Foo - I'm worried about

...sometimes i worry way to much......



what's on your mind?

chirp . . . . chirp. . . . .chirp. . . . .

all is fine but Im worried about something too.
it's been there in me for a couple days, kind of gives my heart a little pinch.

all is fine but Im worried about something too.
it's been there in me for a couple days, kind of gives my heart a little pinch.

exactly....everything is going swimmingly...but...there's just something in the background....

exactly....everything is going swimmingly...but...there's just something in the background....
yeah, Im hoping to get some answers and get my mind at peace today, I dont want to go to sleep feeling like this again, ya know?

yeah, Im hoping to get some answers and get my mind at peace today, I dont want to go to sleep feeling like this again, ya know?


been there, done that

I am worried that what I worry about won't happen, and what I don't worry about will. Worry just seems so futile - and I worry that I am soon going to be Alfred E. Neuman...

Lord, give me the strength to accomplish the things I'm capable of,
the peace to accept the things I'm not,
and a big gun to kill people who disagree with me.

I worry about my tire blowing out on a long ride again, because now, on top of it being a biatch to get the tire off and back on that rim, my right thumb is fubar'ed. There'd be no way I could fix it on the road, and I'd have to walk home, unless I can actually find someone who can come get me. And being more than four miles, or an hour's walk, out...well, friends, that bites. :(

Day-um. I just need to go ahead and get a modern roadbike. :D

There are other things on my mind that keep me awake at night, but those are personal.

What's on your mind, AJC? What do you worry about?

What kinda rims/tires are you on? Sounds like you need to get a looser fit. I went through a pair of tires on my last road bike that were an EXTREMELY tight fit (a good half-hour to get them off/on in the comfort of my own home, much less on the road.) I used to worry about flats in them as well. Walking even half a mile home sucks when you've got road shoes on.

Then again, when I got rid of that bike, I was daily-riding tubulars on my Cervelo. So I guess I'm dumb. :D

What's on your mind, AJC? What do you worry about?

...sometimes there's nothing to worry about, and other days there's everything to worry about....

mostly i worry about being dependant on someone....i'm not comfortable with that...it makes me feel obligated or in debt....i don't know...maybe it's just me...

Worried about rather a lot of things recently.

Final year of a Maths degree, have a report due in shortly, find the topic particularly dull, don't know anywhere near enough background on the subject and written work is my weak spot anyway. Was already accepting that my report would be below the required standard, find out today that I'd underestimated just what standard they were expecting. Great.

Also have just finished another Maths unit, basically understand none of the work we've done in it over the last four months. Again have no motivation for it since it turned out to be much more pure than I'd anticipated.

So that's at least 2 units out of 6 that I'm liable to screw up completely. 1 unit has been pretty good, about to start the next three.


Alongside that (and I hope indirectly caused by it) I've been struggling seriously with maintaining a positive mood whenever I go out and socialise with friends. Half way through an evening I'm unable interact in any kind of fun way and end up going home. Which then just gets me more depressed.


Anyway, my apologies, I suspect that was a little more than was required!

What's on your mind, AJC? What do you worry about?

...sometimes there's nothing to worry about, and other days there's everything to worry about....

mostly i worry about being dependant on someone....i'm not comfortable with that...it makes me feel obligated or in debt....i don't know...maybe it's just me...
Sounds like a matter of the heart. :)

Repeat this 20 times a day

Worry is a waste of imagination

...sometimes i worry way to much......

3 words...anti-anxiety medication. ;)

Sounds like a matter of the heart. :)


....i think so too

Lord, give me the strength to accomplish the things I'm capable of,
the peace to accept the things I'm not,
and a big gun to kill people who disagree with me.
St Francis of the Winchester Cathedral's Prayer?;)

"... i worry about being dependant on someone ..."

True, that's not an easy state. But if you want to know true anxiety, wait until someone is dependent on you."

