Confessions thread!
07-04-11, 09:57 PM
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Me too, but I always scold myself by noting that at least they are out riding.
07-05-11, 02:53 AM
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The reason i ride with straps or clips is because im an idiot. I tend to fall and be stupid so im afraid of the straps caging me in when i eat poop if i mess up
07-05-11, 09:00 AM
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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
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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, 10:45 AM
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My bike is too big for me, I need to buy a shorter quill stem but can't find any around 70mm that aren't too pricey.
07-05-11, 10:50 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
07-11-11, 03:20 PM
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07-22-11, 06:58 PM
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I need to stop looking at friends of friends on FB, especially those Westsiders Hairnet's always hanging out with because I keep ****ing falling in love.
07-22-11, 07:08 PM
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Fresh Garbage
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, 07:14 PM
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I think I must have the dreaded N+1 disease - bought two more frames this week because they were my size and think I will build them up 
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And I like listening to Romanian pop music
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.And I like listening to Romanian pop music
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07-22-11, 07:15 PM
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having a ***** is curse
07-25-11, 12:58 PM
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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, 01:26 PM
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I don't like to ride around town alone (60% of the time) but when riders come do small talk and be friendly I tend not to speak at all...kinda like Raj on Big Bang.
07-25-11, 02:17 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
I confess that I don't know a whole lot about bikes at all other than how to ride them.
07-25-11, 02:41 PM
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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
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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
