I bet you also make the oncoming cyclists fly into ditches as they crane their necks to look back after you pass them!

That's my own little confession: I usually like my commute less in the summer because everyone's out on the greenway. But a good bike cleavage shot can make it worthwhile, even if it makes me feel like skeevy Old Man Herbert :innocent:

I have a bicycle, well two actually, that both far outweigh my ability... and yet I still lust after pure breed race bikes.

Yall can add me to the list of occasional one way street reversals for times sake

I usually commute in jeans and one time my pants split right down the a-crack and I had to ride four miles back home in rush hour traffic with plaid boxers showing through my rear. I came up to a stop light behind a guy in spandex and hid my presence because I didn't want him to see my shame.

I am just really glad that it didn't happen on the way to work...

THIS^^^

Usually going downhill, no handed, weaving purposfully from side to side like a jerk. :D It's fun. My friends think I'm nuts.

I confess I'd like to put Zipp 404's on my Surly Long Haul Trucker. For no reason other than how ridiculous it would be.

Oh goodness, you two have me busting up.

1. I confess to spending my entire morning at work reading this thread instead of actually earning my paycheck

2. Until recently (my gf made me promise to stop) I used to commute without a helmet, and full over-ear DJ noise cancelling headphones on with my music way loud. I reasoned that I was OK becuase I would shoulder-check more often.

3. I'm THAT guy on a knobbly-tired, front suspensioned mountain bike that just HAS to blow past everyone on the climbs, while still sitting. I prefer to blow past the roadies, but I'll take women and children too just to feed my ego. If someone tried to pass me, I always start racing them.

4. I know it would be easy to make my commuter more efficient by swapping tires, stiffening fork etc. but I'm too lazy. I just inflated my tires for the first time yesterday, and was genuinely surprised this morning that my average speed went up by 3-4mph. For one year I've been riding on 35psi tires without doing anything about it.

5. I confess I used to be a bad driver, until I started commuting by bike. Now, I think every driver should be forced to commute by bike for at least 1 week each year so they know what it's like.

Shame on you for leading the dog-children away from home!! bow wow wow, meow

Pictures or it didn't happen.

This morning I noticed that even on a day when I kept wondering why I was going so slow I still had the ability to instantly go faster when I noticed another rider ahead of me. I didn't want to pass them, but it suddenly seemed like I was finally able to get moving then.

How about a LHT with Vuelta Zerolites? LOL

http://jeffhendricks.net/images/Trucker-1.jpg

My road bike thread has over 54 pages.

I haven't touched my bike in 2-3 months
I enjoy driving more than riding....for now.
I won't let this die.

On my studded-tired, rack-and-panniers monstrosity I will sprint like hell to pass someone in Lycra on a race bike, then make sure that I can say "Hey, nice morning, huh?" as I pass without seeming to be out of breath.

I hate the people on electric bikes, I feel like they're cheating.

When I see a fredly commuter (e.g. sensible steel bike, safety triangle, mirrors, and a day glo jacket) I tend to pass as fast as I can and intentionally break minor traffic laws.

Im glad Im not the only one :)

I regularly read and post to the 41 forum. Please don't ban me!

There's a guy I see a couple of times a year with sensible steel bike, safety triangle and a mirror (no day glo jacket). Whenever he passes me I dig deep and try to keep up with him as long as I can.

I complain about all the cyclist around where I live riding on the street and blocking traffic but then I catch myself doing the same thing.

I burn less than 500 cal on a ride but will use it as an excuse to eat 2000 cal of cake and cookies later

I wear headphones when I ride.

I could quietly show up to work on my bike, but I try to have as many of my coworkers see me ride in. If the weather is bad I make even more of a effort to be seen.

I meow at cats when I see them. It's something I gotta do.

I don't bark at dogs though. Then people would think I is crazy.

I've done this before....

hitchhiked 4x on tour
 

Not commuting related, but bike related.
I hitchhiked 4x on tour, once to Onyx Summit above Big Bear City (it was getting dark, I had nowhere to camp), once on the climb up to Sequoia Natl Park (killer switchbacks, traffic, and elevation gain), once going up Tioga Pass on the Northeast exit of Yosemite Natl Park, apparently the the highest mountain pass in California or the nation, I'm not sure....and once going up Lassen Natl Park, no excuse for that one. That's the only one I feel bad about cos I could have done but at that point in the tour, I was just beat and demoralized.

They are cheating.