I'm not much of a worrier but I do have concerns that I'll be dirt poor when I'm old. I chose to work in mental health (primarily with mentally ill homeless people) and knew I'd never make much money...but I really don't want to end up like my clients.

"... i worry about being dependant on someone ..."

True, that's not an easy state. But if you want to know true anxiety, wait until someone is dependent on you."
+1 That can be very stressful.

Repeat this 20 times a day

Worry is a waste of imagination
Worry means you care about something or someone. Definitely not a waste of anything.

exactly....everything is going swimmingly...but...there's just something in the background....Yeah, everything can be going great and I find myself worrying that it's getting ready to hit the fan. Whatever it is. Nothing real to worry about, just this dark feeling. Now, since I worry so much about the imagined give me something real to worry about and I'm glad I keep my hair too short to pull out.

Worry means you care about something or someone. Definitely not a waste of anything.

Meh. Worry is a poor way of expressing care for someone. That's like saying knee injury is a sign that you're a biker. You can be a biker, yet take steps to prevent knee injury. I was joking in my earlier post, but honestly - there are some things in life we *can* influence, and others we *can't.* If you CAN influence something, do it. If you can't, don't worry about it, since there's nothing you can do.

My point: Worry is a choice.

What kinda rims/tires are you on? Sounds like you need to get a looser fit. I went through a pair of tires on my last road bike that were an EXTREMELY tight fit (a good half-hour to get them off/on in the comfort of my own home, much less on the road.) I used to worry about flats in them as well. Walking even half a mile home sucks when you've got road shoes on.

Then again, when I got rid of that bike, I was daily-riding tubulars on my Cervelo. So I guess I'm dumb. :D
Weinmann 6x630, currently using Bontrager Select B 27 x 1 1/8 tires. But I assure you that a 27" modern tire is just an eensy bit too small. :rolleyes: My current beater is an '84 Schwinn LeTour, BTW. If anyone knows a more appropriate tire for this old rim, lemme know....

What kind of roadbike did you have last? And what kind of rims/tires were you on?

I never worry about anything! Being a 5" doll with big hair does have its perks!

Weinmann 6x630, currently using Bontrager Select B 27 x 1 1/8 tires. But I assure you that a 27" modern tire is just an eensy bit too small. :rolleyes: My current beater is an '84 Schwinn LeTour, BTW. If anyone knows a more appropriate tire for this old rim, lemme know....

What kind of roadbike did you have last? And what kind of rims/tires were you on?

I 've had trouble with the Bontragers getting on and off too (plus a spate of flats after the tire got kind of worn). I recently replaced one with a Vittoria Zaffiro. I've gotten through a few rides with no worries since I changed it out. Mine were 27 x 1-1/4 though, and not exactly a piece of cake to mount, but noticably easier.

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It was a Trek bike with house brand 700c rims, Vredestein Fortezza tires. I recently had a 27" wheeled beater, but I gave it away. The tires were a good fit, but they were probably as old as the bike, probably not in production any more. . .

Hey, think of this as a good reason to get a new bike. :D Or, probably more practical, get some el-cheapo 700c wheels and slap those on. If you have enough adjustability in your brake pads (just a few mm is all you need) the switch isn't a problem.

It was a Trek bike with house brand 700c rims, Vredestein Fortezza tires. I recently had a 27" wheeled beater, but I gave it away. The tires were a good fit, but they were probably as old as the bike, probably not in production any more. . .

Hey, think of this as a good reason to get a new bike. :D Or, probably more practical, get some el-cheapo 700c wheels and slap those on. If you have enough adjustability in your brake pads (just a few mm is all you need) the switch isn't a problem.

