My wife tells me I'm a bike geek...
02-19-09, 07:11 PM
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My wife tells me I'm a bike geek...
-- because I wear my ankle strap for most of the day, even when I'm not riding the bike
-- most of my pants have permanent grease and oil stains on them
-- I wear my Carradice bike cape to walk the dog
Any other markers of bike geekdom?
-- most of my pants have permanent grease and oil stains on them
-- I wear my Carradice bike cape to walk the dog
Any other markers of bike geekdom?
02-19-09, 07:18 PM
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love it! i wear a reflective band on my jacket's left arm sleeve *everywhere* -- at first i was too lazy to unvelcro it, but now i do it just for kicks; my wife laughs at my "accessorizing." accessorizing?! i tell her: this is safety in action!
i also wear my winter tights around the house, but mostly because i plan to go back out in an hour or so, and i'm too lazy to keep changing.
i also wear my winter tights around the house, but mostly because i plan to go back out in an hour or so, and i'm too lazy to keep changing.
02-19-09, 07:39 PM
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love it! i wear a reflective band on my jacket's left arm sleeve *everywhere* -- at first i was too lazy to unvelcro it, but now i do it just for kicks; my wife laughs at my "accessorizing." accessorizing?! i tell her: this is safety in action!
i also wear my winter tights around the house, but mostly because i plan to go back out in an hour or so, and i'm too lazy to keep changing.
i also wear my winter tights around the house, but mostly because i plan to go back out in an hour or so, and i'm too lazy to keep changing.
02-20-09, 11:42 AM
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In the movie: "The Wrestler" the lead character wears duct tape on both wrists of his winter coat. It almost looks like reflective wear. He's just too poor to buy himself decent clothes even though he spends $400. on supplements and steroids.
02-20-09, 08:57 PM
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I wear cycling socks most of the time. The black ones with the silver bicycle chains get worn to church.
02-20-09, 09:01 PM
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"My wife tells me I'm a bike geek."
Uh - did she make it sound like "bike geek" was bad thing?
Uh - did she make it sound like "bike geek" was bad thing?
02-20-09, 09:04 PM
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I wear biking clothes like Fox and Animal when I’m not riding sometimes, so I guess I could be in the group.
02-21-09, 05:51 AM
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02-21-09, 06:39 AM
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02-21-09, 06:54 AM
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An intervention might help. Invite 6 or 8 of your kitted up bike geek friends to come over. Get them to sit in a circle with your wife in the middle. Then take turns convincing her that she's the one who dresses funny.
02-21-09, 01:52 PM
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i also wear my winter tights around the house, but mostly because i plan to go back out in an hour or so, and i'm too lazy to keep changing.
02-21-09, 03:42 PM
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... a basement of abandoned bikes that need parts and service ... how do I stop these from magnetically sticking to my car as I drive down the street?
02-21-09, 07:17 PM
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wearing biker shoes when not on the bike. i try to avoid this...
02-22-09, 06:52 AM
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Someone should market pants with black "chain ring tattoo" patterns all over them. It could be the new paisley.
02-22-09, 06:57 AM
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Looking at your closet and dressers and having more drawers filled with bike stuff than street clothes.
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ahaha...
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