Foo - I can no longer deny it.

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UnsafeAlpine
02-02-09, 12:05 PM
I'm balding. I hadn't noticed it lately because of my hair, but since I've cute it, I can see the hairline is way up from where it used to be. Oh well.


botto
02-02-09, 12:06 PM
shiznit happens. at least you have your dog. :innocent:

austropithicus
02-02-09, 12:09 PM
I'm balding. I hadn't noticed it lately because of my hair, but since I've cute it, I can see the hairline is way up from where it used to be. Oh well.

You better get married ASAP.


Ka_Jun
02-02-09, 12:10 PM
Rogaine?

You've read the story of Samson, right?

Just means your man power is on it's wane. No biggie.

AllenG
02-02-09, 12:15 PM
Can't relate, sorry.
^^^
When I tell that to the twin, he hits me.

<3 2 Ride
02-02-09, 12:19 PM
Avoid trying to hide it. That just makes you look silly. Embrace it with confidence. IMHO some of the sexiest men alive are bald. ;)

Shadiyah
02-02-09, 12:20 PM
Yup, baldness can be very sexy. :)

Ka_Jun
02-02-09, 12:21 PM
A gradual decrease in "man-ergy" as one grows progressively more old and busted is nothing to be ashamed of.

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 12:22 PM
A gradual decrease in "man-ergy" as one grows progressively more old and busted is nothing to be ashamed of.

ENZYTE....yes, you two can be like Bob!
http://www.allstarhealth.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/enzyte1.jpg

KingTermite
02-02-09, 12:24 PM
I'm with the women (love saying that) on this one. Don't hide it...just shave it! Bald with a goatee is what all the women love these days!

KingTermite
02-02-09, 12:25 PM
ENZYTE....yes, you two can be like Bob!
http://www.allstarhealth.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/enzyte1.jpg

I miss Stacey. :( :cry:

AEO
02-02-09, 12:26 PM
just wear a cycling cap.
or a women's wig.

Psydotek
02-02-09, 12:27 PM
Shave it.

Then you can have cool tan lines on your head from your cycling helmet.

Wordbiker
02-02-09, 12:27 PM
Memorize these expressions:

"It's a solar panel for my Love Machine".
"Why hide such a beautiful head under all that hair?"
"It didn't slow Pantani down any".
"It's more aero that way".
"No, I shave it by choice".
"Who loves ya, baby?"

AEO
02-02-09, 12:31 PM
"I can cheap out on my helmet with less vents and still keep cool".

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 12:33 PM
change your user name.....chrome dome?

Ka_Jun
02-02-09, 12:38 PM
change your user name.....chrome dome?

No, no...must be accurate.

Unsafe_Combover.

http://onemansblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/worst-combover-ever.jpg

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 12:53 PM
I miss Stacey. :( :cry:

me too.:cry:

neilfein
02-02-09, 01:07 PM
Hair loss means an increase in testosterone.

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 01:07 PM
Hair loss means an increase in testosterone.

how so?

Sixty Fiver
02-02-09, 01:19 PM
And I thought you were going to finally admit to that burning man crush you had on me...

:D

I went with a shaved head for years as it was convenient (and it really pissed off my ex)... but having a girl tell you she wants to muss up your hair will make you stop cutting it.

There is now a fair amount of hair under my ubiquitous toque... it is thinner than it was 10 - 12 years ago when I had it tied back in a ponytail but there is still enough there to muss up.

:)

neilfein
02-02-09, 01:21 PM
Sorry, I should have put a:rolleyes: after that. It's a recurring joke in my in-law's family, and it shows up on the net every so often.

MillCreek
02-02-09, 01:21 PM
I am in my late 40's. I started losing my hair in my early 20's. For the past eight years or so, I have been shaving my head daily, so I am bald and have a goatee. Keeping your hair trimmed short will minimize the hair loss up to a point.

neilfein
02-02-09, 01:24 PM
Scroll down to myth #11: http://www.justaguything.com/male-hair-loss-myths-exposed/

MrCrassic
02-02-09, 01:29 PM
Welcome to my world since about 16.

