A girl in my cycling club is a tattoo artist, so last Friday.....
10-07-14, 02:30 PM
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A girl in my cycling club is a tattoo artist, so last Friday.....
....at age 57, look what I got!
10-07-14, 02:33 PM
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My best friend from highschool/best man at my wedding is a tattoo artist, but I haven't gotten any new work in a decade. Actually, I need to have my old stuff touched up.
10-07-14, 02:37 PM
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I think the inside of the right calf is a better choice. What is more bad ass than grease marks? The whole chainring mark!
That is nice looking.
That is nice looking.
10-07-14, 02:41 PM
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Thanks! I chose the outside of my left leg so when I'm riding, people in cars and/or other cyclists can see it. She did a really nice job...although with the discomfort as I was getting it, I think I'm "one and done!"
10-07-14, 02:44 PM
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My next one is the ANSI Danger Pinch Point warning on my right calf.
Also, 5 bolt chain rings are so 2013.
Also, 5 bolt chain rings are so 2013.
10-07-14, 03:32 PM
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Most people try to avoid Cat 5 tattoos
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
10-07-14, 03:39 PM
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I got my Airborne tattoo in the 80's before tats became mainstream. Now that everyone has one I don't want mine anymore.
10-07-14, 03:51 PM
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10-07-14, 04:23 PM
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Got my Bulldog tat right after boot camp in 87' and and an eagle at my first duty station 88'. Both show their age for sure. Have not got another one since but I think about it a lot. The chain ring looks good but now its got me thinking.
10-07-14, 04:33 PM
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Very cool, and good for you so long as you're happy with it. A long time ago I promised myself that I was going to get one tattoo and one only that was meaningful. I knew it would have to do with cycling since I wouldn't have been in the position I was then or now if it wasn't for a bike tour I took through New England back in 1985 that turned me into a bike mechanic and got me into sporting goods and then the ski industry. It took a long time and then back in 1993 I stumbled upon the original patent diagram from the first rear derailleur. I knew immediately that that was what I wanted, have it on the back of my shoulder.
10-07-14, 04:34 PM
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10-07-14, 04:54 PM
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My wife came home with my name on her lower back after a trip with the girls.
I was not happy and did not like it. Then after a few seconds I realized it was not irritated nor red. It was actually airbrushed and looked fairly real.
So I suggest someone toying with the idea of a tatoo to get it airbrushed and see if they and those important to them like it.
Then again I am a 75 year old curmudgeon in a 34 year old's body.
I was not happy and did not like it. Then after a few seconds I realized it was not irritated nor red. It was actually airbrushed and looked fairly real.
So I suggest someone toying with the idea of a tatoo to get it airbrushed and see if they and those important to them like it.
Then again I am a 75 year old curmudgeon in a 34 year old's body.
10-07-14, 05:04 PM
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10-07-14, 05:21 PM
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Cycling related tattoos are awesome. I have handlebars on my lower back.
10-07-14, 05:29 PM
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A mid age inlaw of mine got a little tat on her calf and was dead in 2 days from a bad reaction.
