places every time you ride (I'm running out of options though)
-You use mapquest to determine a route that will add more miles to your ride
-You ride home in the rain anyway.
-You go a different route to the same places every time you ride (I'm running out of options though)
-You use mapquest to determine a route that will add more miles to your ride
06-21-09, 11:01 AM
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your basement is full of extra bikes for parts
