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Old 04-27-07, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 666pack
time to re-calibrate your sarcasm meter dude.

like, hello... i ride a bike. chicks don't dig bikes. come on. for serious?
I think that most girls that would just jump on you for whatever they see (bougeois rittenhouse morons), would think you're riding a bike because you're poor.
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Doing skids on really fine gravel. Man that's fun.
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Old 04-27-07, 09:38 AM
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Leisurely spinning around my college campus at 3 a.m. in dead silence.
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flying down a hill with just enough momentum to take you to the top of the next one.
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Old 04-27-07, 09:56 AM
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Riding silently past cars stuck in gridlock.
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Old 04-27-07, 09:58 AM
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Pulling a nice leg-over skid and surprising oneself with the unexpected quality of said maneuver, and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too.
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Old 04-27-07, 10:04 AM
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The gratification experienced after beginning a reverse 360 and it flows into a reverse 1800, effortlessly... (and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too. )
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Originally Posted by deimos
When I'm riding along side of a long mirrored glass window building,
Pedals spinning I catch a glimpse of myself flying by.
Narcissus really dug that too
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Old 04-27-07, 10:39 AM
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having a conversation with friends while riding in desolate streets.

also having a car honk at you, pass you, zoom ahead to the next red light, stop, and than get passed by me as I gently run my gloved fingers over there hood......it tastes so sweet
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Originally Posted by deimos
The gratification experienced after beginning a reverse 360 and it flows into a reverse 1800, effortlessly... (and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too. )
I don't even know what a reverse 360 is and am way too tired to imagine what 5x that is.
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its also known as "backwards circles"
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Originally Posted by Natron
A couple weeks ago during the RELoad Bags race when I was trackstanding at a red light and a woman next to me actually rolled down her car window with her mouth gaping open, staring at me doing it. haha
Whoa, dude. You can balance yourself on a bike. Amazing.
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Originally Posted by nobrainer440
Leisurely spinning around my college campus at 3 a.m. in dead silence.
Leisurely spinning on any bike, at night, in the city is always great.
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Had a great moment this morning.

I was riding on an unpaved levee and the gravel was pretty loose. There were parts where I would have tried to stand up and coast if I were on the geared bike but instead I had to keep the pedals going, quickly but lightly. The less I gripped the bars the better control I had; the front wheel found its own way and I was spinning with my butt barely touching the saddle, my hands barely on the bars, just balanced on the balls of my feet, and my mind was totally blank.
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i take a short-cut between two buildings that includes a parking area, several intersecting walking paths and a garden and to get through requires a series of 90 degree turns. when the cranks fall right and the timing is perfect, its gonna be a good day.
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this has always been a favorite;

getting from point a to point b with out ever putting down a foot. ive gone through great lenghts to keep the mental game behind it going where going beyond traffic lights and traffic there are moments where you might meet a friend on the roadside. even during those moments i try to keep a my feet off the ground. its always a good feeling to reach point b to realize that you never put a foot down.
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Old 04-27-07, 01:04 PM
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First time I was able to truly trackstand; slightly rocking forward and backward...it was one of those "ah-ha" moments which for some reason seemed so difficult to do beforehand and then instantly became simple. Same goes for skidding.

It all reminded me of the sensation of riding a bike for the first time - you know, the moment when it all 'clicked' and you were able to balance up right and ride around...ditching the training wheels for good.

It's a great natural high. Sadly, it goes away and you need to find another one...next up for me is either drugs or a mastering a unicycle. Think I'll go with the unicycle.
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I agree, trackstanding was strangly enough one of the most liberating feelings I have felt. It seemed to take forever, but then all of a sudden it was like my head opened up and it became simple. I love it.

Also, those minutes after a really intense ride where you just want to collapse, the rebuilding of your whole body after you tore it apart.
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Old 04-27-07, 01:17 PM
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spotting someone riding ahead of you in the same direction, and knowing you're going to pass them in the next few moments.
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20mph to a frozen stiff trackstand in under 5 seconds at a traffic signal.
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Old 04-27-07, 01:26 PM
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Middle of the night, right after a great party, bombing down the hill to my house.
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At 5 in the morning, the city is asleep & the sprinklers are on.
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Leaving the engineering lab at about 3am after doing way too much homework, campus completely abandoned and totally silent, sprinting like mad on freshly paved paths. I love the sound of tires powering hard out of tight corners on fresh pavement.

Bonus points if it happens to be a foggy night.
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Knowing that you're not crammed into a subway car, and knowing that you'll get home faster than those people who are.
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Riding in downtown Ottawa at night with friends. Doesn't have to be fixed though, but we are all fixed, so...
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