Do you sit and stare?
03-26-05 | 07:31 PM
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From: Triad, NC
Bikes: 2005 Trek 1500
I just wanted to make sure that I am not he only person who sits and stares at....
My:
Bicycle, motorcycle...and past things that I have owned. To a certain degree my pickup truck...I just take glances at that...I do not sit and stare.
Just wondering.
Scott
My:
Bicycle, motorcycle...and past things that I have owned. To a certain degree my pickup truck...I just take glances at that...I do not sit and stare.
Just wondering.
Scott
03-26-05 | 07:52 PM
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From: Los Angeles/Aveyron France
i stare at my 1975 vespa primavera sitting in pieces in my garage and try to picture it after i have the time and money to properly restore it.
old scooters are pretty much the only things with motors i really freak out about.
i also sit and stare at all the space i have in my spare room(where the bikes hang) to hang more bikes...
old scooters are pretty much the only things with motors i really freak out about.
i also sit and stare at all the space i have in my spare room(where the bikes hang) to hang more bikes...
03-26-05 | 08:20 PM
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From: Deer Lake, PA
Bikes: Slew o'Cannondales and a bunch of others
Sometimes Ill go to the garage just to look at my Cannondales and I stilll keep a picture of my silver 78 280Z, THE best looking car ever. Weird?? yeah, probably 
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03-26-05 | 08:35 PM
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From: Riverside, California
Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
I love to just relax and look at bikes and my vw bug dreaming of riding and driving my first and the fastest car I have ever driven. I also have a tendency to look at photos of myself and others in our club and dream of our next ride...
About that time I naturally go to the garage and go on a ride...
About that time I naturally go to the garage and go on a ride...
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03-26-05 | 08:40 PM
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When I was single and heavily into motorcycles I had a picture of my motorcycle on my desk. This was while I was in Iceland with 100 other guys and 6 women.
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03-26-05 | 08:42 PM
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From: Wilmington, DE
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My girlfriend has found me on numerous occasions staring at the LOOK I'm building. It's hard not to as it hangs on the stand right next to my computer. When I first got my 944 turbo (951) I used to stare at it a lot. Every time I get new parts for any of my two main vices (cars and bikes), I like to stare at them for a while before installing them. Every once in a while I actually learn something from it.
03-26-05 | 09:35 PM
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ah, yes, i sit and stare....
....at myself. naked in the mirror.
hahaha....
...yeah.
*sigh..*
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actually, when i'm working on a layout for a paint job, i'll stare at it(the design, gutterbrain) for hours on end before i ever start spraying paint. there are probably more hours spent sitting and staring than actual hands-on work on every job i do.
i'll stare at my bike alot, too. i guess when i stop staring and thinking about how cool it looks, it'll be time for a new bike.
....at myself. naked in the mirror.
hahaha....
...yeah.
*sigh..*
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actually, when i'm working on a layout for a paint job, i'll stare at it(the design, gutterbrain) for hours on end before i ever start spraying paint. there are probably more hours spent sitting and staring than actual hands-on work on every job i do.
i'll stare at my bike alot, too. i guess when i stop staring and thinking about how cool it looks, it'll be time for a new bike.
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03-26-05 | 11:23 PM
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From: Riverside, California
Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
Tonight I caught myself starting at my road bike again, sitting attached to the trainer, ready to go. I would visulize the race tomarrow, the corners, the straights, the pack, mentally prepare for pain and suffering. It is focus and the bike brings back memories...
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03-26-05 | 11:53 PM
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From: back on the dental floss ranch, wielding zircon encrusted tweezers
Bikes: Schwinn wrecked ol' Probe 1x2, 84 Bianchi Limited,Raleigh 20 folder,,Redline Conquest Pro,71-73 Gitane TdF,Gitane Grand Sport de Luxe,78 Raleigh Super Course
Definately a starer. Have been known to bring the bike into the living room after a ride, pour some 12 year old scotch, throw on some Coltrane or Davis, and chill out.
03-27-05 | 12:22 AM
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First off: muccapazza - way to go on the music (see my avatar).
And yes, I do enjoy staring at my pride and joy, although a lot of the time I'm staring at the mental image and trying to figure out what to do next. One might call it an obsession, but I prefer to think of it as a wonderful, money-sucking disease!
And yes, I do enjoy staring at my pride and joy, although a lot of the time I'm staring at the mental image and trying to figure out what to do next. One might call it an obsession, but I prefer to think of it as a wonderful, money-sucking disease!
03-27-05 | 01:02 AM
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From: Portland & Yachats, OR
Bikes: Steve Rex, Seven Axiom, Felt Z1, Dave Moulton Fuso
I sit and stare at my computer wondering how I can spend so much 'dern time on this forum when I should be out riding.
Oh wait, it's 11 pm and pouring outside.
55/Rad
Oh wait, it's 11 pm and pouring outside.
55/Rad
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03-27-05 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZackJones
When I was single and heavily into motorcycles I had a picture of my motorcycle on my desk. This was while I was in Iceland with 100 other guys and 6 women.
03-27-05 | 02:11 PM
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From: Florence, Mass
Bikes: Dahon Helios SL, 1975 Stephen Rogers Custom, 05 Catrike Speed....(in the past) a tandem & a Vacuum Velocipede
Originally Posted by 55/Rad
I sit and stare at my computer wondering how I can spend so much 'dern time on this forum when I should be out riding.
Oh wait, it's 11 pm and pouring outside.
55/Rad
Oh wait, it's 11 pm and pouring outside.
55/Rad
Amen...brother....
03-27-05 | 02:30 PM
#16
Originally Posted by Return Loss
This just begs the question, so I'll bite: what were you doing there? Keflavik AFB?
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03-27-05 | 02:46 PM
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From: Somewhere between Funkytown and Margaritaville, PA
Bikes: Lynskey R240, Sportive, and a Helix Sport disc model in the works; Eddy Merckx MX Leader; Specialized Rock Hopper Comp (1988!)
Thank god I'm not the only one. I admit, it's tough to go out to the garage at night without stopping to look at my bike for a few moments. When I was traveling for a month last summer, I insisted in keeping my bike in the hotel rooms with me. One reason was simply for security, but to be honest, it seemed to feel like a security blanket after a while. I simply felt better having it in the room with me. (Yes, I was traveling solo.)
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03-27-05 | 03:08 PM
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my bike is hanging in the living room and mycomputer is just beside it, I alway look at my bike, one time my wife saw me and she said, what are you staring, I said I was staring at my bike, you really want to ride that bike, I said yeah
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03-27-05 | 03:20 PM
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From: CO Springs
Bikes: 80's ross road bike/commuter, 80's team miyata, 90's haro mtb xtracycle conversion, koga mitaya world traveler
Maybe you should try meditating rather than engaging in idle worship of your possessions.
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03-27-05 | 04:03 PM
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No, I hate to stare at my bikes. However, I do stare occasionally at the cranks, stem and handlebars to look for cracks. Every time I hear about a horrifying fatigue failure it makes me paranoid.