But she'll have to re-calibrate her computer - and she'll feel slower too. :(

IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA GO
Curtis Mayfield

SISTERS, BROTHERS AND THE WHITIES BLACKS AND THE CRACKERS POLICE AND THEIR BACKERS THEY'RE ALL POLITICAL ACTORS HURRY, PEOPLE RUNNING FROM THEIR WORRIES WHILE THE JUDGE AND HIS JURIES DICTATE THE LAW THAT'S PARTLY FLAW. CAT CALLING LOVE BALLING FUSSING AND CUSSING TOP BILLING NOW IS KILLING FOR PEACE NO ONE IS WILLING KIND OF MAKE YOU GET THAT FEELING EVERYBODY SMOKE USE THE PILL AND THE DOPE EDUCATED FOOLS FROM-UNEDUCATED SCHOOLS PIMPING PEOPLE IS THE RULE POLLUTED WATER IN THE POOL AND NIXON TALKING ABOUT DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THERE CAN BE NO SHOW ' AND IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA G0 EVERYBODY'S PRAYING AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING BUT WHEN COME TIME TO DO EVERYBOOY'S LAYING JUST TALKING ABOUT DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY SISTERS, BROTHERS AND THE WHITIE BLACKS AND THE CRACKERS STONE STONE JUNKIE POLICE AND THEIR BACKERS THEY'RE ALL POLITICAL ACTORS SMOKE, THE PILL AND THE DOPE, EDUCATED FOOLS FROM UNEDUCATED SCHOOLS, PIMPING PEOPLE IS THE RULE POLLUTED WATER IN THE POOL AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THERE CAN BE NO SHOW IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA GO LORD WHAT WE GONNA DO IF EVERYTHING I SAY IS TRUE THIS AIN'T NO WAY IT OUGHT TO B IF ONLY ALL THE MASS COULD SEE BUT EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING DON'T WORRY CI1970 Curtom Publishing (BMI) Original Americsn Recordings by Buddah-Records

But she'll have to re-calibrate her computer - and she'll feel slower too. :(

People bother putting computers on bikes from 1984?

(Yes, it's a joke. :D )

IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA GO
Curtis Mayfield

SISTERS, BROTHERS AND THE WHITIES BLACKS AND THE CRACKERS POLICE AND THEIR BACKERS THEY'RE ALL POLITICAL ACTORS HURRY, PEOPLE RUNNING FROM THEIR WORRIES WHILE THE JUDGE AND HIS JURIES DICTATE THE LAW THAT'S PARTLY FLAW. CAT CALLING LOVE BALLING FUSSING AND CUSSING TOP BILLING NOW IS KILLING FOR PEACE NO ONE IS WILLING KIND OF MAKE YOU GET THAT FEELING EVERYBODY SMOKE USE THE PILL AND THE DOPE EDUCATED FOOLS FROM-UNEDUCATED SCHOOLS PIMPING PEOPLE IS THE RULE POLLUTED WATER 1N THE POOL AND NIXON TALKING ABOUT DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY HE SAYS DON'T WORRY BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THERE CAN BE NO SHOW ' AND IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA G0 EVERYBODY'S PRAYING AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING BUT WHEN COME TIME TO DO EVERYBOOY'S LAYING JUST TALKING ABOUT DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY OON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY SISTERS, BROTHERS AND THE WHITIE BLACKS AND THE CRACKERS STONE STONE JUNKIE POLICE AND THEIR BACKERS T.HEY'RE ALL POLITICAL ACTORS SMOKE, THE PILL ANO THE DOPE, EDUCATED FOOLS FROM UNEDUCATED SCHOOLS, PIMPING PEOPLE IS THE RULE POLLUTED WATER IN THE POOL AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY THEY SAY DON'T WORRY BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THERE CAN BE NO SHOW IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA GO LORO WHAT WE GONNA DO IF EVERYTHING I SAY IS TRUE THIS AIN'T NO WAY IT OUGHT TO B IF ONLY ALL THE MASS COULD SEE BUT EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING DON'T WORRY CI1970 Curtom Publishing (BMI) Original Americsn Recordings by Buddah-Records

Oaaaaaaaahh!!111 My eyes!

IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GONNA GO
Curtis Mayfield



....but....BUT....if there's a rock n' roll heaven......