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:33 PM
I'm balding. I hadn't noticed it lately because of my hair, but since I've cute it, I can see the hairline is way up from where it used to be. Oh well.

It appears your hair is still cute, so it's not so bad yet.:p

Take it from someone who is rapidly approaching total cueball city - I started slowly losing my hair around 18 and it's been a long slow death march ever since..... back then I panicked and thought I'd be totally bald in a year or two, which did not happen. Of course I cannot predict what will happen to you....but Here's what I've found, fwiw:

1. as bald as you are today, you have as much or more hair now than you will tomorrow. So do not waste a second worrying about what you've lost - enjoy what you have right now. You can say this about more than just your hair, of course.:)

2. There are lots of bald men who are considered extremely sexy. Either that or lots of women in the world are really good liars.:rolleyes:

3. Nothing you're doing right now - eating nuts, wearing hats, not eating nuts, not wearing hats, etc etc etc will make your hair fall out faster, or make it grow back. Ditto on gravity boots, medications and snake oil. Don't waste your time or your money.

4. Combovers happen. You don't wake up one morning and decide part your hair 2 mm over one ear. It starts out gradually, like a shifting coastline over many millennium, working its way down towards towards your collarbone. Don't let this happen to you. If you still can grow long hair and not look like Ben Franklin, go for it. Otherwise, get used to short hair and the more you lose, the shorter it should be.

5. Sean Connery (see #2)

6. Donald Trump (see #4)


From what I see in your photos you don't look bald at all. I look back at old pics of myself and I don't really see the obvious balding till around 1994 or so - and I'd been used to it for a good 10 years by then. Points being, you will always notice this more than other people, and imo at least you do not look bald in any way shape or form.

Finally you are a handsome lad and a nice person. If you turned into Mr. Clean tomorrow you'd still have nothing to worry about.;)

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:34 PM
Avoid trying to hide it. That just makes you look silly. Embrace it with confidence. IMHO some of the sexiest men alive are bald. ;)


Yup, baldness can be very sexy. :)


I'm with the women (love saying that) on this one. Don't hide it...just shave it! Bald with a goatee is what all the women love these days!


No, no...must be accurate.

Unsafe_Combover.

http://onemansblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/worst-combover-ever.jpg

In the time it took me to write my long winded reply these nice folks proved my points much more succinctly.

I write long posts as a compensatory device stemming from insecurity to make up for my baldness. Think of it as a literary combover.

substructure
02-02-09, 01:36 PM
One more reason it sux to be me.

lauren
02-02-09, 01:36 PM
Shave it all off. It's sexy, and knowing they'll never have to confront you about the tacky combover later in life is a huge plus for most women. :p

jsharr
02-02-09, 01:37 PM
UA, there was a thread in roadieland about using rubbing alchol and a lighter to remove hair. I think you should consider this method.

lauren
02-02-09, 01:39 PM
UA, there was a thread in roadieland about using rubbing alchol and a lighter to remove hair. I think you should consider this method.

My boyfriend uses a Wahl Kennel Pro. I try to convince him it's for the rest of his body, but he doesn't take me seriously.

Sixty Fiver
02-02-09, 01:39 PM
One more reason it sux to be me.

Aren't you the guy who dates the twenty something supermodel ?

Yep... it sux to be you.

:rolleyes:

Before the combover happens I will be going into perma shaved mode.

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:39 PM
UA, there was a thread in roadieland about using gasoline and a blow torch to remove hair. I think you should consider this method.

supersized it for you

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:40 PM
My boyfriend uses a Wahl Kennel Pro.

Um. does that make it a dog grooming model?

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 01:41 PM
I hear that filming Pepsi commercials can be an effective hair removal method.

jsharr
02-02-09, 01:42 PM
So can riding in a car with Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan.

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:42 PM
I hear that filming Pepsi commercials can be an effective hair removal method.

I still blame Tito for that one.

lauren
02-02-09, 01:44 PM
Um. does that make it a dog grooming model?

