"Making Fun of Bike Touring" contest idea
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"Making Fun of Bike Touring" contest idea
I was thinking the other day about all the interesting stories we bike tourists have to tell that we rarely, if ever, get to talk about.
How often have you come home from a long tour and been asked "How was your trip?" and not been able to keep the questioner's attention for more than just a "great" or "loved it" or "wonderful?" It happens to me after every trip.
So, I wondered if fellow bike tourists would be willing to write down some of their best stories as inspiration to others.
It occurred to me that I could sponsor a contest by offering to pay $100 for the "most interesting" story. I liked the idea of calling it the "Making Fun of Bike Touring" contest since some of the stories might be funny and others might show just how much fun bike touring can be.
So, if I created such a contest would you submit something? Would the $100 prize make a difference?
Thought I'd ask before going any further with the idea.
How often have you come home from a long tour and been asked "How was your trip?" and not been able to keep the questioner's attention for more than just a "great" or "loved it" or "wonderful?" It happens to me after every trip.
So, I wondered if fellow bike tourists would be willing to write down some of their best stories as inspiration to others.
It occurred to me that I could sponsor a contest by offering to pay $100 for the "most interesting" story. I liked the idea of calling it the "Making Fun of Bike Touring" contest since some of the stories might be funny and others might show just how much fun bike touring can be.
So, if I created such a contest would you submit something? Would the $100 prize make a difference?
Thought I'd ask before going any further with the idea.
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This is not a joke, and I hope nobody finds it offensive, but would a story about pooping in my pants during a bike trip be acceptable?
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I think the descriptive term for that kind of story should be obvious!
We could title it "Too Boldy Go..."

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I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by riding my bike across the country . . . So send me the $100
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My buddy and I ran into a guy who seriously cautioned us to be wary of the river people.
"Your bikes are like Cadillacs to them"..."I asked my daddy why and then he slapped me...then I knew" verbatim quotes from our discussion. He saw that I had a 14" machete, that put him at ease as I could "cut their heads off".
How I wish I had my Go Pro on for that.
"Your bikes are like Cadillacs to them"..."I asked my daddy why and then he slapped me...then I knew" verbatim quotes from our discussion. He saw that I had a 14" machete, that put him at ease as I could "cut their heads off".
How I wish I had my Go Pro on for that.
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Wow...
Not the response I envisioned when I started this thread.
So, I guess the answer is no one cares.
Too bad.
Not the response I envisioned when I started this thread.
So, I guess the answer is no one cares.
Too bad.
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You're interested in something or you're not. If you weren't interested in stamp collecting could you imagine trying to listen to someone talk to you about it. If i get asked about my travels i keep it short and sweet.
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Something strikes me as a bit odd about this thread's premise. Dunno why. And I'm a pretty odd guy to begin with.
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Drinking with the Locals Cycle touring across Europe was fun, [: pedal, pub ,pedal, Pub.:] repeat..
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Instead, I seem to be attracting pooping stories and odd comments. Oh well.
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But I don't realy go bike touring! Mostly I go on extended picnics - some of which just happen to cover thousands of miles and may take weeks or months before I have to come back and pretend to be 'responsible'!

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>>Wow...Not the response I envisioned when I started this thread.<<<
Sorry, Raybo. I really didn't mean to ruin your thread. The story I mentioned just happens to be the one that my friends don't mind hearing over and over. All my tales of beautiful scenery, interesting people, and delicious fresh air seem to bore anyone who wasn't on the rides with me. This just happens to be one of those smack-your-knees and laugh-until-you-can't-breathe stories that just gets worse and worse as it progresses. I promise I won't print it here now.
Sorry, Raybo. I really didn't mean to ruin your thread. The story I mentioned just happens to be the one that my friends don't mind hearing over and over. All my tales of beautiful scenery, interesting people, and delicious fresh air seem to bore anyone who wasn't on the rides with me. This just happens to be one of those smack-your-knees and laugh-until-you-can't-breathe stories that just gets worse and worse as it progresses. I promise I won't print it here now.
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Not feeling well , I dropped 'a load' along the road home, by the roadside, it rained heavily that night,
so it made for the Crabs in the Estuary's extra Dunginess, that winter.
so it made for the Crabs in the Estuary's extra Dunginess, that winter.
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I got laid in Isle. MN. A few years ago, for S & G, I Googled the name of the woman. I found short article from an area paper explaining how a woman of the same name living near Isle got busted for cooking meth after the police were called to her house for a domestic disturbance.
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