Confessions thread!
07-04-11 | 09:57 PM
#676
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,296
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From: NC
Me too, but I always scold myself by noting that at least they are out riding.
07-05-11 | 09:00 AM
#680
sqrl
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,168
Likes: 0
From: Chicago
Bikes: bieks
Reviving this thread because I like it.
My confessions:
- I HATE the phrase "pull the trigger" when used in place of "purchase." It seriously just irks me, can't explain it. Like nails on chalkboard. Guess it's a pet peeve?
- I hate unwrapped drops, and risers with tape instead of grips.
- I sent my brand new Godzilla frame to get powdercoated immediately after it arrived, despite the high quality paint job. Sorry Toyo!
- I have a trick fork but I can't do barspins yet. Sad face.
- I spend too much money for aesthetics.. I make it fit my budget by eating horribly and never going out to shows/cafes/society.
- I'm the only girl I know who never wears makeup or expensive jewelry. All my money is spent on bills and bike parts and my closest friends are my dogs. I love my life.
My confessions:
- I HATE the phrase "pull the trigger" when used in place of "purchase." It seriously just irks me, can't explain it. Like nails on chalkboard. Guess it's a pet peeve?
- I hate unwrapped drops, and risers with tape instead of grips.
- I sent my brand new Godzilla frame to get powdercoated immediately after it arrived, despite the high quality paint job. Sorry Toyo!
- I have a trick fork but I can't do barspins yet. Sad face.
- I spend too much money for aesthetics.. I make it fit my budget by eating horribly and never going out to shows/cafes/society.
- I'm the only girl I know who never wears makeup or expensive jewelry. All my money is spent on bills and bike parts and my closest friends are my dogs. I love my life.
07-05-11 | 09:11 AM
#681
hamcycles.com
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 3,705
Likes: 2
Reviving this thread because I like it.
My confessions:
- I HATE the phrase "pull the trigger" when used in place of "purchase." It seriously just irks me, can't explain it. Like nails on chalkboard. Guess it's a pet peeve?
- I hate unwrapped drops, and risers with tape instead of grips.
- I sent my brand new Godzilla frame to get powdercoated immediately after it arrived, despite the high quality paint job. Sorry Toyo!
- I have a trick fork but I can't do barspins yet. Sad face.
- I spend too much money for aesthetics.. I make it fit my budget by eating horribly and never going out to shows/cafes/society.
- I'm the only girl I know who never wears makeup or expensive jewelry. All my money is spent on bills and bike parts and my closest friends are my dogs. I love my life.
My confessions:
- I HATE the phrase "pull the trigger" when used in place of "purchase." It seriously just irks me, can't explain it. Like nails on chalkboard. Guess it's a pet peeve?
- I hate unwrapped drops, and risers with tape instead of grips.
- I sent my brand new Godzilla frame to get powdercoated immediately after it arrived, despite the high quality paint job. Sorry Toyo!
- I have a trick fork but I can't do barspins yet. Sad face.
- I spend too much money for aesthetics.. I make it fit my budget by eating horribly and never going out to shows/cafes/society.
- I'm the only girl I know who never wears makeup or expensive jewelry. All my money is spent on bills and bike parts and my closest friends are my dogs. I love my life.
07-05-11 | 10:50 AM
#683
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
Likes: 100
From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
07-11-11 | 03:20 PM
#686
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 195
Likes: 0
07-22-11 | 07:08 PM
#688
Fresh Garbage
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 13,190
Likes: 30
From: Los Angeles
Bikes: N+1
I know, so many pretty girls out here and I never had the nerve to ask any of them out 
It's really a bummer that one I continually have an crush on is ten years older than I am.
I feel like a push over because I shortened the ride I hosted and quit the climb because the other riders were being wimps, even though I posted the damn route
It's really a bummer that one I continually have an crush on is ten years older than I am.I feel like a push over because I shortened the ride I hosted and quit the climb because the other riders were being wimps, even though I posted the damn route
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07-22-11 | 07:15 PM
#690
sɹɐʇsɟoןןnɟsʇıbɟɯo
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 3,986
Likes: 0
From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
having a ***** is curse
07-25-11 | 12:58 PM
#691
sqrl
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,168
Likes: 0
From: Chicago
Bikes: bieks
Confession: It's been 10 days since I flipped my wheel to the fixed side and I've only ridden it once.
I ride my geared bike to schlep all my stuff to work and for my long weekend rides, and I've not been feeling social lately so haven't been riding around town.
I ride my geared bike to schlep all my stuff to work and for my long weekend rides, and I've not been feeling social lately so haven't been riding around town.
07-25-11 | 02:41 PM
#697
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 378
Likes: 0
From: Queens NYC
Bikes: yes
When my front brake caliper seized up recently (no idea why, maybe getting caught in the rain the day before?) I gave brakeless a try for a couple days, first just for around-the-hood errands, then eventually for my Queens to midtown commute. I kinda like it. Hate to say it, but there definitely is something to (again this phrase kinda irritates me) "that Zen feeling" that people keep going on about.
Still gonna get a new caliper and keep a front brake on eventually, but now I know that i can at least hold my own with the cool kids. Bring on the sqrls!
Still gonna get a new caliper and keep a front brake on eventually, but now I know that i can at least hold my own with the cool kids. Bring on the sqrls!
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07-25-11 | 03:22 PM
#698
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 6,357
Likes: 167
From: Sacramento CA
Bikes: Too Many
I haven't ridden my track bike in months and I really don't miss it. Maybe I should dust it off and see if I should keep it.
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
07-25-11 | 10:19 PM
#700
THE STUFFED
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
