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Aside from being a committed cyclist, what's your next biggest hobby?

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Old 01-11-12, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Since this is turning into a picture thread:













Not one of these is more than 100 road miles from Seattle.

Woa. Nice pictures of Middle Earth.
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(1) Fishing on the Chesapeake
(2) Keeping freshwater tropical fish
(3) HO model trains (w/my son)

These could also be listed as "hobbies that have mostly been crowded out by my biking hobby." I barely have time for one hobby, let alone four.

Surprised nobody has mentioned Bike Forums as a hobby.
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My wife and I are into "being out there"! Whether it be cycling - both road and mtb. Or sea kayaking, snow shoeing, hiking, backpacking. We are both pro photographers so a camera is always within reach. The Pacific Northwest is an AWESOME place to live and "be out there"!!

Seattle Forrest it would seem we have a lot in common!
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Probably running and swimming. Then Bit Torrent.
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Old 01-11-12, 12:51 PM
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Clocks, RC air boats, planes, sailing.











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Originally Posted by trussdude
I used to race motorcycles (too broke now).

I take it you're probably a very good descender
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nothing too unusual: watching soccer/cricket, computers/tech, gaming, listening to music (and playing - piano, drums, guitar), movies, reading, food, beer, travel
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Originally Posted by caloso
It really is. I only have a couple of watches and they're pretty pedestrian Victorinox. I'd love to get something special and unusual.
There are a number of Bauhaus styled watches of which the Stowa is possibly the cheapest. If you're interested you should have a look at the Nomos Tangente and the Junghans Max Bill.
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Photography for me (Nikon, not Canon).
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I like to fly fish for steelhead. I float the Deschutes river several times a year and camp and play guitar. I've played guitar for 25 years. Mainly play classical now but I still love a good Strat and tube amp. That is my 1980's Alumaweld drift boat and a 1996 Dake Traphagen Classical guitar.


This was last week on the Nehalem river in Oregon. Got this 12lb fish on a swung fly leech pattern.


I have a modest guitar collection, and that is my dog Ozzy. This pic is a few years old. I have a few less electrics and a few more classicals now.


I occasionally fly fixed wing aircraft and enjoy photography.
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Brewing beer, vinting wine, making mead (all the same thing in a way)... smoking foods (old school bbq in particular)... guitar (electric and acoustic)... coaching my sons with football, dirtbikes, hunting, fishing, etc... basically things that keep me at home as much as possible with the fam...
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Originally Posted by VertigoFlyer
The Pacific Northwest is an AWESOME place to live and "be out there"!!
come to portland, there are plenty of out of it people. and some normal ones too
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Old 01-11-12, 03:37 PM
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Seattle... pic1 is that the Gold Creek drainage?
Hunt-man... I used to enjoy fishing @ Kloan, rough road in there but good tight lines.
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Originally Posted by Black wallnut
Seattle... pic1 is that the Gold Creek drainage?
None of them are from Gold Creek; all of the pics are from within North Cascades National Park. The first one is the Napeequa Valley, a 10 to 13 mile hike, with 4,200 feet of altitude gain. The second is Azure Lake on the side of Mount Terror.

Originally Posted by goose70
Woa. Nice pictures of Middle Earth.
???
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Was talking to a colleague of mine recently who is based in Seattle. He complained that the weather has gotten much worse over the years - and that all his friends are fleeing to "blue skies."
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
... Le Mans and F1 are the two that I can't get enough of ...
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Birds.
I can see that.

I was asking about the guitars - checking that they are PRSs, with birds as fret markers.



Never mind.
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Originally Posted by bonz50
Brewing beer, vinting wine, making mead (all the same thing in a way)... smoking foods (old school bbq in particular)... guitar (electric and acoustic)... coaching my sons with football, dirtbikes, hunting, fishing, etc... basically things that keep me at home as much as possible with the fam...
like with one of these?

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ok, for that one i guess i have to pony up. gardening. homebrew until i gave up beer. anyone want to buy a homebrew kit?
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Where's the Lester?
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Where's the Lester?
Back row, center, next to the white Jerry Jones. It is a 1979 LP, beat up but the sustain, Waaaaahhhh. Don't point at it!
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Photography as well.







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