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Originally Posted by caloso (Post 15059530)

Alto saxophones. Particularly on lead in some smooth jazz crap. I'm looking at you, Kenny G.

Lol!

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Originally Posted by Commodus (Post 15063465)

I always kind of wondered how those few bad drivers think to justify their actions. I guess if you live in a larger city, it's okay to drive less safely? Wait, I think I'm getting it - it's not YOUR responsibility to drive safely, it's those darn other guys. Those other drivers, cuz, you know, there are just so many of them! Oh wait, no, maybe it's because of those darn cyclists. They're literally taking time away from my family!! Surely that makes it okay to buzz them. Wait wait...no, maybe it's because of drivers in other cities, smaller ones - those bastards are just stoned all the time anyways.

Anyways, if one should happen to bobble or hit a pothole or something and you hit him, hey it's sure not YOUR fault, amirite???

Did you actually read what gadabout wrote? I think you are trying to start an arguement out of nothing. He's simply stating how filtering in a city with as many drivers as his can be very dangerous for both motorists and cyclists. Believe it or not some of us drive cars and ride bikes. Just because someone chooses to ride everyday versus drive doesn't make them anymore of a cyclist as us folks you drive to work everyday. There are plenty of jobs that warrant someone the chance to ride to work everyday. However I myself wear a suit everyday and therefore cant ride the 40 miles to work. So does that mean I cannot speak on behalf of both motorists and cyclists when it comes to driving issues?

Turning 41 into A&S.

Getting a new bike and not being able to ride it. :o

I don't know if it's a pet peeve, but definitely a peeve:
Driving to the start of a bike ride and then realizing you forgot something bike related.

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Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 15065132)

I don't know if it's a pet peeve, but definitely a peeve:
Driving to the start of a bike ride and then realizing you forgot something bike related.

Forget your bike or your front wheel? Not that I've ever done that......

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Originally Posted by LowCel (Post 15065246)

Forget your bike or your front wheel? Not that I've ever done that......

You forgot your bike? I was thinking more like water bottle or helmet. Hahaha!

Starting a ride, getting a mile or two out and realizing my Garmin battery is dead.

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Originally Posted by LowCel (Post 15064945)

Getting a new bike and not being able to ride it. :o

Currently experiencing this :(

Having a flat in the dark when it is really (<32 F) cold.

Gifts sent directly to you that don't indicate who they're from

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Originally Posted by mprelaw (Post 15061198)

I just found a new one---when the 41 turns into the A&S. :innocent:

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Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 15064930)

Turning 41 into A&S.

People who steal my lines. :D :thumb:

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Originally Posted by surgeonstone (Post 15065463)

Starting a ride, getting a mile or two out and realizing my Garmin battery is dead.

Then you go and ride the ride just for the fun of it, eh?

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Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 15065132)

I don't know if it's a pet peeve, but definitely a peeve:
Driving to the start of a bike ride and then realizing you forgot something bike related.

Oh boy, that reminds me of a ditzy woman I once considered dating who wanted to go ride an easy MTB trail. Her idea. We arrived at the rendezvous point (I rode my bike, she drove), and I waited patiently for her to get ready. Only to discover she had left her shoes at home.

She said not to worry, she would ride in her... SOCKS!!! Crikey, woman, there's no way you'd gete more than 200 metres down the track.

I sent her home (about 20 minutes away) to get her shoes... and by the time she got back, the guy she actually fancied had turned up for the ride, too. The rest of the day was a bit awkward from then on.

Oh well...

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Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 15064930)

Turning 41 into A&S.

Exactly. Everyone knows the 41 is foo

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Originally Posted by mprelaw (Post 15065670)

People who steal my lines. :D :thumb:

Not reading the entire thread and stealing other people's lines:crash::o

-Drivers that are on their phones
-Cyclists that race on MUP. Also training rides on MUP, saw that a couple of times.
-Drivers that treat a stop sign like a yield sign.
-Poor bar to drop on an aero bike
-Girls that share their drama on facebook
-People to say "Do you even lift?"

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Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 15065274)

You forgot your bike? I was thinking more like water bottle or helmet. Hahaha!

Just a wheel. I've almost made it out of the driveway without the bike. Since my bike is always in my car it is away to.forget if I took it out for some reason.

Other peoples dogs crapping on my lawn and not picking it up.

Oh yeah, - masking tape

And the 3M Co.

So crappy that you can't get it off the roll without it tearing,

Then OK blue tape at inflated prices

Then make the regular tape even worse, to increase sales of the blue tape

Then wildly inflate prices of the blue tape

Not a big fan of duct tape, either, but that's not really a peeve.

Dogs that are nice and wagging one day and chase you the next.

Icy roads that keep me off my bike.

Bicycle forums that offer products for sale, none of which are cycling jerseys.

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Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 15066658)

Not reading the entire thread and stealing other people's lines:crash::o

What can I say? Great minds think alike. :lol:

One-and-two day bike rides that require eye-popping entry fees, and then try to excuse it by saying, "it's for charity." If I pay $2000 for a 2-day ride, they'd better not give me a 'free' jersey; I expect a 'free' CF bike - and for them to pedal it for me too.