You know biking is taking over when...

lost-time

You have more bike specific clothes in your wardrobe than 'normal' clothes...

and

Your partner actually expects to share the livingroom/bedroom with your new bike...


Any more...?

brasso

lost-time wrote:

Any more...?

Your bike or bikes are worth more than your car?

HJ1976

you select your car to allow extra room for your bikes on trips when in the garage!

homercles

You sack off a night in the pub watching the footy because it'll mean missing the ride home from work.

stu8975

You buy your girlfriend a nice thoughtful birthday prezzie, and buy yourself nice shiny 2008 xt drivetrain and spend most of her birthday fitting it and polishing it..mmmmm

Scubar

homercles wrote:

You sack off a night in the pub watching the footy because it'll mean missing the ride home from work.

You mean you dont ride home drunk ?

nicklouse

Sorry what?

Scubar

Watch foobal, get drunk, still ride home.

SiLvEr_SnAkE

Scubar wrote:

Watch foobal, get drunk, still ride home.

Get squashed...

BoredHousewife

HJ1976 wrote:

you select your car to allow extra room for your bikes on trips when in the garage!

Currently in the same situation here, want a small car but also room in the boot for 2 bikes, guess I'm buying a mid sized car then....... bike 1 / bank 0

Scubar

Ive never been squashed and ive done it hundreds of times, Also incase you havent heard about the plans in paris with the free bikes, apparently alot of ppl are using them to make their way home from drinking.

L60N

Scubar, Im sure your writing these comments without thinking carefully of what your advocating?

Being drunk slows your response times, increases confidence - fact
Cycling requires quick responses - fact
Increased confidence = trying a new trick in front of a hummer doing 45mph in a 30 = squahsed ^^

BoredHousewife

L60N wrote:

Increased confidence = trying a new trick in front of a hummer doing 45mph in a 30 = squahsed ^^

Rubbish, I could do that and run a mile

Will Snow

Scubar wrote:

Watch foobal, get drunk, still ride home.

tis great fun. course last time i did i ended up laid eagle in the middle of a main road after manualing off a kerb... luckily there were no cars!!! not one for the kids...

Big n Daft

I wonder if it would still be such a jolly wheeze if a drunk driver took you off your bike?

Cretinous, that's the only word that describes anyone who rides or drives drunk or under the influence of drugs.

And no, before someone says it, I have never used any vehicle whilst under the influence.

To do so is forego any right to respect from other road users and in fact IMHO should result in an instant application of Darwin's law. Instead of the innocent victims it leaves maimed or dead.

homercles

Big n Daft wrote:

Cretinous, that's the only word that describes anyone who rides or drives drunk or under the influence of drugs [...] should result in an instant application of Darwin's law. Instead of the innocent victims it leaves maimed or dead.

Hear hear! I had a friend who decided to cycle home drunk (properly drunk, not 3/4 pints drunk) - ended up cycling into the back of a car he spotted too late. Total damage: £800 bill for car repair (he left a cyclist sized dent on the roof) and plastic surgery to repair mangled eye socket. He learnt the hard way that cycling drunk is every bit as stupid as driving drunk (which I hope no one here would ever do).

L60N

Well ive been on the recieving end of a drunk drivers car, fortunately i was in my car too, but i guess you can imagine my sentiments....

passout

Big n Daft wrote:

I wonder if it would still be such a jolly wheeze if a drunk driver took you off your bike?

Cretinous, that's the only word that describes anyone who rides or drives drunk or under the influence of drugs.

And no, before someone says it, I have never used any vehicle whilst under the influence.

To do so is forego any right to respect from other road users and in fact IMHO should result in an instant application of Darwin's law. Instead of the innocent victims it leaves maimed or dead.

Lighten up Mr Sensible!

Scubar

Wow these people that crash must suck at cycling. Ive not once fallen off or crashed my bike whilst riding it drunk. Driving is a much different story as your going to be travelling at a much higher speed, so long as your not a complete moron and try to ride quickly or show off theres nothing wrong with riding a bike drunk, After all thats what everyone in paris seems to be doing now with the new bikes they have there.

passout

I've cycled when drunk plenty of times and only seriously hurt myself once!! Split my chin open.

It is dangerous but isn't as bad a driving a car - certainly in terms of hurting others anyway . It is however illegal & best avoided.

Still, walking back from the pub has it's dangers. In fact drinking has it's dangers. Best just not going out or taking any risks whatsoever! :?:

Big n Daft

passout wrote:

Edit:

Nah, It's not worth it.

:roll:

P-Jay

When you have 2 x MTB's when you really didn't have enough room for the first one! Resulting in having one in the living room and one in the Kitchen.

Damn I've got to move.

P.S. I been on my Bike a few times after a beer or two and it's great fun. I tend to stay off the roads though (and on the local Pitch & Putt course, some great bunkers to jump off)

Pagem

You use your helmet as a hair-styling device.

You think nothing of walking into public places dressed in tights like a super hero.

You can give instantaneous directions to any corner in the city, but only for those using bike paths and public transportation.

Multi-ton cars and trucks are tearing along in front, alongside and coming up behind you... your pulse rate: 66.

You keep deodorant and baby wipes at the office.

You are polite to almost everyone, you blush at some rap songs, but you swear like a drunken sailor when some guy in an 4x4 cuts you off.

