General Cycling Discussion - It must be spring !

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2manybikes
03-19-05, 11:55 PM
Today I put the bike with studded tires to rest for the season. I put two bikes in the way so I can't get it easily. I did a 60 mile ride on a bike with skinny tires. It must be spring. Right ?

I took some photos .... It MUST be spring. !@#$%^&* RIGHT ??

the photos....

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dad02915/album?.dir=/97ed&.src=ph&.tok=phCk7sCBNT3fH729


Doctor Morbius
03-20-05, 12:05 AM
Today I put the bike with studded tires to rest for the season. I put two bikes in the way so I can't get it easily. I did a 60 mile ride on a bike with skinny tires. It must be spring. Right ?

I took some photos .... It MUST be spring. !@#$%^&* RIGHT ??

the photos....

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dad02915/album?.dir=/97ed&.src=ph&.tok=phCk7sCBNT3fH729It's not really Spring until trashy young girls start running around in halter tops and Daisy Dukes. That's when I know it's Spring! :D We ain't quite there yet. :mad:

Machka
03-20-05, 12:06 AM
What's this "spring" you speak of?

I did a 20 km ride today in the midst of a snow flurry with the temperature at -8C/17.6F.


djbrod
03-20-05, 12:21 AM
It's not really Spring until trashy young girls start running around in halter tops and Daisy Dukes. That's when I know it's Spring! :D We ain't quite there yet. :mad:

Come to Alabama, there have been sightings already. :D If you're real lucky, they'll have their original teeth. :eek:

2manybikes
03-20-05, 12:29 AM
What's this "spring" you speak of?

I did a 20 km ride today in the midst of a snow flurry with the temperature at -8C/17.6F.

I'm trying to force it to come, by acting like it's here.

Now if everyone did it !! It would just have to get here ! ? RIGHT ??







does the desperation show? :o
It's supposed to snow here tomorrow. During the local spring bike show and group ride. :mad:

2manybikes
03-20-05, 12:34 AM
It's not really Spring until trashy young girls start running around in halter tops and Daisy Dukes. That's when I know it's Spring! :D We ain't quite there yet. :mad:

:roflmao:

If you saw the pix you probably noticed, none on the beach yet either. (sigh) :(

Doctor Morbius
03-20-05, 12:40 AM
:roflmao:

If you saw the pix you probably noticed, none on the beach yet either. (sigh) :(Soon, my friend. Soon. We can hold out. Must ... be ... s-t-r-o-n-g!!!

Machka
03-20-05, 12:52 AM
I'm trying to force it to come, by acting like it's here.

Now if everyone did it !! It would just have to get here ! ? RIGHT ??







does the desperation show? :o
It's supposed to snow here tomorrow. During the local spring bike show and group ride. :mad:


It's snowing now here ... and is supposed to continue to do that for the next 5 days. :(

pedaling priest
03-20-05, 01:12 AM
Ah yes, Canada the great white north - except for this little slice of heaven called lotus land. Moved here three years ago from ontario. It has been a beautiful winter this year - mild, sunny (February broke a sunshine record) and everythings been blooming for the last couple of months - and the riding! I can't believe this city isn't 30 million people, in other words, the whole of Canada - it doesn't get much better than this up here - hoping to ride my life out here.

HaagenDas
03-20-05, 02:55 AM
Can't be spring, I'm thinking about putting a jacket on when I ride. You guys must be upside down or something :D

Raiyn
03-20-05, 03:27 AM
I had to cut the lawn this week, quit whining.

RedHairedScot
03-20-05, 08:09 AM
It's snowing now here ... and is supposed to continue to do that for the next 5 days. :(
From weather.com for Austin, TX:
Today Mostly Sunny
Mar 20 76°/59° 20
76 °F
Mon Mostly Sunny
Mar 21 80°/53° 20%
80 °F
Tue Sunny
Mar 22 78°/49° 0%
78 °F
Wed Sunny
Mar 23 79°/54° 20%
79 °F
Thu Isolated T-Storms
Mar 24 79°/60° 30%
79 °F
:D
And *that's* why I didn't do my graduate work in Wisconsin.
If anyone wants to come visit, I have a lovely couch.

Blackberry
03-20-05, 08:29 AM
Can't be spring, I'm thinking about putting a jacket on when I ride. You guys must be upside down or something :D

And you say I''ve got kangaroos hopping about in the attic! :rolleyes:

2manybikes
03-20-05, 09:56 AM
I have a lovely couch.

Is there room for my bike next to the couch? :)

Lonestar1
03-20-05, 05:12 PM
Yes, it is indeed spring. Yesterday, 03-19-05 temps. reached 75+. But by 6:30 pm storms were moving across central Texas & we received 2" of rain plus some marble sized hail. 15 miles away from me golf ball sized hail was falling. Today, it's back in the high 70's again. Forecast for tomorrow? More rain again. It's all good though. The Indian paintbrushes, pink primroses & bluebonnets (wildflowers) are absolutely gorgeous right now. Plus it looks like there will be a good crop of wild blackberries again this year. :D
Gotta' love spring.

phantomcow2
03-20-05, 05:13 PM
it reacheed 56 today!!

RedHairedScot
03-20-05, 05:26 PM
Is there room for my bike next to the couch? :)
I'm a grad-student in a one-bedroom apartment. My living room breakdown is:
Couch: 33% of room
MTN Bike + Road Bike: 33% of room
TV: 33% of room

So you'll have to sleep on top of the bike.

BostonFixed
03-20-05, 05:29 PM
Scot, you must not be studying math.
2many gets the left over 1% of the room!

HaagenDas
03-20-05, 05:35 PM
That's for the beer glass :D

operator
03-20-05, 05:50 PM
It snowed wet snow today... it ain't spring what the hell.

operator
03-20-05, 05:51 PM
I'm a grad-student in a one-bedroom apartment. My living room breakdown is:
Couch: 33% of room
MTN Bike + Road Bike: 33% of room
TV: 33% of room

So you'll have to sleep on top of the bike.

So where do you fit on? You sleep on top of the bike too?

2manybikes
03-20-05, 05:54 PM
If you lose the couch, thus increasing the space by 33%, you could get two more bikes in there. That would increase the bikes by 100%. Now that's a deal !!

That's the only kind of math I'm good at. :o

I'll sleep in the hall. The bikes need protection.

2manybikes
03-20-05, 06:01 PM
That's for the beer glass :D

My bike has two bottle cages on it. That means two beers can fit into the space with the bike !!
This is sounding better all the time !! :D