Yes, an ex-gf gave it to him because a dog chewed off the cord, he put a new one on it and now has the equivalent of a wahl senior for free. Only problem is that when he bought it he bought a regular and not the micro surgical blade (they make one that gets REALLY close) so he ended up buying some cordless remington that I'm betting will break in a couple months. :rolleyes:

<3 2 Ride
02-02-09, 01:45 PM
Here's what I've found, fwiw:

1. as bald as you are today, you have as much or more hair now than you will tomorrow. So do not waste a second worrying about what you've lost - enjoy what you have right now. You can say this about more than just your hair, of course.:)

2. There are lots of bald men who are considered extremely sexy. Either that or lots of women in the world are really good liars.:rolleyes:

3. Nothing you're doing right now - eating nuts, wearing hats, not eating nuts, not wearing hats, etc etc etc will make your hair fall out faster, or make it grow back. Ditto on gravity boots, medications and snake oil. Don't waste your time or your money.

4. Combovers happen. You don't wake up one morning and decide part your hair 2 mm over one ear. It starts out gradually, like a shifting coastline over many millennium, working its way down towards towards your collarbone. Don't let this happen to you. If you still can grow long hair and not look like Ben Franklin, go for it. Otherwise, get used to short hair and the more you lose, the shorter it should be.

5. Sean Connery (see #2)

6. Donald Trump (see #4)



:love:

ModoVincere
02-02-09, 01:47 PM
So can riding in a car with Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan.

no one would know....it would be hidden.:innocent:

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:48 PM
Yes, an ex-gf gave it to him because a dog chewed off the cord, he put a new one on it and now has the equivalent of a wahl senior for free. Only problem is that when he bought it he bought a regular and not the micro surgical blade (they make one that gets REALLY close) so he ended up buying some cordless remington that I'm betting will break in a couple months. :rolleyes:

I'm assuming a senior is a premium model?

I have a Wahl that was a decent home model purchased from Target or walmart or wherever and I must say it's lasted fine for about two decades now. The biggest drawback is you can only get so many increments of cutting guides for the home versions (as opposed to the professional hair stylist line)- I had to hunt for aftermarket guides at beauty supply stores - worth it. I wanted to avoid having Scorsese eyebrows, but always wound up looking like Uncle Fester. Finally found one in between Wahl's #1 and #2.

Ka_Jun
02-02-09, 01:50 PM
:love:

Dude. Now that's just straight up cruel.

Hey UA, all you gotta do is look like Sean Connery, and you're golden.

Otherwise, it's a lifetime of hanging out at home by yourself w/ your cats.

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:50 PM
:love:

exactly.

My wife NEVER comments on any celeb floating her boat.

Except SC.

As a steadily balding man, you have no idea how meaningful that is to hear.




Not that I'll ever be SC, but still...:D

pgoat
02-02-09, 01:51 PM
Dude. Now that's just straight up cruel.

Hey UA, all you gotta do is look like Sean Connery, and you're golden.

Otherwise, it's a lifetime of hanging out at home by yourself w/ your cats.

I just try to act like an ex-lorrie driver once in a while. Works for me.

<3 2 Ride
02-02-09, 02:02 PM
exactly.

My wife NEVER comments on any celeb floating her boat.

Except SC.

As a steadily balding man, you have no idea how meaningful that is to hear.

Not that I'll ever be SC, but still...:D

Combined with that lovely accent. {swoon**

substructure
02-02-09, 02:13 PM
Aren't you the guy who dates the twenty something supermodel ?

Yep... it sux to be you.

:rolleyes:

Before the combover happens I will be going into perma shaved mode.

She's a 30 something super model. ;)

Sixty Fiver
02-02-09, 02:19 PM
She's a 30 something super model. ;)

We hate you.

:)

Sixty Fiver
02-02-09, 02:22 PM
Combined with that lovely accent. {swoon**

I can do a dead on impression of Connery... the accent comes naturally.

"Trebeck... I'll take things I did with your mother last night for 800"

:lol:

<3 2 Ride
02-02-09, 02:25 PM
I can do a dead on impression of Connery... the accent comes naturally.

"Trebeck... I'll take things I did with your mother last night for 800"

:lol:

:lol:

Cute. :p

ritepath
02-02-09, 02:27 PM
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