**Confession thread**
#1080
I think that the whole evolution of a road bicycle since DT shifters is primarily based on marketing hype. Quality has suffered in a big way.
TIP:
If you want to advance something, don't discard things that matter. Use stairs.
TIP:
If you want to advance something, don't discard things that matter. Use stairs.
#1082
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 189
Likes: 0
From: Simcoe County, Ontario
Bikes: Steve Bauer Sirocco "Steve", Kawasaki Sumo 4.0 Fatbike "Black Betty", Retrospec Amok-16 "Rocinante/Veronica"

My main concern during deer season is that the best county forest trail areas around my house also allow hunting...
I'm generally in favour of shared-use land but hunting could maybe get separated from hiking/biking/dog walking/horseback riding/geo-caching, etc...
It only takes one drunk idiot thinking "hey that there deer is wearing a funny helmet... BANG"
#1084
Banned.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,434
Likes: 277
From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis
The young girl I mentioned having a crush on in my last confession? We've been dating for two months now and I can't get enough of her.
Pretty sure I was already going to #311 for something else; might as well be happy in the meantime.
Pretty sure I was already going to #311 for something else; might as well be happy in the meantime.
#1085
Senior Member

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 5,095
Likes: 5
From: Boone, North Carolina
Bikes: 2009 Cannondale CAAD9-6 2014 Trek Domaine 5.9
#1086
Banned.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,434
Likes: 277
From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis
Posting pics of your gf on the internet is the shortest path to calamity & woe.
(But you can find some of us posted by someone else in the SoCal subforum with a little searching...
)
(But you can find some of us posted by someone else in the SoCal subforum with a little searching...
)
#1088
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 636
Likes: 0
From: Silverthorne, Colorado
Bikes: Rawlings Drakkar, Specialized Roubaix, Pivot, Challenge Trike, Tandem
PBR was once considered a premium beer. The producer marked it down to promote it and people assumed that is was not such a good beer after all. It has never overcome that.
Business students study this.
I sometimes catch myself staring at a handsome man's ass in spandex for too long.
Business students study this.
I sometimes catch myself staring at a handsome man's ass in spandex for too long.
#1089
#1090

My main concern during deer season is that the best county forest trail areas around my house also allow hunting...
I'm generally in favour of shared-use land but hunting could maybe get separated from hiking/biking/dog walking/horseback riding/geo-caching, etc...
It only takes one drunk idiot thinking "hey that there deer is wearing a funny helmet... BANG"

#1091
Banned.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,434
Likes: 277
From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis
PBR was once considered a premium beer. The producer marked it down to promote it and people assumed that is was not such a good beer after all. It has never overcome that.
Business students study this.
I sometimes catch myself staring at a handsome man's ass in spandex for too long.
Business students study this.
I sometimes catch myself staring at a handsome man's ass in spandex for too long.

The lesson business students should take from this is You'll never go broke in America catering to the lowest common denominator. (Or to latent *****exuals, apparently.)
#1093
Artificial Member




Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,162
Likes: 7,473
From: The Cloud
Bikes: Retrospec Judd, Dahon Boardwalk, Specialized Langster
#1094
Banned.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,434
Likes: 277
From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis
#1095
Artificial Member




Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,162
Likes: 7,473
From: The Cloud
Bikes: Retrospec Judd, Dahon Boardwalk, Specialized Langster
#1096
Senior Member


Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,237
Likes: 92
From: Awesome, Austin, TX
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix, Interloc Impala, ParkPre Image C6
oh...I mean...I confess that she also named her vacuum cleaner and her Roomba.
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2014 Specialized Roubaix2003 Interloc Impala2007 ParkPre Image C6 (RIP)
2014 Specialized Roubaix2003 Interloc Impala2007 ParkPre Image C6 (RIP)
#1097
Member
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
From: On your left
Bikes: The two wheeled kind
I read every post up through page 13 before posting.
I don’t know how to fix my bike if it breaks.
I don’t understand all the jargon on this board (e.g. What’s a Fred? This probably means I am one.)
I shop at Performance but take my bikes to my LBS for service.
I can’t rationalize spending $3,000 on a bike but I still want one.
I hate being passed…even by cars.
I occasionally bunny hop on my road bike to avoid seams that I think will cause a flat.
I don’t know how to fix my bike if it breaks.
I don’t understand all the jargon on this board (e.g. What’s a Fred? This probably means I am one.)
I shop at Performance but take my bikes to my LBS for service.
I can’t rationalize spending $3,000 on a bike but I still want one.
I hate being passed…even by cars.
I occasionally bunny hop on my road bike to avoid seams that I think will cause a flat.
#1098
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 636
Likes: 0
From: Silverthorne, Colorado
Bikes: Rawlings Drakkar, Specialized Roubaix, Pivot, Challenge Trike, Tandem
Not latent, just don't want to be rude like a straight guy staring at big hooters.
#1100
Banned.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,434
Likes: 277
From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis






