Tell me you're a cyclist...
05-30-22, 05:10 PM
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Tell me you're a cyclist...
...without telling me you're a cyclist 
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05-30-22, 05:27 PM
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My right pant cuff is in a tight roll all day (thanks 80's fashion trends!) I guess it's called pinrolling now.
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05-30-22, 05:57 PM
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While there is currently nothing there, I own the website vivacycling.com. My email is vivacycling@thatoneoverlylargecompany.com. Mini doesn't "allow" of a hitch on my Clubman, but I got one anyway for a bike rack. Then there is my basement.
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05-30-22, 06:05 PM
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I own the website vivacycling.com. My email is vivacycling@thatoneoverlylargecompany.com. Mini doesn't "allow" of a hitch on my Clubman, but I got one anyway for a bike rack. Then there is my basement.
Love the cyling themed basement. Excellent! I have a couple of walls in my garage that I'm able to decorate.
Love the cyling themed basement. Excellent! I have a couple of walls in my garage that I'm able to decorate.
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05-30-22, 06:27 PM
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too bad I don't have any photos of my hands suntanned after a summer of riding with crochet-style gloves.
A photo of my bookshelf would be useful, I suppose, with a copy of the C.O.N.I. manual on it and the old 70's Raleigh catalogs, etc.
What I do have handy is a shot of a modest stained glass that a friend made for me back in the mid 80's. It's been a while since I had a good window to hang it in, so I've been working on a suitable LED backlight (because I'm also an electronic engineer).
It is based on the logo on a sweatshirt from Michael's Cyclery that I have (still). Micheal's was the local shop while I was in college, and was the home of the Levi's-Raleigh team that included Jeff Bradley, Andy Hampsten, and many other notables.
..but I'm guessing that a few of you already knew about Micheal's...
Steve in Peoria
A photo of my bookshelf would be useful, I suppose, with a copy of the C.O.N.I. manual on it and the old 70's Raleigh catalogs, etc.
What I do have handy is a shot of a modest stained glass that a friend made for me back in the mid 80's. It's been a while since I had a good window to hang it in, so I've been working on a suitable LED backlight (because I'm also an electronic engineer).
It is based on the logo on a sweatshirt from Michael's Cyclery that I have (still). Micheal's was the local shop while I was in college, and was the home of the Levi's-Raleigh team that included Jeff Bradley, Andy Hampsten, and many other notables.
..but I'm guessing that a few of you already knew about Micheal's...
Steve in Peoria
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05-30-22, 07:24 PM
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05-31-22, 05:34 AM
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Not really a cyclist, the caps are not my style.
It's just something odd I got into for awhile.
Fun when descending, not when climbing.
The hills were already there, no use whining.
Wind is ever present, a hill without a summit.
There's no weather mandate, so take it, dad gummit!
A cyclist hasn't changed much, to compare with a pilot.
Nor have bikes. (you thought I'd rhyme that?)
I like bikes. I build bikes. I ride bikes.
I sometimes like bike riders, they sometimes like me.
I'm by no means a cyclist, don't play one on TV.
But I know a few.
It's just something odd I got into for awhile.
Fun when descending, not when climbing.
The hills were already there, no use whining.
Wind is ever present, a hill without a summit.
There's no weather mandate, so take it, dad gummit!
A cyclist hasn't changed much, to compare with a pilot.
Nor have bikes. (you thought I'd rhyme that?)
I like bikes. I build bikes. I ride bikes.
I sometimes like bike riders, they sometimes like me.
I'm by no means a cyclist, don't play one on TV.
But I know a few.
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05-31-22, 06:05 AM
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nlerner , I’ll see your Stronglight and raise you a Cat 5 tattoo
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