Foo - Are there any regular people on here

Roadies are automatically DQ.
I don't drink fancy beer
no fancy coffee
no Tag or Rolex watch
$600 bike
No fountain pen :)
8 year old truck

Join me in this celebration of the regular guy or gal.

P.S. Don't look at my sig line. That doesn't count in this discussion.

What's fancy beer? A beer that wears a mink stole?

:beer:

Roadies are automatically DQ.
I don't drink fancy beer
no fancy coffee
no Tag or Rolex watch
$600 bike
No fountain pen :)
8 year old truck

Join me in this celebration of the regular guy or gal.

P.S. Don't look at my sig line. That doesn't count in this discussion.

You have lots of camera stuff. You are not normal.

Couch

My car is a 2005 Ford Freestyle wtih 110K miles on the clock.
My newest bike is a 2005 Trek 1200. My most ridden is a $10 garage sale find (I stole it, worth much more)
When I do drink beer, I make it something mundane.
All my pens are stolen from work or the bank, or the scouts
I wore a Casio G Shock from the 1990s until I lost it.

You have lots of camera stuff. You are not normal.

Couch

I told you not to look at my sig line.

I don't drink coffee.
I won't buy an american mass market beer. Newcastle is my most common choice. (Note recent ads seem to indicate it was originally a coal miners beer).

My Bike was somewhere between $1300 and $1700. Don't remember and adjusted for inflation it would be over $3000.

And if wearing a team jersey makes me a roady then I'm one. But I don't think any of the Jerseys I have still have teams.

I forgot to add that my wife is not an ex supermodel that just climbed MT. Everest

I told you not to look at my sig line.
couch is a card carrying contrarian. Normal guys can have nice stuff too. I know the insects and flowers appreciate your interest in them.

I don't use pens at all, except to scribble a signature on the occasional check I still get.

I drink more mass market merkan beer than fussy hop-addled microbrews and imports.

My road bike is a 1997, my mountain bike is a 1986.

My coffee is dunkin donuts.

I don't wear a watch. I have a cheap-o citizen watch for when I have to wear a watch to make my clients think I give a crap about deadlines.

My car is an 07 GTi, which I'll probably drive into the ground.

My idea of a BBQ is tossing some dogs and burgers on the gas grill.


I'm possibly the most regular guy here.

I don't use pens at all, except to scribble a signature on the occasional check I still get.

I drink more mass market merkan beer than fussy hop-addled microbrews and imports.

My road bike is a 1997, my mountain bike is a 1986.

My coffee is dunkin donuts.

I don't wear a watch. I have a cheap-o citizen watch for when I have to wear a watch to make my clients think I give a crap about deadlines.

My car is an 07 GTi, which I'll probably drive into the ground.


I'm possibly the most regular guy here.

Why the long face?

Roadies are automatically DQ.
I don't drink fancy beer
no fancy coffee
no Tag or Rolex watch
$600 bike
No fountain pen :)
8 year old truck

Join me in this celebration of the regular guy or gal.

P.S. Don't look at my sig line. That doesn't count in this discussion.

1. I don't drink beer.
2. Did you even see my thread on instant coffee?
3. I don't carry a watch
4. My bikes were $500, $329, and $240.
5. I prefer pencils... blame it on my engineer's upbringing
6. My wife has a 3 year old CR-V.

Roadie... well, all of my bikes have drop bars (CX, SSCX, and a mini-velo), but they also have racks and I always wear baggy MTB shorts on the bike and ride with pedal straps. I am loving my SSCX bike right now.

I'm an old farm boy, I'm as regular as you can get for a guy who likes to ride a bike.

And I drink my coffee black and buy the cheap stuff.

I'm an old farm boy, I'm as regular as you can get for a guy who likes to ride a bike.

You are not regular. I wouldn't like you if you were regular.

Now, that Charlie Fart...

Couch

The reason for this sudden outburst, if you're interested? I've had to deal with way too many pretentious arse holes lately.

The reason for this sudden outburst, if you're interested? I've had to deal with way too many pretentious arse holes lately.

Here or otherwheres?

Here or otherwheres?

Everywhere. Not really here so much, well some I guess. But they're everywhere these days.

Why the long face?

Why the big paws?





Background:

Horse walks into a bar. Bear says "Why the ....... long face?" Horse says "Why the big paws?"

I eat a lot of prunes. I win.

The reason for this sudden outburst, if you're interested? I've had to deal with way too many pretentious arse holes lately.

I know that feeling well. I live in an upscale area, my neighbor has a brand new Lambo parked in his garage (works for Chip Ganassi racing, so actually a real nice down to earth gear head).