I 've had trouble with the Bontragers getting on and off too (plus a spate of flats after the tire got kind of worn). I recently replaced one with a Vittoria Zaffiro. I've gotten through a few rides with no worries since I changed it out. Mine were 27 x 1-1/4 though, and not exactly a piece of cake to mount, but noticably easier.

right click and drag underneath here.



Thanks 'Z! :D

People bother putting computers on bikes from 1984?

(Yes, it's a joke. :D )

Its an analog computer.

Good one! :D

People bother putting computers on bikes from 1984?

(Yes, it's a joke. :D )
:(

:D I loves me my Edge 305.

Yes, SF, this is as good a reason as any to go shopping. I plan to buy myself a sweet high-end roadbike in the next few weeks, and will start the TT season with it. I'm looking to commit to a TT bike by late summer. And the beater will go on the trainer, though I'll still ride it occasionally on the road (like when I have someone along for the ride who has huge calloused thumbs! :lol:)

As far as switching out wheelsets, this is an idea I've been toying with since the brake pads have plenty of room for adjustment, but would require spreading the frame. I have a roadie friend who wants me to help him spread his old Bianchi frame. When we've practiced on his frame, and have been successful, we'll do my Schwinn. :D

But she'll have to re-calibrate her computer - and she'll feel slower too. :(
:roflmao:

Its an analog computer.
Down-tube abacus, baybuh! :D

Down-tube abacus, baybuh! :D

You could rig a little arm to the front wheel so that with every revolution, it knocked one of the beads across the abacus. :D


start the TT season with it. I'm looking to commit to a TT bike by late summer.

Ohhhhh a TT'er huh? I will take the opportunity to pic ***** my bike:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/derwillezurmacht/15_1.jpg

I'm worried about

...my job interview next week. Job interviews are scary.

You could rig a little arm to the front wheel so that with every revolution, it knocked one of the beads across the abacus. :D



Ohhhhh a TT'er huh? I will take the opportunity to pic ***** my bike:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/derwillezurmacht/15_1.jpg
Sweet ride. What components do you have? I can't tell. Where do you do TT?

I'm looking at (and test-riding) as many as I can, heh,heh. I've been looking at Cervelo and Specialized already. I'll be looking at some Cannondales soon as well. Nearly had a bike-gasm last Saturday while fondling a Cervelo TT bike at the LBS! :D

It's an early P2k frame, pre-SL. Mix of Shimano components (Ultegra dérailleurs, cassette, crankset, chain rings, and chain; 105 brakes; Dura-Ace bar ends and bottom bracket). Vision Tech base bar with s-bend T2 Profile Design aero bars. Spengle disk, Campy Shamal front wheel. I forget what the saddle is, but I LOVE it. It's a 650c bike. I forget what the brake levers are, as well. Just cheapy ones. I want to get those ultra-light Vision Tech levers, but I can't justify it really.

I just do local club TT's, for now at least. And some triathlons. Oh, and when the weather is good, I commute on this beast. (with different wheels!)

IMHO, Cervelo has it all together when it comes to this kind of bike. The frames really are total packages that combine a lot of nice little details in a very flexible geometry. I think they're able to offer that based on being a small company pretty much focused on a very narrow segment of biking. Which Cervelo was that at your LBS?

How much seat time do you have on TT/tri bikes? The difference in geometry made more of a difference in riding feel than I expected. On a normal road bike, I feel like I'm sitting on it and riding. On a TT bike, I feel like I'm constantly falling uphill or something. It certainly makes it easy to put the power down.

It's an early P2k frame, pre-SL. Mix of Shimano components (Ultegra dérailleurs, cassette, crankset, chain rings, and chain; 105 brakes; Dura-Ace bar ends and bottom bracket). Vision Tech base bar with s-bend T2 Profile Design aero bars. Spengle disk, Campy Shamal front wheel. I forget what the saddle is, but I LOVE it. It's a 650c bike. I forget what the brake levers are, as well. Just cheapy ones. I want to get those ultra-light Vision Tech levers, but I can't justify it really.

