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Do You Ever Feel Sexy

Old 08-06-21, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
It's kind of an out-of-body, my brain is directly connected to the bike kind of feeling.
Exactly. I almost used out-of-body earlier.
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Yeah, baby!


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Here's SEXY!!!!!


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Old 08-06-21, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by OldTryGuy

It is an objective fact that the Jaguar XKE is the most beautiful vehicle ever produced. If you try to say otherwise, you’re wrong.
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Old 08-06-21, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
Exactly. I almost used out-of-body earlier.
Swagger, zen, euphoria. Psychologists call it flow, especially when you get the feeling while actively doing something, as opposed to just vegetating. Love me a good flow state while riding in a group and everything is working well. Bike runs smooth and quiet, light tailwind helping us along, body is feeling strong. It’s the best!
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Old 08-06-21, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Broctoon
It is an objective fact that the Jaguar XKE is the most beautiful vehicle ever produced. If you try to say otherwise, you’re wrong.
I won’t dispute the beauty, though I’d rather drive a M-B 300SL Roadster.

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Old 08-06-21, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ofajen
I won’t dispute the beauty, though I’d rather drive a M-B 300SL Roadster.
Of course. Lots of vehicles I would rather drive, or own. But if we're just talking about a car you're going to look at for the rest of your life, that Jaguar is what you want.

Similar deal with women. Catherine Zeta Jones is the most beautiful one who ever lived. That's not to say she's the one who would make the best wife, or the one I would most like to, um... be with. But she is hands down my favorite to look at.

(Put CZJ in an XKE, and you've got a sight that's so sublime, there are no words to describe it.)
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Old 08-06-21, 04:06 PM
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I’ve felt mellow.

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Always. It's all about your biking swag. In my mind, I'm a sexy beast. Especially during morning rides on my cruiser in thrown together homemade 'I don't care' biking kit. The local walking MILFs watching me can't contain themselves and I get constant smiles (or laughs).

In the end, I could care less what people think...lol.
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Old 08-06-21, 04:45 PM
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There is nothing sexy about a guy with shaved legs wearing skin tight spandex and riding a bicycle.
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Old 08-06-21, 04:48 PM
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Paul Barnard :

On the bike I often feel euphoric, and I occasionally feel a certain swagger. But never sexy.

In my 20s, back in the 80s, I swam every morning. I had shoulders, muscles, adrenaline, testosterone and hair. I was youthful, single and the evening disc jockey on a top-40 radio station, back when that was a big deal. After swimming laps I'd climb out of the pool in my black speedo and often find one or more fit divorcees staring at me like I was their favorite purse or shoes on sale and their ex was footing the bill on their credit card.

I will never feel that sexy on my bike...or ever again for that matter.
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Old 08-06-21, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Broctoon
It is an objective fact that the Jaguar XKE is the most beautiful vehicle ever produced. If you try to say otherwise, you’re wrong.
I don't know. The Toyota 2000GT looks similar. Hot!
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
There is nothing sexy about a guy with shaved legs wearing skin tight spandex and riding a bicycle.
I’ve had a few ladies tell me otherwise. I feel bad for you.
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Old 08-06-21, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
This thread is gonna be epic.

Me ---------------------------------------(ten-foot pole)--------------------------------------- This thread
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Old 08-06-21, 06:52 PM
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Sexy? Definitely but not my first thought as I always feel like I need to drop 5 pounds to actually look less than horrifying in Lycra. I’d say that when I’m on my bike and drop a toe to the ground at a red light I feel like I’m on top of my game. I’m where I belong.
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Old 08-06-21, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
...on the bike?

Jason Giambi was a slugger with the New York Yankees. During his peak, he was an incredibly formidable foe. During an interview one time, he described the way he sometimes felt when he stepped into the batters box as "sexy."

That resonated with me immediately. I experience it sometimes when cycling. I suppose most people probably call it "in the zone." Despite getting what Giambi meant, and thinking about it often over the years, it can be hard to describe. I felt sexy yesterday on my ride.

It has an element of enhanced performance. An element of confidence, like you "own the place." An element of the reward being greater than the effort expended. It's a very psychologically aware and alert state.

Help me out here. If you know what I am talking about, what do you call it, and how do you describe it?

EDIT: After reading a few responses, it looks like I should mention that when Giambi said he felt sexy, it was not about his appearance.
Requoted to illustrate just how seriously creepy this post is.
Just in case anyone objective is still paying attention
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Old 08-06-21, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
Well, whatever it is, I wouldn't call it that. Frankly, it sounds a little creepy. And with Giambi, maybe that was the PEDs talking.

cough, cough, BALCO, cough cough
Well said.
More proof that a broken clock is right twice a day
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Originally Posted by Broctoon
Of course. Lots of vehicles I would rather drive, or own. But if we're just talking about a car you're going to look at for the rest of your life, that Jaguar is what you want.
I'll go with the mid-1980s XJ6:



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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
...on the bike?

Help me out here. If you know what I am talking about, what do you call it, and how do you describe it?

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Sexy? Own the place? Nope.
Best description I can is come up with is connected. Not just to the bike but to everything around me. In tune would be another way to describe it.

And for the side thread, the xk120 is tops, the xk-e is a close second.

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Old 08-06-21, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Rigsson
Sexy? Own the place? Nope.
Best description I can is come up with is connected. Not just to the bike but to everything around me. In tune would be another way to describe it.

And for the side thread, the xk120 is tops, the xk-e is a close second.
Oh golly, thanks for the interruption. Sweet.
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Connecting the cars to the thread. Earlier I mentioned Gateway Colorado and posted a pic of the area. There is an incredible car museum there that few people know about.

Here's the story as it was passed on to me. The family that now owns the discover channel grew up in Colorado. They fell in love with the Gateway Canyon area. When they finally made their fortunes they started buying up everything in the area. They built a resort there. They built a golf course. They built the car museum, and finally a desert racing track. https://www.gatewaycanyons.com/
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25 years ago was riding with 6 other guys climbing a hill. We passed two woman, say in their 20s, when one of them yelled after us, “Cute butts”. Think that was the only time.

Being a sweaty mess at the end of my rides doesn’t usually lend to feeling anything but the need for a shower.
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
There is nothing sexy about a guy with shaved legs wearing skin tight spandex and riding a bicycle.
That’s exactly what my 10 year old said to me this morning … new bibs/jersey arrived, and I of course had to try them right on!
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Originally Posted by rsbob
25 years ago was riding with 6 other guys climbing a hill. We passed two woman, say in their 20s, when one of them yelled after us, “Cute butts”. Think that was the only time.

Being a sweaty mess at the end of my rides doesn’t usually lend to feeling anything but the need for a shower.
Can't say I've felt sexy in any situation but I've had multiple females over the years tell me I had the nicest butt they've ever seen on a guy and it's only due to cycling haha. I had one girlfriend years ago who was obsessed with my butt. Constantly squeezing, biting, trying (and failing) to get me to pose it for her. I guess girls like butts as much as guys do. As long as they don't have the same plans for it
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
Jason Giambi ... described the way he ... felt when he stepped into the batters box as "sexy." ... it was not about his appearance.
I don't know. I think "appearance" was part of that for him:

https://nypost.com/2007/03/02/yankees-feel-sex-cessful/

For me, it's "athletic."

Originally Posted by MrWasabi
I'm a sexy beast.
Walking on the beach es looking at the peach es!
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