edp773

1. You go for a 3.5 hour bike ride on the day you get Dedicated for marriage.

2. You reminisce more about the bike ride than the Dedication.

3. When you think about how to fit the bride in her gown on a tandemn to go to the reception.

So Cal commuter

These are my personal ones.

1. In the mail, you recieve your Nashbar catalouge, and your Maxum Magazine. You look through the Nashbar Catalouge before you open the Maxum.

2. You clean your drivetrain on your bike weekly, but your truck is 3,000 miles overdue for an oil change

3. Your wife got you a brooks saddle for your 4th anniversary.

4. You correct your co workers about your bike...."it's not a road bike, it's a touring bike, and here are the differences..............."

5. Your back hurts if you dont ride the bike for more than 24 hours.

6. In your vision of a dream house, all you picture is your bike shop in the basement.

7. Your messenger bag is more expensive than any of your wifes purses.

8. Your style of shoe is dependant on how they fit in your metal toe clips.

9. Your wife insists you go for a ride so you'll be in a better mood the rest of the day.

10. You remember to check your tire pressure in your bike every other day...when you finally got around to checking tire pressure in your truck, 25 psi. Normal was 44 psi. Oops.

wabbit

edp, what's 'dedicated' for marriage? How does that work?

SOund to me like you're dedicated to your bike more... LOL

bkaapcke

When you buy a face mask knit hat so you can ride in the cold without freezing your teeth. bk

TRaffic Jammer

My wife tells me to go for a ride for the same reason.
I get the back thing as well.

edp773

Normaly a Dedication is done after a civil marriage, but ours was done before. The pastor prayed for us while we stood before him and the cogregation. Then I was told later it was like an informal wedding. My fiancee's relatives took pictures, so it must have been special.

This is a sample. but not ours:
Ed and Meryll, you stand in the presence of God as man and wife to dedicate to him your life together, that he may consecrate your marriage and empower you to keep the covenant and promise you have solemnly declared.

kemmer

*When you find riding your bike much easier than walking while drunk.

I once drank a six pack while riding home at 3am after work. I was fine till I got home and tried to get off my bike, I fell promply on my ass.

powerhouse

You are addicted to cycling when all the gifts you hope to receive at Christmas and/or your birthday are related to bicycling.

charlisity

When you get puky-drunk and think a bike ride can make you feel better.
When you have a cold and think a session of intervals can make you sweat it out.

jcivic00

...when everything in your CD wallet contains music that was in a bike movie.
...when you systematically take 12 different routes home to determine the shortest distance from your work to your house.
...I've gotten the "go for a ride, you're in a $#! mood"
...when you can no longer count the number of bicycles you own on one hand.
...when you plan a "family" vacation to a place that is a major cycling community or destination.
...your lifelong dream is to ride across the country.
...you own every biking magazine since each one's inception.
...you were upset when Zap left.
...you are teaching your 4 year old how to jump doubles.
And the number one reason...
You're hoping your kids grandparents do not buy a swingset so that you can build a pump track in your backyard

chephy

And it actually works!

TRaffic Jammer

I swear for true *hand over heart* Back in the punk rock messenger days....I was riding home all puky drunk loaded and I was enjoying the ride and didn't wanna stop so..... I hurled to the roadway (curb side) while riding for like 15 feet. I was so loaded I didn't notice I had hurled past a line of peeps waitin' for a late night bus on Sherbrooke in MTL until after, or I would have held off a few dozen meters more. Felt guilty at the time ...... for a few seconds then laughed my ass off the rest of the way home. Felt great by the time I got home...all oxygenated, no longer feeling ill. Bikes are good medicine. Oh to have video of that. I do not condone riding loaded and don't do it anymore. I was indestructible back then so pls no safety flames.

pedex

you have callouses on your hands, butt, and feet from riding so much.......

leob1

When you buy a new bike and start thinking about upgrades as your writing the check.
when you almost have a head on in your car when you pass a cyclist because your checking out the bike.
when you drive up a hill and think how much fun it would be on your bike.
when you realize you bike cost more per pound than a Ferrari.
when your wife asks what you want to name your new puppy the first thing that pops into you head is Eddie.
when buy new parts for a bike you ride once a year.
when your wife puts up a sign on the door that says "NO cleats inside"
when you ride your mountain bike and get muddy, you hose off the bike, then hose off your self before you can go in the house.
when you have ridden when it is 10 degrees(F)
when you know what lawyer lips are
when your kids have multiple bikes
when you know what a criterion is.
when you have watched bike racing on TV and jumped up and sceamed at the screen
when you can't understand what all the fuss is over baseball, football, basketball, and hockey

Cyclaholic

You put on jeand and they feel really weird because they're not lycra, not skin tight.... and where's the chamois pad? oh yeah, I forgot, jeans don't have them

N_C

What are lawyer lips?

Velomancer

Obviously not addicted

Layer Lips or Lawyer Tabs are the little bumps on your fork dropouts. Some cyclists file them off.

N_C

I know what they are, just never heard of them called lawyer lips before. My bike does not have them. But the ends of my fork are bent inqward to keep the front wheel on in the event the QR fails.

bkaapcke

When you buy serious christmas presents for your bike. That's when you know you have lost all perspective and are on the verge of going over the edge. Yep, I definately went over the edge this year. But, what the hell....

here and there

When you absolutely overshoot your cycling budget, but you can't stop spending. Ugh.

When a problem with the bike keeps you from getting a good night's sleep.

-Blanco-

+1

dynodonn 

When gasoline goes over 5 dollars a gallon and you don't care.
100 miles on a bike is considered effortless and driving 100 miles in a car as too much work.
The only items on your credit card statement are things you bought at the LBS.

Big_knob

Big_knob

You are addicted to cycling when..

I kick the wife out of bed on chilly nights & bring in a bike or two to cuddle(amongst other things) with under the covers.

powerhouse

You are addicted to bicycling when...

You use up all your time off in training for and taking part in long bicycling events.