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What Does Your Son Most Want to Do With You?

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Old 03-01-10, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
It reversed once I became athletic. Now my dad always wants me to do things with him since cycling has given me a social life. This year he wants to go hunting.
Cycling has given you a social life?

I must be doing it wrong.
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Originally Posted by unbelievablyred
Cycling has given you a social life?

I must be doing it wrong.
Join a club, I meet tons of people that way.
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Lego's, it's all about the Lego's.
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Originally Posted by unbelievablyred
Cycling has given you a social life?

I must be doing it wrong.
Before I got all serious about it I was futzing around LA with Midnightridazz. Through Midnightridazz I found some fast night rides, and through one of these rides I met the people that are now my team mates.
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
"spin" them when they're done.
That's the most important step in building a strong, reliable wheel.
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Cycling is my entire life outside of my "job". My wife and son have given a lot into the business and running our team. All of my interactions with people are because of cycling or because we met through cycling. We hosted a team party on Saturday night that was stellar - all teammates, friends and their families.
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My father-in-law wanted to buy the kids a Wii for Xmas. I nixed that idea. I am a mean dad. I make them go outside and climb trees and dig in the dirt and make up games and races.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
That's the most important step in building a strong, reliable wheel.
- srsly! Tell me about it.
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whatever you do don't let your kids play video games.. at least until they come out with a cycling game you hook your trainer up to.
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Originally Posted by deadly downtube
whatever you do don't let your kids play video games.. at least until they come out with a cycling game you hook your trainer up to.
I'd let mine play the Wii Fit, but yeah, it needs a cycling game.
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Dads unite for outdoor play! Good basketball backboard/hoop in the driveway, above ground pool, bikes for everyone, walks in the evening. Hurray for Spring.
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Originally Posted by LUCAS
Take me for all the money I have for a new BMW 3-Series He is a 17year old high school senior.

Go figure
So... Make him buy his own dman BMW?
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001



So far he is great at helping clean spoke threads, pulling clipped spokes out of rims, counting nipples, and helping me "spin" them when they're done."
Those little hands are genius! When he gets too big for the detail work in a couple of years, let me know, and I'll have my grandson intern with him.
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I wish I had a dad to ride bikes with
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Originally Posted by deadly downtube
whatever you do don't let your kids play video games.. at least until they come out with a cycling game you hook your trainer up to.
I agree. My parents used to let me play them but get on to me constantly if I played for very long. At the time I resented them for it, but now I am thankful for it, especially after seeing the way some of my friends started playing non-stop in college.
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Originally Posted by RacerOne
Lego's, it's all about the Lego's.
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Originally Posted by deadly downtube
how the hell do you guys have kids and find time to ride bikes and talk on this forum and hold a job, hard to comprehend.
I lost out on 10 years of biking because of those things. Now I bing them along with our tandem.
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I picked up a trail-a-bike this summer for my 5 year old son, I take him and my oldest daughter out and he'll monitor her progress, tells me Dad you need to slow way down Mackenize is way back there....
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Originally Posted by RacerOne
Lego's, it's all about the Lego's.
That's the way I was as a child. I still love them. Now if there were a way to make a lego road bike i would be the happiest person alive. and also hopefully one day pass that dream on to my children. way to go pismet, looks like he is well on his way to bike stardom.
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Originally Posted by LUCAS
Take me for all the money I have for a new BMW 3-Series He is a 17year old high school senior.

Go figure
Beverly Hills High School? I can't even count the number BMWs in the parking garage there.
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I had a $300 Buick when I was in high school.
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Originally Posted by Lacking
That's the way I was as a child. I still love them. Now if there were a way to make a lego road bike i would be the happiest person alive. and also hopefully one day pass that dream on to my children. way to go pismet, looks like he is well on his way to bike stardom.
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Way cool. I've got to build something with my little boys now. I'm not sure about the pink though.
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I have a daughter.

She likes to run around the house carrying my 'new' Cannondale 2.8 frame. Got it yesterday, lost it yesterday. She hid it...
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I should have put "child" instead of "son" in my title. I didn't mean to not include those of you with with daughters too, myself included. My daughter likes to go to the store or anywhere else I am driving to.
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