I hate that moment....
01-31-17, 05:19 PM
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When you realize that you just removed one two many links from a chain with peened pins.
01-31-17, 06:22 PM
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01-31-17, 09:04 PM
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When I realize I have visited BF 5 times in a day and spent too much time "browsing".
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01-31-17, 09:12 PM
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When you opened that bike for sale thread when you knew you shouldn't have.
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02-01-17, 12:16 AM
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...when I realize that I am completely exhausted, yet still up.
02-01-17, 01:20 AM
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When that 1KG steel handlebar that you forgot about on the top shelf comes crashing down while trying to retrieve a suitcase. Slicing through your barefoot middle toe, leaving a trail of blood all the way to the E.R which is 2 blocks away. Rode the bike there of course 
02-02-17, 01:39 AM
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when you come to a stop light with cars to your left and only 2 feet of space between you and curb and cars are hauling azz across in front of you then fooking Cujo decides to casually come at you and take a bite off your leg. I had no where to go. Happened to me twice in the same spot by the same damn dog. This happened all within the same year (some 25 years ago).
02-02-17, 04:33 AM
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When you clean the frame and find a hairline crack where the rear dropout meets the fork and the stay has been ground to fit a 7 speed.
So the frame has to be stripped of chrome before being welded then re painted and decaled.
So the frame has to be stripped of chrome before being welded then re painted and decaled.
02-02-17, 05:50 AM
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Then you need to decide weather to try and fiddle with something not very crucial, or ride on.
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02-02-17, 08:37 AM
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Loosing battery power is a PITA. that is why I use not only my computer on the bike, but two different apps on two phones! Lots of back up! I am not about to compare the data to determine which is right. I believe my cheap bike compter more than lousy GPS tracking. I really didn't ride on the wrong side of the road and I didn't go through the Bureau of Engraving on my bike!
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02-02-17, 08:42 AM
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when after taking a long time to get your sh*t together but finally are walking out the door for a ride & Wifey says something to intefere or change your mind
02-02-17, 08:47 AM
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Packing up to ride with a bunch of new people and leaving your bike shoes at home. Riding on SPD pedals with tennis!
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Bikes don't stand alone. They are two tired.
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02-02-17, 09:00 AM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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02-02-17, 11:45 AM
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...when your giving it all you've got on a steep downhill on an unfamiliar road and you've just spun out on your bike with the tallest gearing and you're crouched in the drops in maximum rocket position, when the road surface begins to get rough, then you lean around a bend like a pro, only to see that the road ahead becomes considerably bumpier and steeper, culminating in a blind hairpin curve and you're already squeezing the levers as hard as you can without locking them up, and it feels like you're still accelerating.
02-02-17, 11:51 AM
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I need to sign up for a tour. Always wanted to do that!
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02-02-17, 12:19 PM
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...when you're leaned over flying around a hairpin turn and you suddenly realize that the road is wetter than you thought it was, your rear wheel is sliding out from underneath you, there's nothing that you can do about it and you are about to smack the pavement and obtain some epic road rash (happened to me at about 100 km mark on Eroica Gaiole).
02-02-17, 05:54 PM
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. . . when you realize that you've misrouted the chain through the rear derailleur . . . for the second time.
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02-02-17, 06:32 PM
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No one cares
Imagine the added embarrassment when this happens at Le Cirque, on the big ride, and in the process of unclipping, you narrowly avoid toppling over onto Jan Heine. I only had to manage about 12 miles with 1.x feet on the pedals, but thankfully, someone's comment that he was impressed by my balance, moved me 2 degrees of separation from complete disgrace. 
You might have bad social riding mojo
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02-02-17, 09:06 PM
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