Although you speak only English, you're perfectly capable of pronouncing several words in Italian and french.

The friend who was so happy to see you on his morning drive wonders why you gave him the finger when he honked.

When someone asks for advice on buying a bike, you either:
a) ask, "How many thousands do you want to spend?"
b) assail them with so many questions about intended use, riding style and the like, not to mention such personal questions as pubic bone height, that you make buying a bicycle sound like rocket science and unintentionally put them off the idea.

When that same person reacts by saying, "It's only a bicycle," your jaw drops and your eyes bug out, and you're only half kidding.

When you encounter rough pavement, you say to yourself, "Ah, pave," and daydream about leaving the peloton in your dust as you speed through Arenberg Forest.

A car goes by with two (your preferred gender here) carrying two bikes. Later, you can't recall their hair color or what make car, but you can ID the bikes' make, model and color.

You have 3 bikes and you absolutely need more.

You sometimes wish you had a longer commute to work, just so you could ride more.

You ride 50 miles, one way, with a twenty in your pocket and if you actually buy something, you consider leaving the change because of the weight.

You select a restaurant because of its charming, outdoor dining. Your bike is 23 inches away. You lock it anyway. But you can't enjoy your meal because you can't take your eyes off your bike.

You consider the color of the bikes hanging from your ceiling when selecting home decor.

You missed more than two family events this summer due to scheduling conflicts with club rides.

You and your friends can recreate the "Jaws" scene where Quint, Brody, and Hooper compare scars, each with an even better story behind it, except yours go something like "This is from a 1990 Buick station wagon that turned left in front of me and put me over the hood."

Another cyclist asks you for the location of the nearest bike shop; you fix their bike on the spot.

You shop for your spring wardrobe at our store, rather than malls and clothing stores.

Your idea of surfing consists of drafting buses, minivans, and SUVs to keep up with the green wave.

You practice track stands and bunny hops in your spare time.

When actually driving, you stop at a red light and since no pedestrians are in the crosswalk you start to drive right through before you realize you are NOT on a bike, and slam on the brakes.

Similarly, when driving on the highway at 60 mph, you freak out at a 1-inch-wide groove in the pavement. What if your tires get stuck?

You know the location of all the major potholes between your home and office.

You can't think of the last time you saw any of your friends who don't bike.

You think that working on your bike is almost as much fun as riding it

You would recognize that threaded washer from a Presta valve stem anywhere

You KNOW what a Presta valve is

You make decisions about car purchases based on which one more easily accepts a rooftop bicycle rack

You skip that last beer because there is a group ride the next morning

Your bicycle(s) are worth more than your car

"Once you try bibs, baby, you'll never go back!"

You can tell your significant other with a straight face that its too hot to mow the lawn then take off and ride a century.

Your bike rack and attachments are worth more than your car.

You pull up hard on the steering wheel trying to jump your car over a pot-hole

The first thing you ask when you regain consciousness is "How's my bike?"

You actually move farther from work so your bike commute will be longer.

You take a perverse pride in your mid-thigh and mid-bicep tan lines, and even more in that funny little circle on the back of your hand

Your learn you have some money left over after paying bills and the first thing you do is reach for the nearest bicycling catalog

Most of the tools you own are made by Park or Blackburn

Someone in a car asks for directions and you give them a route that bypasses dual carriageways and busy surface highstreets

J@mi3

I live 50m from my local pub, I'd hate to think how hammered I'd have to be to somehow manage to hurt myself on that long trek ^^

homercles

Scubar wrote:

After all thats what everyone in paris seems to be doing now with the new bikes they have there.

Ah, a sweeping generalisation! Marvellous. The French don't really do drunk in the same way that we do here so I'm not sure the example of them having a few Pernods and then biking home at 2am really equates to what would happen if the same principle were adopted on the streets of Britain!

Just picture the carnage at the first bike rent rack outside O'Neills when bikes ran low :shock:

PS - Great list Pagem!

Mog Uk

lol @ Pagem, I can associate with almost all of those, good stuff......

clanton

You're told you need a heart valve replacement and ask if it will be Presta or Schrader

Will Snow

woiah woah, i never get stoopid drunk and bike home, you know??? a few pints, fair enough. frankly, a few beers wakes me up, gets my reactions going, i fear a bit more because i know have some beer in me. when im sober, im less careful.

taytas

my van £1100..........bike £2000
last time i cleaned van......3 months ago.......bike, every time i ride it
places i leave my van un-attended, anywhere.......bike, front room
keep bike in............... in Front room
Last time i got injured.....broke 2 ribs at wharncliffe
last two short hols......mtb weekend lakes...mtb long weekend, norfolk.
next short break options.....dalby forest or G.T
last bag i bought..........£20..........camelpack mule £55

Think i need help

Will Snow

taytas wrote:

my van £1100..........bike £2000
last time i cleaned van......3 months ago.......bike, every time i ride it
places i leave my van un-attended, anywhere.......bike, front room
keep bike in............... in Front room
Last time i got injured.....broke 2 ribs at wharncliffe
last two short hols......mtb weekend lakes...mtb long weekend, norfolk.
next short break options.....dalby forest or G.T
last bag i bought..........£20..........camelpack mule £55

Think i need help

nah, you need an understanding partner...

olleyonion

You see a young lady cycling towards you.

You check out the bike first.