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10-09-06 | 10:43 PM

moxfyre

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The Bike Code

Has anyone ever heard of The Geek Code? It's a way to describe your lifestyle with a bunch of letters and symbols

Well I thought it would be fun to do a similar thing for cyclists

So here it is: The Bike Code

I'm sR+!% bR/F/T rE/R/T/P raR4 ld+mi so++ vP21/C16 c+/ m++% bb+ rSH rFE/AL rPR rFG rGL i!, myself. Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to improve it!

Last edited by moxfyre; 10-09-06 at 10:50 PM.

10-10-06 | 10:47 AM

skiahh

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Bikes: 08 Stumpjumper FSR Expert, 02 Litespeed Tuscany, 04 Specialized S-Works Epic

Wow... you sure you're still not thinking in geek speak?

I can't read or interpret any of that ****edy gook, nor do I have any inclination to spend more than a quick scan to do so.

10-10-06 | 10:51 AM

moxfyre

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Originally Posted by skiahh

Wow... you sure you're still not thinking in geek speak?

I can't read or interpret any of that ****edy gook, nor do I have any inclination to spend more than a quick scan to do so.

Well.. the *point* of it is to be cryptic

And yet hopefully slightly amusing

10-10-06 | 10:52 AM

Siu Blue Wind

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Eh, you're just lazy skiahh.................

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Please dont outsmart the censor. That is a very expensive censor and every time one of you guys outsmart it it makes someone at the home office feel bad. We dont wanna do that. So dont cleverly disguise bad words.

10-10-06 | 11:22 AM

DCCommuter

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There's a typo in the second line.

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10-10-06 | 11:28 AM

moxfyre

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There's a typo in the second line.

Eh?

10-10-06 | 11:46 AM

chephy

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From: Toronto, ON

sR!/R.../s% bM/H rR/T/!/? ra ld++ so aE/C vC16/T13 c m+ rRI/FE/GL/r??/IHC i! *SB/KK

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10-10-06 | 11:51 AM

moxfyre

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Originally Posted by chephy

bM/H rR/T/!/? ld++

Cool! I didn't know you were a tourist. Which bike did you do the long tour on?

Quote:

Originally Posted by chephy

rFE/GL/r??

Preach on, brother!

10-10-06 | 11:57 AM

Alrocket

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From: Dublin, Ireland

Bikes: Trek 4300, Surly Cross Check

sM+ bM rT/E/R/H ld+mi so aC/read/E/P vT15 vC16 c+ m+ bb- rTL/H/PA i- *SK *SR

Now you need to write a parser and an auto generator

10-10-06 | 12:03 PM

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moxfyre

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Originally Posted by Alrocket

sM+ bM rT/E/R/H ld+mi so aC/read/E/P vT15 vC16 c+ m+ bb- rTL/H/PA i- *SK *SR

Cool, cool! Please define rH *SK *SR, so I can add 'em to the page

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alrocket

Now you need to write a parser and an auto generator

I'm working on it, or will be as soon as I get home tonight

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10-10-06 | 12:09 PM

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leob1

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You have either rode too much, or not enough.

10-10-06 | 12:19 PM

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moxfyre

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Originally Posted by leob1

You have either rode too much, or not enough.

Indeed

10-10-06 | 02:13 PM

#13

Alrocket

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Bikes: Trek 4300, Surly Cross Check

Sean Kelly et Stephen Roche - les irlandais magnifiques

10-10-06 | 09:17 PM

#14

singswhileridng

bikebikebikebikebike

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From: washington, dc

Whoa, that is so cool! Thanks for devising that clever cypher, moxfyre-- it is so going in my BF signature.

sR+! bR/! rR/T/? ld so+ vP17/C12 c m+ i!

10-10-06 | 10:00 PM

#15

kill.cactus

500 Watts

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From: Ann Arbor, MI

Bikes: Trek 7200 FX ('05), Trek 6000 ('07)

sR+/R! bHU rT+/E/P raLANCE(lmao... yeah) ra ld+km so/o- aP/F vC16-18 c+/c m bbNO rSH/rHT/rAL+TI/rSCH/rBP/rDE/rRC/r?? i! *??

10-11-06 | 06:03 AM

#16

BlazingPedals

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From: Middle of da Mitten

Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Bacchetta Quattro, Catrike Speed

I think someone here is a geek trying to impersonate a geeky cyclist.

10-11-06 | 08:04 AM

#17

Retro Grouch

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From: St Peters, Missouri

Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.

What kind of bike code doesn't have a category for leg shavers? Geeze! I'd think that would be the first cut? You need to work on this some more.

10-11-06 | 09:22 AM

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tuolumne

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From: 72.48007W, 41.94016N

Bikes: '94 Mongoose IBOC Comp / '00 Burley Duet w/ Piccolo & D'Lite / '05 Redline Conquest Disc-R

Made up some extra stuff, you take your best guess.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY

10-11-06 | 11:56 AM

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enamore22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tuolumne

Made up some extra stuff, you take your best guess.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY

You use your computer keyboard as a bike trainer?

10-11-06 | 12:13 PM

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chephy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by moxfyre

Cool! I didn't know you were a tourist. Which bike did you do the long tour on?

A hybrid, that was quite poorly suited for it, actually: suspension seatpost, for God's sake!

Now, it wasn't quite a thousand miles, but closer to that than to a mere century, so I'd thought I'd round it up a bit.

Quote:

Preach on, brother!

Sister.

10-11-06 | 12:27 PM

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tuolumne

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Quote:

Originally Posted by enamore22

You use your computer keyboard as a bike trainer?

Trainer! I always thought the fuss about training was overrated...just ride to work every day.

sR/M+!...% bM/F0.5/T/2T/0.5T2/KT2/kkk/KKKKK/H/R/1U rE/R/T ld++ so+f/- vT14/C18/R12 c+/c/-/RAIN/BRRR m++%@ bb+ r?@ *SB gR/BP/>GH/AH/V+/DIY

Let's see...
F0.5 = fixie half completed
0.5T = trail-a-bike
2T = tandem
KT = child trailer
k = 12" kids bike
K = 16" kids bike
1U = Unicycle
so+f = like riding with my family
g category is proposed for gear.
R = Rack
BP = Backpack
>GH = I'm working on a generator hub
AH = Air horn
V+ = Visibility is important - reflective tape, LD1000 tail light etc. (as opposed to V+++ if you are mechbgon or V-- if you only wear black while riding at night)
DIY = Do it myself when fun and practical (as opposed to DIY--- = pay for a bike shop to change batteries or DIY+++ = light system noted below)

Better run this all by moxfyre for approval before adoption! After trying this, I think it would be a lot quicker just to have a conversation with someone eh!

10-11-06 | 12:33 PM

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superdex

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j1!1lkj /.dskflk ; ;owerp q q[[[q qpomj lj kj qwkqw!!

10-11-06 | 12:35 PM

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moxfyre

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tuolumne

Better run this all by moxfyre for approval before adoption! After trying this, I think it would be a lot quicker just to have a conversation with someone eh!

I'll have the automatic encoder/decoder up soon... I swear