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Old 10-09-06, 10:43 PM
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The Bike Code

Has anyone ever heard of The Geek Code? It's a way to describe your lifestyle with a bunch of letters and symbols

Well I thought it would be fun to do a similar thing for cyclists So here it is: The Bike Code

I'm sR+!% bR/F/T rE/R/T/P raR4 ld+mi so++ vP21/C16 c+/ m++% bb+ rSH rFE/AL rPR rFG rGL i!, myself. Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to improve it!

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Old 10-10-06, 10:47 AM
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Wow... you sure you're still not thinking in geek speak?

I can't read or interpret any of that ****edy gook, nor do I have any inclination to spend more than a quick scan to do so.
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Originally Posted by skiahh
Wow... you sure you're still not thinking in geek speak?

I can't read or interpret any of that ****edy gook, nor do I have any inclination to spend more than a quick scan to do so.
Well.. the *point* of it is to be cryptic And yet hopefully slightly amusing
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Eh, you're just lazy skiahh................. .
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There's a typo in the second line.
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Originally Posted by DCCommuter
There's a typo in the second line.
Eh?
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sR!/R.../s% bM/H rR/T/!/? ra ld++ so aE/C vC16/T13 c m+ rRI/FE/GL/r??/IHC i! *SB/KK

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Originally Posted by chephy
bM/H rR/T/!/? ld++
Cool! I didn't know you were a tourist. Which bike did you do the long tour on?

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rFE/GL/r??
Preach on, brother!

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sM+ bM rT/E/R/H ld+mi so aC/read/E/P vT15 vC16 c+ m+ bb- rTL/H/PA i- *SK *SR

Now you need to write a parser and an auto generator
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Originally Posted by Alrocket
sM+ bM rT/E/R/H ld+mi so aC/read/E/P vT15 vC16 c+ m+ bb- rTL/H/PA i- *SK *SR
Cool, cool! Please define rH *SK *SR, so I can add 'em to the page

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Now you need to write a parser and an auto generator
I'm working on it, or will be as soon as I get home tonight

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You have either rode too much, or not enough.
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Originally Posted by leob1
You have either rode too much, or not enough.
Indeed
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Sean Kelly et Stephen Roche - les irlandais magnifiques
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Whoa, that is so cool! Thanks for devising that clever cypher, moxfyre-- it is so going in my BF signature.

sR+! bR/! rR/T/? ld so+ vP17/C12 c m+ i!
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sR+/R! bHU rT+/E/P raLANCE(lmao... yeah) ra ld+km so/o- aP/F vC16-18 c+/c m bbNO rSH/rHT/rAL+TI/rSCH/rBP/rDE/rRC/r?? i! *??
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I think someone here is a geek trying to impersonate a geeky cyclist.
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What kind of bike code doesn't have a category for leg shavers? Geeze! I'd think that would be the first cut? You need to work on this some more.
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Made up some extra stuff, you take your best guess.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY
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Originally Posted by tuolumne
Made up some extra stuff, you take your best guess.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY
You use your computer keyboard as a bike trainer?
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Originally Posted by moxfyre
Cool! I didn't know you were a tourist. Which bike did you do the long tour on?
A hybrid, that was quite poorly suited for it, actually: suspension seatpost, for God's sake!

Now, it wasn't quite a thousand miles, but closer to that than to a mere century, so I'd thought I'd round it up a bit.

Preach on, brother!
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Originally Posted by enamore22
You use your computer keyboard as a bike trainer?
Trainer! I always thought the fuss about training was overrated...just ride to work every day.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY

Let's see...
F0.5 = fixie half completed
0.5T = trail-a-bike
2T = tandem
KT = child trailer
k = 12" kids bike
K = 16" kids bike
1U = Unicycle
so+f = like riding with my family
g category is proposed for gear.
R = Rack
BP = Backpack
>GH = I'm working on a generator hub
AH = Air horn
V+ = Visibility is important - reflective tape, LD1000 tail light etc. (as opposed to V+++ if you are mechbgon or V-- if you only wear black while riding at night)
DIY = Do it myself when fun and practical (as opposed to DIY--- = pay for a bike shop to change batteries or DIY+++ = light system noted below)

Better run this all by moxfyre for approval before adoption! After trying this, I think it would be a lot quicker just to have a conversation with someone eh!
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Originally Posted by tuolumne
Better run this all by moxfyre for approval before adoption! After trying this, I think it would be a lot quicker just to have a conversation with someone eh!
I'll have the automatic encoder/decoder up soon... I swear I'm adding your additions tuolumne, and I'll be adding something about shaved legs too, to keep RG happy.
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