I just do local club TT's, for now at least. And some triathlons. Oh, and when the weather is good, I commute on this beast. (with different wheels!)

IMHO, Cervelo has it all together when it comes to this kind of bike. The frames really are total packages that combine a lot of nice little details in a very flexible geometry. I think they're able to offer that based on being a small company pretty much focused on a very narrow segment of biking. Which Cervelo was that at your LBS?

How much seat time do you have on TT/tri bikes? The difference in geometry made more of a difference in riding feel than I expected. On a normal road bike, I feel like I'm sitting on it and riding. On a TT bike, I feel like I'm constantly falling uphill or something. It certainly makes it easy to put the power down.
I believe what caught my eye was the P3, but tricked out with an Ultegra kit? I also played with the Soloist Carbon roadbike. I think I could marry that one. :D But I'm willing to take my time and look around a bit more.

So you do TT local to you? That could still be anywhere. :rolleyes: I'll be riding here in NC, Lowe's Motor Speedway.

The P3 is DEFINITELY drool worthy. If I ever had to replace my frame, I'd probably try to find an aluminum P3 - the carbon version is too rich for me. And yeah, the Soloist would be high on my list for a road bike, too.

Local to me is upstate NY. :D

You could rig a little arm to the front wheel so that with every revolution, it knocked one of the beads across the abacus. :D



Ohhhhh a TT'er huh? I will take the opportunity to pic ***** my bike:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/derwillezurmacht/15_1.jpg
stop it, you cant just throw your bike any chance you get withought a warning!!!!
you know what it does to me! and I didnt even have time to slip into something a bit.. sexier:D :p
ps( you're not looking to sell this thing are ya? how tall is it?)

...my job interview next week. Job interviews are scary.
What are you interviewing for? What kind of work? Foo is here to send you calming vibes. :D

stop it, you cant just throw your bike any chance you get withought a warning!!!!
you know what it does to me! and I didnt even have time to slip into something a bit.. sexier:D :p
ps( you're not looking to sell this thing are ya? how tall is it?)
OMG! She's having a bike-gasm! :eek:

It's an early P2k frame, pre-SL. Mix of Shimano components (Ultegra dérailleurs, cassette, crankset, chain rings, and chain; 105 brakes; Dura-Ace bar ends and bottom bracket). Vision Tech base bar with s-bend T2 Profile Design aero bars. Spengle disk, Campy Shamal front wheel. I forget what the saddle is, but I LOVE it. It's a 650c bike. I forget what the brake levers are, as well. Just cheapy ones. I want to get those ultra-light Vision Tech levers, but I can't justify it really.

I just do local club TT's, for now at least. And some triathlons. Oh, and when the weather is good, I commute on this beast. (with different wheels!)

IMHO, Cervelo has it all together when it comes to this kind of bike. The frames really are total packages that combine a lot of nice little details in a very flexible geometry. I think they're able to offer that based on being a small company pretty much focused on a very narrow segment of biking. Which Cervelo was that at your LBS?

How much seat time do you have on TT/tri bikes? The difference in geometry made more of a difference in riding feel than I expected. On a normal road bike, I feel like I'm sitting on it and riding. On a TT bike, I feel like I'm constantly falling uphill or something. It certainly makes it easy to put the power down.
I have profile design as well for earo bars,( see pic below) took me a while to get used to switching gears from up there, it takes agility and balance :) specially in a windy area like mine.
did you find it a bit challenging at first too?

OMG! She's having a bike-gasm! :eek:
:lol: it's a known fact, Ive always drooled over his bike.
ya know, I just got a thousand dollars bonus that I can spend on bike related items, the thought of trading my bike in to get a cervelo crossed my mind... but I like my bike too!

If you want to have a bike-gasm, you first need a "REAL" bike.

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