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you know you're a cyclist when..
Postby jules21 » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:28 pm
sadly it wasn't infected. i'm sure most people would be happy about that.
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Re: you know you're a cyclist when..
Postby casual_cyclist » Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:14 pm
I ride to work even when I don't feel like it because it somehow seems easier than bus then train.
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Postby find_bruce » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:15 pm
Did that on the weekend - remembered just in time to turn the corner before & acted like I always intended to go that waycasual_cyclist wrote:I take shortcuts in my car but forget that only my bike can go through there
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Postby moosterbounce » Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:34 pm
Bikes in the garage?! What is this?!trailgumby wrote:The value of the bikes in your garage is greater than the car.
Mine bikes live in the pool room with my trainer (and TT bike) in my study...though my new Time might still be in my bedroom
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Re: you know you're a cyclist when..
Postby VRE » Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:01 am
What's a garage?moosterbounce wrote:Bikes in the garage?! What is this?!trailgumby wrote:The value of the bikes in your garage is greater than the car.
Mine bikes live in the pool room with my trainer (and TT bike) in my study...though my new Time might still be in my bedroom
Oh, that's right, it's something to do with cars, right?
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Postby AKO » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:45 am
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Postby ldrcycles » Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:59 am
Hey that could apply to the ladies too!Duck! wrote:... you shave your legs before you go out, rather than your face. (One for the guys.)
When you've had a crash, about to be taken away in the ambo and you ask the paramedics if your bike is ok .
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Re: you know you're a cyclist when..
Postby Orion » Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:34 pm
You hit the nail right on the head. Everyone needs to spend some time a bicycle to see things from another perspective.gorilla monsoon wrote:You know you are a cyclist when, as a driver, you have respect and empathy for cyclists you encounter along your route.
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Postby westab » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:37 pm
Especially the roads minister in NSW, and probalby a few others in the public domain - and no I am not talking about one ride with the media in tow : I mean for a complete season.Orion wrote:You hit the nail right on the head. Everyone needs to spend some time a bicycle to see things from another perspective.gorilla monsoon wrote:You know you are a cyclist when, as a driver, you have respect and empathy for cyclists you encounter along your route.
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Postby rabbit stew » Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:38 pm
yeah i know the feeling im currently in my second month of a six month suspension for a high speed on my new Hayabusa. Lost my job as well as i was a coach driver. Upside lots of time in the saddle on the road peddler, downside the six months suspension and the $1260 fine. God i love that Hayabusa but.Constantheadwind wrote:Your throttle gets stuck wide open on your motorbike, the cops pull you over and don't feel empathy. You spend the next 3 months on long service leave from the other licensed road users.
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Postby kb » Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:28 pm
Hmm.. let me see..thecaptn wrote:Your arms are ultra tanned but the backs of your hands are white.
How on earth did you know?
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:32 pm
(And you know you married your soul mate when there is an unwritten and never challenged rule that gives you that whole day of your choice to get out and ride and no expectation of when to return. )
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Postby nezumi » Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:55 am
.... annnnnnd now my thighs are too large for the 'Slim Cut' pant legs. >.<
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Postby ldrcycles » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:47 pm
michael_w wrote:When the paramedic thinks you may have a broken femur and your wife asks why. When they respond that your thigh looks enlarged/swollen she replies he's a cyclist and they've been like that for ages
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