My boss asked me the other day, when is the last time you went back to England. I told him 12 years ago. His reply was "all you need is a passport"

I shall not celebrate normalcy boring.

My boss asked me the other day, when is the last time you went back to England. I told him 12 years ago. His reply was "all you need is a passport"

Yeah and his bank account if he's offering.

I'm the reigning king of freds...roadies only ride with me so they can (incorrectly) feel better about themselves.

I rarely drink beer

I rarely drink coffee

I don't even own a watch

My newest bike is already 4 years old

Pens are for writing, not tossing pennies into

My truck is a 2010...it was the last one on the lot of a dealer that was going out of business in 10 days...I got a great deal on it.

Some days I'm regular, some days I ain't. :o

Every day between 9:00 and 10:00 AM, unless I have an extra coffee(which I drink black).

- I have a road bike but I think I'm too slow to be considered a "real" roadie. I never have imaginary races with strangers I encounter riding on the street.
- I don't like beer. I would drink fancy wine but I can't afford it. Two Buck Chuck Shiraz FTW!
- No coffee. Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
- I do have a nice Citizen watch, but it probably cost about 1/1000th of a Rolex.
- I have a nice road bike that I won in a raffle after I bought one $50 ticket. It's 5 years old.
- I have quill pens for calligraphy - does that count?
- 7-year-old car
- I eat a lot of fiber so that also makes me pretty regular.

I shall not celebrate normalcy boring.

most pretentious people are bores.

- I have a road bike but I think I'm too slow to be considered a "real" roadie. I never have imaginary races with strangers I encounter riding on the street.
- I don't like beer. I would drink fancy wine but I can't afford it. Two Buck Chuck Shiraz FTW!
- No coffee. Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
- I do have a nice Citizen watch, but it probably cost about 1/1000th of a Rolex.
- I have a nice road bike that I won in a raffle after I bought one $50 ticket.
- I have quill pens for calligraphy - does that count?
- 7-year-old car
- I eat a lot of fiber so that also makes me pretty regular.

Pretty irregular, if you ask me. Quill pens and Earl Grey tea?

most pretentious people are bores.

indeed....I still won't celebrate them.

I'm the reigning king of freds...roadies only ride with me so they can (incorrectly) feel better about themselves.

I rarely drink beer

I rarely drink coffee

I don't even own a watch

My newest bike is already 4 years old

Pens are for writing, not tossing pennies into

My truck is a 2010...it was the last one on the lot of a dealer that was going out of business in 10 days...I got a great deal on it.

Some days I'm regular, some days I ain't. :o

Forget it, chip. I'm so far ahead of you in regularness, it's not even funny.

Quill pens and Earl Grey tea?

It's a tad difficult to do calligraphy with a ballpoint.

And I have a big crush on Patrick Stewart from his Picard days. :o

It's a tad difficult to do calligraphy with a ballpoint.

And I have a big crush on Patrick Stewart from his Picard days. :o

You're digging yourself in deeper.

It's a tad difficult to do calligraphy with a ballpoint.

And I have a big crush on Patrick Stewart from his Picard days. :o

As a guy that's going bald....this warms my cockles (whatever those are).

As a guy that's going bald....this warms my cockles (whatever those are).

Cockle warming is very elitist.

I was watching SKY news last night. In one segment they talked about the Gov in Britain raising the max cost of attending University. The guest said that regular people do not have any right going to University and should stick to trade schools. University is for the very intelligent students and shouldn't be wasted on the rest.

I shall not celebrate normalcy boring.

I would totally celebrate boring! Have you ever seen the Channel Tunnel? Or perhaps the one between Honshu and Hokkaido? There are some really great tunnels out there.

- Road bike, Giant Defy 1, few years old.
- I drink wine and beer. Don't drink mass market domestics, but not a beer snob either.
- Coffee, Kuerig stuff
- No watch, use my phone for time
- I take pens from the hotels I stay at, mostly Hampton Inn pens.
- Car spoiled as we get 2 new cars every years due to WoCBs employment with Ford.

As a guy that's going bald....this warms my cockles (whatever those are).

You must also be able to say "Make it so, Number One" with authority.

I was watching SKY news last night. In one segment they talked about the Gov in Britain raising the max cost of attending University. The guest said that regular people do not have any right going to University and should stick to trade schools. University is for the very intelligent students and shouldn't be wasted on the rest.

When a common loser acquires 100k student loan debt (http://i.imgur.com/T8zOv.gif)

I know that feeling well. I live in an upscale area, my neighbor has a brand new Lambo parked in his garage (works for Chip Ganassi racing, so actually a real nice down to earth gear head).

