Oldguyonoldbike

I have a pair of Nashbar crocheted gloves.

...and I like them.

rgver

I prefer Shimano brifters over Campagnolo, I like the moving brake lever. I also think tri color is a fantastic group, better shifting than any campagnolo I have ridden and at least equal aesthetically.
I broke my tail bone because the Tommasini was not going to hit the ground.
I buy my wife bikes I want but are not in my size.
I am a bike snob, unless it's me riding the lesser bike, then it's a good honest entry level machine.
Brookes do not fit on any reasonably modern (70's on) bike.
Twine, nothing on a bike should be held on with a bit of string.
I rode a Viscount Death Fork for 3 years and didn't swap it just to annoy people.
I don't wear a helmet.
Brifters are better than DT.
i like aluminum.
i like how low spoke count wheels look.
i like colored tires
i have mixed shimano and campagnolo.
i have towed a trail a bike with a Tommasini, a 853 Lemond, Pinarello Catena Lusso and a number of other light road bikes that have no business dragging my 210lb *** around let alone doing it with another 65-75lb swinging off the seat post.
I prefer riding in Converse sneakers to my bike shoes.
there is more but I have to go do stuff

USAZorro

My toe-clip shoes for cycling are an old pair of indoor soccer shoes that should have been retired during the GW Bush administration.

noglider 

This stuff is great. I can say many of the things said here.

My confession: I joined bikeforums in 2009. I looked around at the various subforums and thought C&V was stupid. Who wants to go on and on about obsolete antiques? Oh, man, they're extolling Brooks saddles! Get a life, folks. In time, I realized that my main bike was old, merely because I've had it for a long time. I like the new stuff, but not enough to spend money on it, so my old stuff suits me fine. And the truth is, I am quite sentimental about the old stuff, not just for its elegance, but also because I came of age when it was state of the art. The C&V subforum is the most holistic of all here. We talk about the bikes, the riding, the maintenance, and other important life matters. And I rediscovered Brooks saddles. I already had one on my McLean, my pride and joy bike, but I didn't appreciate it all that much. Now I have three Brooks saddles and an RHM saddle, all installed on my bikes, and I'm always on the watch for more bargains on decent leather saddles.

KonAaron Snake 

I think it's hard to ride a bike for a long period of time and not develop some attachment to it. For me biking is FUN...it's happy time, and it's hard not to associate those feelings with the object under you when they occur.

noglider 

Quite right, and the attachment grows over time.

Long ago, I was speaking with a guy who specialized in repainting bike frames. He said he has painted some Huffys and Murrays. I told him what a waste I thought that was. He said, no, people are just as attached to their bikes as you are to yours. He had a very good point.

Fahrenheit531 

SvenMN 

I'll confess I too like the looks of Victory groupsets.

And I have a penchant for Helicomatic (gasp).

noglider 

Oh, and I'm still riding a 40-year-old Viscount death fork.

ksryder

I tried cloth bar tape and hated it.

Also I was seriously unimpressed by my Brooks B-17 that turned into an a$$ hatchet on a rainy 100-mile gravel race - necessitating a mad scramble to find a suitable replacement just 2 weeks before the Dirty Kanza. (Selle Italia Flite which did fine, if you're interested.)

I love brifters.

I really dislike Specialized's intellectual property tactics, but damned if they don't make some good products.

Edited to add: when I type the letters "oct" my phone automatically suggests "Octalink" instead of "October".

KonAaron Snake 

They really, really do. Their tires are great, I LOVE my Specialized floor pump (best I ever owned), I like their helmets, the multi-tool is actually my favorite...they tend to attach their name to stuff that works.

JReade

I have given up wrenching on bikes. The co-op closed, the bikes are all to a point where they run well, so I stopped tinkering. I thinned the herd etc. I kept wanting to get a new part, but then couldn't remember if it fit my bike or not, and then just gave up on it all. I need to finish a single speed conversion, but I haven't really given the concern about ordering a new chain.

lord_athlon

I take bikes apart and put them back together, just because I enjoy it.

Clang

I assemble Bike-Shaped Objects* at a big box retailer. It's the best part of my day if they give me the hours for it.


*Never buy a Magna.

Velocivixen

Great confessions going on here.

-I talk to my bikes or sometimes sing jazz (mostly Ella) while riding downhill fast (I'm often quite nervous & afraid I'll fall).
-Tried the twine & shellac handlebar treatment and didn't really like it. I twine so well, some have suggested I take up fly fishing & make my own flies.
-I bought a 2015 Surly (it's steel) with "brifters" and disc brakes - and LOVE it.
-I am no longer eager to "Rivendell-ize" all my new bike acquisitions.
-I enjoy taking apart Sturmey Archer hubs...all the way down, cleaning, lubing, reassembling....very calming.

Sixty Fiver

I have been using the original Adidas Stan Smiths tennis shoes long before hipsters discovered them.

KonAaron Snake 

I wear Adidas soccer shorts over my Pearl Izumis because I hate the aesthetics of lycra. I use SPDs on every bike I have...including classic Italians with all Campy. I wear SPD sandals and even other Freds think I dress like a dork.

clubman 

I'm prone to taking multiple bikes apart, mix it all up in a bucket (and don't skimp on the paté) and make "custom" frankenbikes. Obviously, more come apart than go back together, leaving me with way too many spare parts to store properly. Sincere apologies to my oh-so-tolerant wife.
Also I've never disassembled an SA hub. Then again, never had to and don't really want to since there'd be more parts to stash.

gaucho777 

I have the wonderful Bikesmith cotter press, and have used it successfully in the past. But, for the life of me, I can't get the cotter pin on my Peugeot UE-8's nds crank arm to fit right. It came lose about 6 months ago. Every couple months, I get the conviction to try and file and fit in another cotter pin, and every time I fail.

Sixty Fiver

You have probably been failing to make appropriate offerings to the bike gods.

CroMo Mike 

I can disassemble and reassemble an automotive 4-speed manual transmission and a Honda motorcycle gearbox, but I just see confusion when I look at the parts for the SA gear hub. Maybe in the next life.

fettsvenska 

I overpay for misc bike stuff on ebay

fettsvenska 

I'm sort of fat...and don't really care

fettsvenska 

I've given most of my bikes the same name...I call them all G*dd*mn*t

The Golden Boy 

Tons of confessions to make...

Some embarrassing, some like badges of honor.

I don't get to ride as much as I'd like anymore- I sound like a walking injury report.

I think the only thing "Campagnolo" I have in use are some dropouts and fork ends.