I listen to music while riding through traffic (insane, i know).
I ride a 29er to work because a few cracks in the pavement are WAY too much for the road bike to handle.
The road bike is not to be used in the rain.EVER.
After my most recent crash, my initial thought was "oh god how am i going to buy a new wheel". Luckily, didn't need to. Go alloy!
I have pretty much the worst training actuation for my goals. Ex. "Oh i'm just going to spin today, nothing crazy"*five miles later trying to be Tony Martin* "It hurts so good!".