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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 10-24-13 | 01:15 PM
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I own three long-sleeve high-end cycling jerseys that I can't imagine actually riding in. They are warm, but don't cut the wind, and the feel of wool on the skin isn't for me at all.

I do, however, often wear them when in reality, though more formal attire is in order, but I think I look retro-hip in my wool jersey used as a sweater. That's how cool I am. Or how cool I think I am.
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Old 10-24-13 | 01:30 PM
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Or how cool I think I am.
This.
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Old 10-24-13 | 01:33 PM
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I don't shave my legs when I'm at college running for the XC and Track teams. I do shave my legs all summer.

I am a Fred.

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Old 10-24-13 | 01:41 PM
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I just used our toilet plunger handle to sink my star nut and did not wash my hands when I was done.
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Old 10-24-13 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by THSdrummer
I don't have my legs when I'm at college running for the XC and Track teams. I do shave my legs all summer.

I am a Fred.
what kind of times do you get without legs?
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Old 10-24-13 | 04:56 PM
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I wear a camel back on a road bike, and it is a knock off brand.
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Old 10-24-13 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crash14me
I like the fact that my shorts make my business *pop*
I stuff leftover cycling socks down my shorts to enhance my package.
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Old 10-25-13 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Vicegrip
what kind of times do you get without legs?
I like to think I'm the fastest no-legged kid in the midwest.

Haha, caught me. Fixed.
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Old 10-25-13 | 11:47 AM
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The only thing I do for bike maintenance is clean my chain. And it's never actaully clean. I get chain tattos all the time.
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Old 10-26-13 | 02:11 PM
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Well, I guess I broke my own rule. I wore dress pants, oxford shirt, and a tie the last time I was on my Ridley.
I have to ask: What kind of shoes?
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Old 10-27-13 | 12:52 PM
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When I see a hot girl with a nice bike, I sometimes check out the bike more than the girl.



I have wished for a flat so I could stop and rest.

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Old 10-27-13 | 12:55 PM
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I have to ask: What kind of shoes?
On that day, dress shoes. Ultegra pedals work passably as platforms for short trips, as long as you have rubber soles. I would not recommend doing it with leather soles.
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Old 10-28-13 | 07:18 AM
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It's annoys me that after years of avid cycling, whenever I'm faster than someone older than me (who may be very strong), it's because "i'm young".
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Old 11-09-13 | 07:06 PM
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For the win: I rode 1/2 of the ride this morning with my bibs inside out, and no one in the group noticed, including me.
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Old 11-10-13 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dalameda
For the win: I rode 1/2 of the ride this morning with my bibs inside out, and no one in the group noticed, including me.
The more interesting story is how did you change them to the right side out?
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Old 11-10-13 | 09:51 PM
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Sometimes I wish my bike was heavier.
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Old 11-10-13 | 10:06 PM
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I faked sickness twice so I would not get dropped again by my cycling group at work.
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Old 11-10-13 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
When I see a hot girl with a nice bike, I sometimes check out the bike more than the girl.
That's just wrong. Seek therapy.


I have wished for a flat so I could stop and rest.
In a group ride, you wish the flat on someone else.
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Old 11-10-13 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Lamabb
It's annoys me that after years of avid cycling, whenever I'm faster than someone older than me (who may be very strong), it's because "i'm young".
You think that might not be a factor?
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Old 11-10-13 | 10:20 PM
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Old 11-10-13 | 10:24 PM
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You think that might not be a factor?
I'm not sure because I'm not 50 but sometimes It's cool to recognize all the hard work that has gone into it in such a short amount of time. I've been riding for a year and I am just as fast if not faster than someone who, even though is 25 years older, has been riding for 30 years longer. While I don't really mind it when they say stuff like that, I could see where he is coming from. Another thing, while in most of the cases I am faster they suffer from less pains than I do after a long ride. My body is not used to all this activity while theirs (I believe) has gotten acclimatized through the years.
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Old 11-11-13 | 08:34 AM
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I like pink. The color, not the singer.
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Old 11-11-13 | 10:10 AM
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The more interesting story is how did you change them to the right side out?
Well there were no payphone booths available, so I had to use the bathroom at the coffee shop where we had stopped. (P.S. for the package enhancers - I'm talking to you dudelsack - try doing what I did. Having the padding on the outside really makes it look large)
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Old 11-12-13 | 11:09 AM
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I keep my bike near my bed and spin the wheel just to hear the sound while laying down.
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Old 11-12-13 | 12:25 PM
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I keep my bike near my bed and spin the wheel just to hear the sound while laying down.
HA! Me too! Done that for years. Seems to help when I'm sick.
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