How to know you're in a MTBers house
RealMan
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Various lycra on the washing line.
Helmet by the door, next to a couple of pairs of sunglasses, a buff or two, and about a thousand different pairs of gloves.
Odd ratchet and velcro type shoes with funny metal things on the soles.
Bottle of sealant in the bedroom.
Exposure joystick charging in the bedroom.
Garmin 305 by the computer.
Several threads from bikeradar and singletrackworld open on computer.
Magazines with pictures of people riding bikes on the cover by the bed.
Empty wiggle boxes scattered in various places.
Person staring out window thinking how cool it would be to have a pump track in the garden.
And of course, a camelbak lying around in the kitchen.
What's your giveaways?
Helmet by the door, next to a couple of pairs of sunglasses, a buff or two, and about a thousand different pairs of gloves.
Odd ratchet and velcro type shoes with funny metal things on the soles.
Bottle of sealant in the bedroom.
Exposure joystick charging in the bedroom.
Garmin 305 by the computer.
Several threads from bikeradar and singletrackworld open on computer.
Magazines with pictures of people riding bikes on the cover by the bed.
Empty wiggle boxes scattered in various places.
Person staring out window thinking how cool it would be to have a pump track in the garden.
And of course, a camelbak lying around in the kitchen.
What's your giveaways?
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Then there's various pictures in the hallway from MTB holidays & events, a JMC poster in the front room, MTB mags scattered around the house, a freezer with camelbak bladders in it...
Selection of spanners in the bedroom, as well as a large pile of MTB magazines.
Helmet, multitools, spare tubes on the kitchen side.
Several speed dial internet thingys on just MTB websites!
Loads of other stuff, haha!
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Hope you've not been using them on the wrong type of rim.
ARRGHH! Now I absolutely MUST do this if I ever move into a house with a big garden.
Anyways;
-Bottle of Muc-Off in amongst the other household cleaning products
-Tyres hanging up in the wardrobe (it's how I store mine anyways)
-Set of allen keys in the cutlery drawer
-Brochures of mountain resorts on the coffee table
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mtb shoes by the patio doors
camalbak under the stairs
various bike mags by the side of the sofa
3 pairs of gloves, 2 pairs of sunglasses and a multi tool on top of the beer fridge
thats my living room. bikes, tyres and helmet etc are kept in the shed
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You don't need a big garden. That's how horrible it is. God I want one. My mum would kill me though.
you could put lots of flowers in that middle bit
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There is a wheel building stand sitting on the dining room table.
There are more locks and alarms on the bike shed than there are on the house.
A wind mobile made from old 7 speed freewheel cogs, spokes, gear cables and a busted rim outside the front door
Various magazines left lying around
A bin full of old tubes, cables and energy bar wrappers
A pc in the corner covered with stickers
i want that now 8)
the tell tale sign in my house is all the mtb magazines laying round in everyroom, and usually some sort of bike related part in the kitchen
lights, hydration pack, cycling clothes, tyres not in use, energy/protein bars, turbo trainer, bike cleaning stuff and mbuk mags in bedroom
bike in utility room (house used to be a for a farmer worker)
carb and protein drinks and cycling bottles in kitchen.
tyre marks all over the patio,
all sorts of bike chemicals on the table next to the bike
chain cleaner next to the kitchen sink drying
greasy paw prints on all the light switches
bike mags shoved down the side of the sofa
Bike mags on the floor in at least 3 rooms, A pile of gloves in the kitchen several sets of glasses with multicoloured lenses by the back door 3 camelbacks in kitchen cupboard Bike radar window always open on pc perma-mud by back door
Garmin Vista HCx by the computer.
Several threads from bikeradar and singletrackworld open on computer.
Empty Bike24 boxes scattered in various places. (actually some reused to store odds+sods)
And of course, a camelbak lying around in the kitchen.
oh and my dining room looks like Andy B's pics in post #2.
'07/'08 Cotic Soul
'96 Scott Vail
'89 Ridgeback Rapide 105
Summat like this?
Only 2??
Where do you keep the others?
With 4 seasons and 3 different main types of riding, plus a fetish for cool gloves, I've got a massive collection.
oil marks on the sheets- girl friend kept in cupboard, bike goes to bed with me
tread marks on al the walls
only decorations on walls are torn out pics from mtb mags
bike mags in bog - forgot to buy toilet paper again
floor in kitchen looks like car service dept
cleat scratches down hallway floor
white spirit and grease odour fills the rooms except the bedroom where my crusty unwashed shorts and mouldy socks lay in a pile by the door, shoes are kept in the common hall to prevent door to door salesman.
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2008 Spesh Enduro SL Expert
2010 Fuji Roubaix 1.0 Ltd Edition
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
Oh, I've got to make one now!
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