I actually have more numbness issue wearing bike shorts then when I dont so I almost never wear them and I ride my hopped up Cannondale with campy wheels, Utegra everything else in cargo shorts and a golf shirt.

Some mornings when cold or I am not feeling energetic I ride the sidewalk so I dont have to deal with the idiots coming close to me on this really steep hill with a curve on the way in. When cold so I can put along to keep the wind chill down. I just feel I need to move at a good pace (18-20mph on the flat as fast as I can go downhill) when in traffic. I just cant help but do it.

I might just be a bike hoarder...Let you know if I end up landing the 84 Trek 600 on CL tomorrow cause the only one I am getting rid of iss the too small for me Fuji LOL .

I once tried to bunny hop a curb at full speed when late for a class. I didn't make it and totalled my rear wheel. There were several witnesses, including a guy who said something along the lines of "Way to go, idiot!"

(P.S. this was on a '73 Schwinn Varsity w/ toeclips)

Sometimes when I try a snot rocket, especially when I have a cold, I get green Sargent's stripes on my arm or chest (over or underarm).

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I confess that although I enjoy walking into the train station in full Fred regalia - the helmet, bike glasses, reflectorized high visability vest, the nose running like a faucet on cold dark mornings, the shirt clammy and slightly wet in the summer; that I remove and stow the equipment, that I go to the mens room and blow my nose, comb my hair, and try to clean up a bit in order to.....in order to.... better blend in with the soft, the weak, the poor in spirit, who need 2 tons of steel and glass to transport them to the train station - freeing them from any exertion - from having to experience their environment, safely separating them from any stimuli that might force them to acknowlege their existance! all because ....well, a guy has to make a living.

I confess that although I regularly visit the mechanics forum, I resent the time necessary to actually perform maintenance because it is time I can't be riding. I therefore regularlly let the chain wear so badly that I have to replace the entire drive system

Great post! I think this is the Commuter's Creed. Everyone in our society get so wound up about sweat and pressed pants... which pretty much requires two tons of steel to deliver to work.

I sometimes ride figure-8 patterns in the garage late at night. :o

I meow at them. You should give it a try.

I rode to my desk at work once without ever getting off the saddle. This included riding the elevator 24 floors. I'm not allowed to have my bike in the building.

I accidentally veered off the bike path at the local park while "admiring" a group of female cyclist. I tried to act like I wanted to get closer to the river's edge, but I am pretty sure they knew why I was in the grass.

I wanted to make sure everyone at work knew how much of a bad-ass commuter I was so I rode to work in the morning when the weather man was calling for a blizzard.....I had to walk 6 miles in 18+ inches of snow because I was acting like a tough guy.

I got a flat last night, had my pump and a spare tube on me, but I decided to walk home. Could have been my first roadside repair too....

Last night after leaving the Ricky Martin concert, I rode my bike in the streets without turning on my lights and ran a red light to make a left turn with about four cop cars in my presence. My journey was only three blocks that were well lit otherwise I would not have gone that far.

I see a hot girl on a hot bike and I take a long hard stare at the bike and think man, that is one lucky saddle.

I will only use platform pedals. I like to think I ain't scared of anything but I hate clipless pedals and have a secret fear of them. I have ridden 2 metrics with them but I hate feeling trapped in.

I've done clipped-in fallovers more times than I care to admit. Also, I disagree that human powered bicycles are equivalent to 2 ton motored vehicles and therefore don't think that I should be subject to the same rules. In fact, I drive way more conservatively than I ride.

Today I stared at a hot rollerblader on the MUP..(bike trail)? and i thought about slowly drafting her for a long time.
so what's MUP mean :3?

I know this is a confessions thread, but you're admitting going to a Ricky Martin concert?

Oh goodness, I am laughing. I do admit going to a Ricky Martin concert, which was weak. If he were not so cute, I would have gone to see Prince for the second nights straight or stayed at home.

That's not so bad...

Hell, I talk to my bikes! Named them too... :innocent:

MUP=multiple use path

I am trying to change that to Must Use Pedals, as in no dog walkers.

I confess to saying hello only to women bike riders on the commute and not the male ones.

I stand to pedal sometimes, but usually I only stand because my balls hurt.

I confess that while I do desire for more people to start bike commuting, I hate when I'm around other bike commuters. Especially when they pass me on a cheap MTB, a single speed, or a fixie.

I've thought about spitting on cars that pass WAY to close when there's nothing even coming the other way and plenty of space... but by the time I think about that option, they're already out of range.

That's a perfectly good reason to stand... but you may want to change or adjust your saddle. :)

I googled mup. Rode my bike into a ditch while staring at the girl riding in front of me. Ride the MUP before it is legal to ride on it (sunrise). Run at least two red lights a day (one in the middle of a huge hill and one light that is just stupid). Think cyclists who ride on sidewalks are just wrong, except when I do it. Took half of today off because of a Dr appointment and went for a 45 mile ride in the summer rain instead. Last week while waiting for the stupid light to change, fell over for no apparent reason. I blame gravity.

I have been carrying this around for a while... I feel so much better.. I need a hug...

A few weeks ago while nearing work riding on the sidewalk, I somehow ran into a sign that wasn't even on the side walk but in the grass (5:45 am and not quite awake yet) Luckily nobody saw and I only suffered a bruised arm and ego

I let both my kids ride on training wheels.

Ha... I have a scar on my forearm from whacking into a sign ~5 wks ago that I drifted into while trying to read it.

I used to argue with people who tell me how dangerous bicycling is and that I shouldn't do it. Now I just lie and tell them I have no choice because my license was suspended, and yes, it really is dangerous. Why do I do this? I want to scare these people away from bicycling. The fewer bikes on the road the fewer people in my way, slowing me down and the fewer people riding bicycles like idiots.

I bought my motobecane from bikes direct and tried to assemble it myself...then had to take it in to a bike shop for them to correct my poor work

The only reason I bought a rack was because a 6 pack of bottled beer is a little to heavy for the front basket.

I feel like I'm 10X more awesome for commuting in the rain, since see a lot less cyclists out. Look at me and my hard-core self, on my 30 year old high-ten mixte. Just me and the lycra dudes braving the rain, awwww ya.