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surgeonstone 05-07-11 10:11 AM

i wear underwear over my shorts but under my tights.
i wear nothing but wool
i like to see how many days i can ride my wool cycling clothes before they start to smell-7 days--frikkin amazing

Arkansan07 05-07-11 11:00 AM

I like to look down and see if my veins are popping in my calves....

Dancing Skeleton 05-07-11 11:01 AM

I just now realized that the label on "Chain-L" No. 5 is a play on the perfume, Channel No. 5.
I have had a bottle since last season (of Chain-L, not Channel), and I have even posted about the lube.
I've also seen posts saying that Chain-L does not smell like perfume or Channel No. 5.
It took me until today to figure it out.

Sienna19 05-07-11 07:30 PM

I spent 5 Benjamins on a new set of wheels ONLY because they look cooler.
The rest of the bike is not worth much more than the wheels.
I sold the wife by telling her I was tired of replacing spokes on the old set.
I've only replaced one spoke on the old set in 1500 miles.

Walter 05-07-11 07:37 PM


Originally Posted by Sienna19 (Post 12610597)
I spent 5 Benjamins on a new set of wheels ONLY because they look cooler.
The rest of the bike is not worth much more than the wheels.
I sold the wife by telling her I was tired of replacing spokes on the old set.
I've only replaced one spoke on the old set in 1500 miles.

How much?

And that's quite a confession too........:)

caloso 05-07-11 11:36 PM

The main reason I haven't quit my job is that my office has a bike locker and shower.

Jay-W 05-08-11 02:55 AM

The same reason I stayed too long in my last job. I had the commute, shower, change, rinse and repeat down pat.

Pug 05-08-11 05:55 AM

Bicycle clothes make me look like 10 pounds of doody in a 5 pound bag.

ruindd 05-08-11 06:59 AM


Originally Posted by JimF22003 (Post 12598194)
When I adjust the RD I can't figure out which way to turn the knob without trying it one way, and then trying it the other way...

I'm pretty sure that's what the park site says to do. I make sure I do that each time, you know...for science.

valygrl 05-08-11 07:10 AM

I need to install new brake pads and switch my cassette onto my new wheel, and I don't know how.

Phil85207 05-08-11 10:12 AM

I have a Corvette bike and a lawn mower engine for it.

zrossiter 05-08-11 10:22 AM

-after breaking up with the gf I no longer have an excuse not to be riding more than I am...sometimes its just hard to get out there

-my helmet looks like a giant dome on my head, it pisses me off so much

-I wish I was like 3 inches shorter just so my headtube wouldnt be so long

-I too drink pbr (i homebrew, but pbr is my binge drinking beer), lately I have been getting wasted 3-4 nights a week

BillyD 05-08-11 10:26 AM

I'm a Grant Peterson fan. :)

beerob81 05-08-11 10:40 AM

I think some fix gears are sexy as hell

zrossiter 05-08-11 10:42 AM


Originally Posted by beerob81 (Post 12612460)
I think some fix gears are sexy as hell

yea I definitely agree.

also, I once slept with a girl after convincing her I was a bicycle racer

beerob81 05-08-11 10:45 AM

lolollol

gitarzan 05-08-11 10:52 AM

I like working on bikes more than I do riding them. I'm not that good at either.

Waxbytes 05-08-11 12:07 PM

When I got my new Roubaix in January I was removing all the warning stickers and without thinking I removed one of the non-removable
stickers under the bottom bracket. Now it bugs me that it's not there. Everytime I look at my bike I think about it. Obsessive.

njkayaker 05-08-11 12:10 PM


Originally Posted by valygrl (Post 12611808)
I need to install new brake pads and switch my cassette onto my new wheel, and I don't know how.

Duh, take to a bicycle shop!! Some people are sooo helpless!!


Originally Posted by Waxbytes (Post 12612821)
I removed one of the non-removable stickers under the bottom bracket.

Neat trick!

mtalinm 05-08-11 02:21 PM

I wear lycra even though I am 100# overweight. Saw myself in the mirror once and vowed to throw some loose shorts over the bike shorts. But haven't done it yet.

I spit on vehicles parked in th bike lane, but only if the driver is not there.

I like the clean-shaven feeling but let the hair grow in the winter bc I don't have a good explanation.

I'm a sweaty mess when i get to work, but i don't shower Again even though they installed one just for bike commuters.

I pay cash at the LBS so my wife won't Know how much I'm spending.

Im selling my IGH because i can't replace the wheel without a friend's help and am scared of flats.

A cashier once stopped me from buying a pair of women's bike shorts, but they fit fine actually

NYRhyme 05-08-11 06:05 PM

Till this day no one has matched me on my local 2 and a half mile MUP, but this guy was wheel sucking me without my knowing. I thought i left him in the dust and he was RIGHT behind me. Guy was 50+ too.

I despise people with pocketed jerseys cause when i forget to bring water, they have a gatorade in their rear pocket just staring at me. (same guy above too)

boogoshea 05-08-11 06:08 PM

When I ride, I see how many birds I can identify by sight or by their calls

Velo_Tut 05-08-11 08:34 PM

My wife told me that if I shaved my legs I wouldn't get any action from her ever again.

BillyD 05-08-11 09:02 PM


Originally Posted by Velo_Tut (Post 12614954)
My wife told me that if I shaved my legs I wouldn't get any action from her ever again.

Who could blame her.

alexvpaq 05-08-11 09:12 PM


Originally Posted by Velo_Tut (Post 12614954)
My wife told me that if I shaved my legs I wouldn't get any action from her ever again.

Wax them.


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