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Old 08-14-10, 11:13 PM
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I'm so slow that I was dropped by a loaded, self-contained, touring cyclist. While going up a 2% hill.

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Old 08-17-10, 10:22 PM
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On my ride today, my bike dropped me.
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Old 08-17-10, 10:44 PM
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I'm so slow I don't understand this thread.
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Old 08-18-10, 07:48 AM
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Other riders can count my spokes while riding next to me.
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Old 08-18-10, 02:50 PM
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I'm so slow I special ordered a bike computer that measures eons.
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Old 08-24-10, 09:44 PM
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I'm so slow I had to re-program the Cat-Eye from mph to furlongs per fortnight.
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Old 08-24-10, 10:13 PM
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I am so slow that I have yet to make it through an intersection in less than 3 light changes.
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Old 08-25-10, 06:36 PM
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I'm so slow I have to measure my speed in dog years to make it look like I've made any progress.
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Old 08-26-10, 04:57 AM
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I'm so slow that the rain-coat-wearing tricycle rider from "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" leaves me in the dust.
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Old 08-26-10, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by overthehillmedi
I'm so slow that when I ride time goes backwards and I'm a kid again.

I LIKE this...
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Old 08-26-10, 10:58 AM
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I'm so slow it takes me three years to reply to a 05-07-07 thread.
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Old 08-28-10, 09:15 PM
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I'm so slow that I don't care!
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Old 08-29-10, 01:07 AM
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I am so slow that I got overtaken by the same cyclist 5 times on a traffic strewn road yesterday.
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Old 08-29-10, 06:28 AM
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God I'm so slow, I've been gone most of the day.
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Old 08-29-10, 12:57 PM
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On my ride today, time dropped me.
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Old 08-29-10, 01:14 PM
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I'm so slow that I always tell riders that pass me that I'm doing a recovery ride even if I'm not!
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Old 08-29-10, 01:28 PM
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I'm so slow, today I was passed by a 5yr old on a bike with training wheels.
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Old 08-29-10, 08:03 PM
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I'm so slow I designed a special computer for me that only reads speed in single digits!
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Old 08-29-10, 08:03 PM
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And I'm so old I was born when the Dead Sea was still sick!
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Old 08-29-10, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bobkat
I'm so slow I designed a special computer for me that only reads speed in single digits!
Mine has a decimal point in front. .1 kph
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Old 08-29-10, 09:22 PM
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I'm so slow that... a... that... a, well, I just can't remember!
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