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... when you say "it was only a blizzard." after commuting on 700x23 tires in one
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Did that when I lived in Dallas; I'd drive somewhere, come back and decide to visit a friend on the other end of the complex, so I'd park there and walk home after. A few days of bike/bus/train commuting, and by the next weekend I'd have to wander all over the ~600 unit complex to figure out where I'd parked last.
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After commuting in 105 degree heat for a week you mention to your co-worker that it is a nice day and it is 95 degrees. Your co-worker then looks at you like you have three heads.
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You've forgotten how to get to work or other places using the car....
This actually happened. I was meeting a friend and for some reason I was driving. I actually had to sit down and figure out a route since I couldn't use the MUP network and had to avoid construction road closures.
This actually happened. I was meeting a friend and for some reason I was driving. I actually had to sit down and figure out a route since I couldn't use the MUP network and had to avoid construction road closures.
You show up at work for a cup of coffee on your day off and when someone asks why you're there you reply that you just wanted to get a ride in.
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[QUOTE=Aeneas;12974149]...even though your car needs an oil change and a wash, you spend the afternoon washing your bike and cleaning the drive train.
... Your dripping sweat in the elevator at work carrying your pannier/ saddlebag and helmet and don't justify the "You rode your bike today?" question with a response.[/QUOTE]
I usually respond with "what was your first clue?"
... Your dripping sweat in the elevator at work carrying your pannier/ saddlebag and helmet and don't justify the "You rode your bike today?" question with a response.[/QUOTE]
I usually respond with "what was your first clue?"
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You've got 4 bikes and 3 ex-wives.
Your co-workers think you're crazy and your friends know you are.
You spend an hour contemplating how to bungee your guitar, mandolin and electric bass to your bike while carrying your amp and effects rack in your trailer.
You go back to 'that spot' on your commute w/a push broom after your ride home.
You carry a plastic garden spade and re-cycled TP on all your bikes just in case.
You wave to roadies even though they never wave back.
After 2 weeks your new gf says she's not comfortable w/you cycling in urban traffic everyday. You respond, "Well, I'm sure we're not too deep into this to where I couldn't find someone who would be fine with it.' We're married now, so I think we made the adjustment.
It's raining sideways , you can barely see, you've been soaked for 25 mins, an annoying little fleck of water keeps dripping in front of your eyes off your helmet, you almost fell in that puddle back there because the pavement dropped off, a bolt of lightning struck about 200 feet away scaring the **** out of you and you're LAUGHING because this is SO insane.
Revive this thread again when winter comes.
Your co-workers think you're crazy and your friends know you are.
You spend an hour contemplating how to bungee your guitar, mandolin and electric bass to your bike while carrying your amp and effects rack in your trailer.
You go back to 'that spot' on your commute w/a push broom after your ride home.
You carry a plastic garden spade and re-cycled TP on all your bikes just in case.
You wave to roadies even though they never wave back.
After 2 weeks your new gf says she's not comfortable w/you cycling in urban traffic everyday. You respond, "Well, I'm sure we're not too deep into this to where I couldn't find someone who would be fine with it.' We're married now, so I think we made the adjustment.
It's raining sideways , you can barely see, you've been soaked for 25 mins, an annoying little fleck of water keeps dripping in front of your eyes off your helmet, you almost fell in that puddle back there because the pavement dropped off, a bolt of lightning struck about 200 feet away scaring the **** out of you and you're LAUGHING because this is SO insane.
Revive this thread again when winter comes.
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When the air in your bike tires are better maintain than your car.
(yeah, yesterday I had to get a smog check on my car for registration, the Smog II technichian had to pump air back into my car tires so the tires will rest on the Dyno properly.)
(yeah, yesterday I had to get a smog check on my car for registration, the Smog II technichian had to pump air back into my car tires so the tires will rest on the Dyno properly.)
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....when you start getting annoyed because cars aren't moving fast enough for you.
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It's raining sideways , you can barely see, you've been soaked for 25 mins, an annoying little fleck of water keeps dripping in front of your eyes off your helmet, you almost fell in that puddle back there because the pavement dropped off, a bolt of lightning struck about 200 feet away scaring the **** out of you and you're LAUGHING because this is SO insane.
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It's raining sideways , you can barely see, you've been soaked for 25 mins, an annoying little fleck of water keeps dripping in front of your eyes off your helmet, you almost fell in that puddle back there because the pavement dropped off, a bolt of lightning struck about 200 feet away scaring the **** out of you and you're LAUGHING because this is SO insane.
...you look forward to commuting in this kind of weather.
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I've done that! Also, one 105° day, I forgot to pack shorts & had to ride home in jeans; still enjoyed the ride.
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My commute route is a mix of urban & rural, riding out of one town, through another, to the fringes of a third.
You know you are a hard core commuter when you have classified at least four distinct stages of road kill decomposition. And when you remember, several months later, what type of animal was responsible for that stain on the road.
You know you are a hard core commuter when you have classified at least four distinct stages of road kill decomposition. And when you remember, several months later, what type of animal was responsible for that stain on the road.
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When people ask if you even own a car. (Happens to me on a regular basis even though there are usually two perfectly functional vans and a motorcycle in the garage when I leave each morning.)
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...when you have to spend a few minutes in the driver's seat of a car before you leave, just to orient yourself with everything and jog your memory of how to work it all.
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You've forgotten how to get to work or other places using the car....
This actually happened. I was meeting a friend and for some reason I was driving. I actually had to sit down and figure out a route since I couldn't use the MUP network and had to avoid construction road closures.
This actually happened. I was meeting a friend and for some reason I was driving. I actually had to sit down and figure out a route since I couldn't use the MUP network and had to avoid construction road closures.
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I asked my friend thats a mechanic. He said the 3 month rule is a scam and oil sitting in a motor is no different than the oil sitting on a shelf in a warehouse. I don't know if it's true or not, but I didn't drive my car for 2 years once and got tired of changing the oil. I just changed it before I drove it again. People buy motors from junk yards all the time and there's no way those get oil changes.
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You see the hottest chick in the world in a skimpy little outfit riding a really well set up commuter bike.... and you only check out the bike.
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You watch Cadel Evans' historic win in the TDF at the penultimate stage individual time trial and think to yourself "hmmmm, you know that big aero extension on the back of his helmet would be ideal house a rain poncho that deploys down over your body and rack/panniers, maybe even a battery for the helmet mounted light as well.... how would you fit a rack to that bike? ....hmmmm"
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