What do you do to relax (besides ride)?
05-21-03, 07:58 AM
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I like to spend time with my 3 yr old daughter & wife. I also relax by doing my yardwork,cleaning the house & garage & detailing my truck& wifes cherokee. Lets say I am a neat/clean freak.
05-21-03, 08:06 AM
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I find having a nice cool beer or glass of wine after a long ride is very nice/relaxing. Also, sitting in the swimming pool is great after a bike ride in the heat.
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05-21-03, 08:35 AM
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Does anyone use their profile?? I think I answered this there 
I breed fish, play with my dogs, work on the Eclipse or the VW, MUck, roleplay, strategyplay, read, play with my kid, hug my wife... not necessarily in that order.
I breed fish, play with my dogs, work on the Eclipse or the VW, MUck, roleplay, strategyplay, read, play with my kid, hug my wife... not necessarily in that order.
05-21-03, 08:46 AM
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Walk my dogs, read, cinema etc.
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
05-21-03, 08:54 AM
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Yoga, stretching, doing a kind of self-massage by rolling around on these cool balls (why is it that almost everything I say almost sounds freaky? Maybe my mind's just in the gutter and no one else even notices?? sheesh lol), surfin on the net rather than watching tv, snugglin with my kitties, going to the gym and not talking to anyone 
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I like to wind down with a good IPA or Pinot Noir. Occasionally a good sativa, too. Taking the dogs to the park is always a highlight of my day.
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Going down to Borders Books and reading!
05-21-03, 10:44 AM
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Originally posted by lotek
Inhaling Solder fumes while listening to music.
Inhaling Solder fumes while listening to music.
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Originally posted by VegasCyclist
so what are you building marty?
so what are you building marty?
a pair of paramours and a seduction phono stage
(no this isn't porn, Doc Bottlehead has a perverse
sense of humor!).
pic of foreplay below
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A nice cold beer after a ride is great, taking a walk with my wife to Starbucks, repairing and restoring vintage watches, reading, a bit of TV.
05-21-03, 02:50 PM
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Ride my Trek or drive my Civic in the hills ... the fresh air above the city is nice.
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Sleeping....:sleep: :sleep:
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05-22-03, 01:56 AM
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I watch the slow sports: baseball and golf. Almost everytime I get on the bike it's to get somewhere but at least I get to enjoy the trip.
05-22-03, 02:17 AM
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Oddly enough I find fixing bikes relaxing. What makes the deal even sweeter is I get paid for it too.
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DRINK ALKYHOL! (Hey, man, this is Kentucky!)
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05-22-03, 07:55 AM
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Originally posted by SellingEngland
When I get the chance I SCUBA dive...incredibly relaxing.
When I get the chance I SCUBA dive...incredibly relaxing.
enough.
My wife and I are Asst. Instructors so we do get to
spend alot of time in pool or lake but it just ain't the
same. that said, it is incredibly relaxing to hover
1/2 meter above pool bottom upside down watching
the newbies flail away. . .
Marty
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05-22-03, 09:49 AM
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Ride my horse and go for a bike ride!
Well sometimes the horse trys to buck me off. Come to think of it the bike trys that everyone once in awhile as well.
But the best type of relaxing is laying in the grass and watching the clouds go by. Corny I know, and a little Charlie Brown, but nice!
Well sometimes the horse trys to buck me off. Come to think of it the bike trys that everyone once in awhile as well.
But the best type of relaxing is laying in the grass and watching the clouds go by. Corny I know, and a little Charlie Brown, but nice!
05-22-03, 10:20 AM
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Riding is relaxing. Come home with a cleared mind. Even the ocassional exhausation from a hard ride, causes you to relax when you crash on the floor.
Other relaxing stuff BF and reading.
Other relaxing stuff BF and reading.
05-22-03, 10:24 AM
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Work on the house, wash and detail one of my cars, surf the web, work on my webpage, play with the cat, and, OK laugh if you must, build dollhouse furniture (in an attempt to sell but so far not much success on the sales end).
Oh yeah, and spending time with my boyfriend is in there somewhere too.
Oh yeah, and spending time with my boyfriend is in there somewhere too.
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I sew, read, and do some writing. My goal is to have something published by December of next year.
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Originally posted by lotek
I hear that one, only thing is I don't get in the water
enough.
My wife and I are Asst. Instructors so we do get to
spend alot of time in pool or lake but it just ain't the
same. that said, it is incredibly relaxing to hover
1/2 meter above pool bottom upside down watching
the newbies flail away. . .
Marty
I hear that one, only thing is I don't get in the water
enough.
My wife and I are Asst. Instructors so we do get to
spend alot of time in pool or lake but it just ain't the
same. that said, it is incredibly relaxing to hover
1/2 meter above pool bottom upside down watching
the newbies flail away. . .
Marty
05-22-03, 01:56 PM
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well obviously cylcing is my first "relaxation" method
also weight lifting
and just being in the mountains - hiking, climbing, biking, etc --- i love mountains and they are so peaceful and beautiful. i cannot be stressed in the mountains (other than survival stuff, but not "life stress")
plus the Bike Forums, reading/discussion politics and "life" stuff with friends...
an occaisonal DVD, movie or TV program for "veging" relaxation -- occaisonally nice after a long hard bike ride or workout...
but again, biking is my biggest relaxation/stress reliever. i used to be a super high-stress "type A" personality --- as a teen my mother worried (among other things) that i was going to be a work-a-holic (at 18 i claimed i would earn my first million by age 30)... some where in the i learned to enjoy life and now relaxation and time for myself are very important and i do sports virtually every day- something which i think is really great for my health and well-being. and i could care less if i ever earn a million --- as long as i enjoy my time and lead a good life - it goes by so quickly, you know... i'm 32 by the way.
also weight lifting
and just being in the mountains - hiking, climbing, biking, etc --- i love mountains and they are so peaceful and beautiful. i cannot be stressed in the mountains (other than survival stuff, but not "life stress")
plus the Bike Forums, reading/discussion politics and "life" stuff with friends...
an occaisonal DVD, movie or TV program for "veging" relaxation -- occaisonally nice after a long hard bike ride or workout...
but again, biking is my biggest relaxation/stress reliever. i used to be a super high-stress "type A" personality --- as a teen my mother worried (among other things) that i was going to be a work-a-holic (at 18 i claimed i would earn my first million by age 30)... some where in the i learned to enjoy life and now relaxation and time for myself are very important and i do sports virtually every day- something which i think is really great for my health and well-being. and i could care less if i ever earn a million --- as long as i enjoy my time and lead a good life - it goes by so quickly, you know... i'm 32 by the way.