General Cycling Discussion - favorite cycle quote

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erikinop
09-02-06, 01:21 AM
a local college magazine is doing an article on cycling and i need some good, old fashioned quotes! spit your best line!

(mine is "when metal touches metal... grease!")

Surferbruce
09-02-06, 07:13 AM
lemond's quote is something like-"it never gets easier, you just get faster"
Nermal
09-02-06, 07:32 AM
That's my favorite too, Surferbruce. And maybe if I kept real good records, I could prove it. Maybe

DCCommuter
09-02-06, 09:47 AM
"Pain is temporary, quitting is forever" -- Armstrong
"Don't upgrade bikes, bike up grades" -- Merck
bikejunkie
09-02-06, 09:48 AM
My favorite...
Surferbruce
09-02-06, 10:19 AM
here's another great merckx one:
"Before the crash at Blois I cannot say that I suffered in a bike race, not even in the Tour de France. I just pressed on the pedals when I wanted to. That was all I had to do."
Eddy Merckx
Surferbruce
09-02-06, 10:22 AM
one more-
"I chose to race, so I chose to win."
Merckx
velonomad
09-02-06, 11:31 AM
"Cycling is like a church ,many attend, but few understand."

(I don't recall the author)
UmneyDurak
09-02-06, 12:04 PM
"Ah f*k it, I'm going for a bike ride."
geo8rge
09-02-06, 04:53 PM
Mini cars, mini skirts, mini bikes it was all part of the swinging 60's.

- Dr Alex Moulton who designed the suspension for the original Mini (the car), the Moulton Mini (the bike), and chased mini's (the skirt). Ok I can only substantiate 2 out of 3.
larue
09-02-06, 05:05 PM
down below
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