20 years ago I frequently rode with a cyclist who have a $5,000 bike (in the dollars of 20 years ago). But he also always had more than 10,000 miles a year on it. I have a nephew who is into cars and I'm sure will always have a nice one (and currently a side business in them).

I've seen people with more expensive bikes and full kits who rode slower than I am comfortable riding (and while I may wish otherwise I'm no racer or even social speed demon). Ive seen people with sports cars who drove them so slow it hurts to watch the car being abused.

To me there is a world of difference between people who have a real liking and interest in something and those who must have the must have of everything.

More power to those who really like and appreciate some of the good things in life. A pox on those who just have ot have for the sake of having and/or braging about what they have.

1. Don't drink beer. Nor do I drink what is marketed as beer here in OK (3.2).
2. Love the smell of coffee, just can't stand the stuff. Mt. Dew is my preferred caffeine delivery system.
3. Haven't worn a watch in years. Use my Tracfone or laptop to check time.
4. Bike (my avatar) is a '06 NOS bought in '08 for $300.
5. Assortment of black or blue ink ball points- the newest ones from an unfruitful trip to a job fair.
6. 2003 Jeep Liberty that my wife is still paying for. Got it last year from a 'buy here, pay here' lot after the engine blew on the '99 Suburban.

I celebrate the fact I am NOT normal...

I don't drink alcohol
I don't use drugs
I don't drink coffee (OK sometimes if its mostly sugar and cream)
Up until April I drove a 15 year old car - it finally quit and I bought a replacement - a cheap low end Ford Escape
I live in an apartment and don't own property (for personal reasons I want to be extremely mobile if necessary)
I have NO debt and actually have savings in the bank
I have ONE cat, not multiples even through I am an old divorced lady
I don't have a Smartphone
I don't use FB or Twitter or any social media but what's on the internet like this
I am a woman but I hate to shop, all my shoes are flats or sandals and I don't know designer labels (nor do I care to)
I also don't care about jewelry or all the pretentious holdiays like Valentines...
A fancy restaurant dinner to me is Longstar or Mimi's... I hate hte thought of spending $20 on one meal...
Probably some other things...
But oh yeah, don't look at my sig either!:o

The reason for this sudden outburst, if you're interested? I've had to deal with way too many pretentious arse holes lately.
I'm not pretentious, but I'm an arse! :D

Need to make this thread a riff on 'The Most Interesting Man in the World'.

I had to provide a list of my bicycles to my insurance company the other day, they are worth a great deal more than my twenty year old car and with other collections of things like comics I had to greatly increase my coverage.

Abrasive,regular guy,same difference,I'm in.

Chris,you never came out on here as a limey before.Not the slightest hint of an accent.
I think Chipcons portrait of the queen is hawt.

You must also be able to say "Make it so, Number One" with authority.

So I take it that 'Engage!' does nothing for your cockles?

Trade shows, that's where you get pens from. All of my pens are from trade shows.

Last beer I had was a Diamond Bear, Little Rock's finest, that was a little over a year and a half ago.

My most ridden bike was a freebie. Friends gave it to my ex and it became mine. My recumbent was a present to myself for having paid off all the debts from my marriage and divorce. I earned it.

My car is an '83 Bonneville wagon. I've put 50 miles on it in 7 years and I live 40 miles from where I bought it.

What's a watch?

The smell of fresh brewed coffee gives me blinding headaches.

I don't even understand the relationship between Roadies and Dairy Queen.

So, no, I don't think I could be ever described as regular.

last watch i had was peeled off my wrist and left a scar, haven't been able to afford a replacement since.

dont drink at all, not even coffee.
I ride a rode bike from the 80's I paid $100 for at a bike co-op weighs a tonne but is comfy, granted I own a $1000 single speed and tri bike that is worth more than everything in my apartment including my computer.
I cant drive.
I steal other peoples ink pens, but I find people steal mine all the time to.

One of my meds is a controlled substance just because one of the side effects is "death", so getting refills can be a pain at times.
But i assume they have little issue with people selling them on the street.

I have little to no real debt, but pushing over a quarter million medical debt. guess what is probably not going to get paid any time soon.


and i hang out with the pagans in the bible belt. life is always interesting

You come to Bike Forums to avoid pretentiousness? That's like jumping in a pool to avoid getting wet.

Roadies are automatically DQ. - Damn. I'm already DQ'd. :mad:
I don't drink fancy beer. - I don't drink beer at all.
no fancy coffee - Caribou coffee. Is that fancy????
no Tag or Rolex watch - Timex and Casio
$600 bike - $1,1100 bike.
No fountain pen - No fountain pen
8 year old truck - 5 year old Dodge Magnum


Guess I'm not a regular people. :(