How obsessed are you with mountain biking...?

mac_man
mac_man Posts: 918
edited May 2011 in MTB general
I only ask as the Mrs thinks I'm taking it way to seriously.

I only manage maybe 1 longish ride a week, and/or a couple of short 'before breakfast blasts' a week.

Yes... I buy MTB magazines and keep a huge stack by the bog.

Ok... I can't pass by a cycle shop without looking in.

I only clean the bike after I've ridden it when it's really filthy... or just make sure the mechs/chain are clear.

So go on... just how obsessive are some of you?

Just so's I can show the Mrs I'm 'normal' :wink: and not totally OCD about it.
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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    You know it's too obsessive when you start fapping to bikes.

    I'm pretty obsessed, at least most of the people in the office think that, as does the o/h.. but meh, it keeps me happy, keeps me quiet and that suits all of them down to the ground!

    I talk bike a lot of the day to anyone willing to listen, and spend my working hours on this forum, that's bad enough! :lol:
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  • Almightydutch
    Almightydutch Posts: 264
    Its too serious when you join a forum!!!
    4 wheels bad
    2 wheels good
    1 wheel for fun
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    its not a problem I can give it up any time.
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  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    I think i'm pretty obsessed too - I certainly spend far too much time on here :?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    no you are not.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Ransaka
    Ransaka Posts: 474
    Almightydutch wrote:
    Its too serious when you join a forum!!!

    This. :D
  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    Ransaka wrote:
    Almightydutch wrote:
    Its too serious when you join a forum!!!

    This. :D

    Come on guys... help me out here... where's the dudes that'll spend £400 to shave 20g off their bike?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    El Capt. is too busy ordering some new Ti parts.

    Yes he has a Ti Wedding ring for Race days.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I hate the damn things.
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  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    nicklouse wrote:
    El Capt. is too busy ordering some new Ti parts.

    Yes he has a Ti Wedding ring for Race days.

    :lol: That's the sort of OCD I'm looking for.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    mac man wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    El Capt. is too busy ordering some new Ti parts.

    Yes he has a Ti Wedding ring for Race days.

    :lol: That's the sort of OCD I'm looking for.

    my OCD

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  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    nicklouse wrote:
    mac man wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    El Capt. is too busy ordering some new Ti parts.

    Yes he has a Ti Wedding ring for Race days.

    :lol: That's the sort of OCD I'm looking for.

    my OCD

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    Married?
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  • tenfoot
    tenfoot Posts: 226
    nicklouse wrote:
    El Capt. is too busy ordering some new Ti parts.

    Yes he has a Ti Wedding ring for Race days.

    :lol: I hadn't thought of that. I have a platinum wedding ring that must be costing me 2 or 3 mph.
  • Muttly1981
    Muttly1981 Posts: 815
    I just use the general rule of thumb that if your willing to spend more on a new push iron than your willing to spend on your car your becoming obsessed

    By that rule i'm obsessed :wink:

    I only got back into mtb in september as i was going though a really tough time in my life and needed to take my mind off these things, at first i was just using my Carrera Vulcan which was ok on the trails but once i was hooked i wanted more and more. Since christmas i've spent £2k+ on a full suss, fullface helmet, goggles, hydration pack, Royal riding gear etc etc and i'm always flicking through the different sites/mags looking for my next purchase :oops: :lol:
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  • mak3m
    mak3m Posts: 1,394
    nicklouse

    LMAO my brain always screams WTF when i see those monster forks :D

    riding is just something i have to do to get to my real obsession, cleaning my bike, i have been known to clean other peoples bikes when they wernt looking :shock:
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    edited April 2011
    mak3m wrote:
    nicklouse

    LMAO my brain always screams WTF when i see those monster forks :D

    I've always liked this picture of them, the middle one is a Boxxer :lol:

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  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    i spend most the money i get on bike related stuff

    i buy various bike magazines

    most the time i'm on here, pinkbike and chainreactioncycles

    i ride every day

    talk about bikes an awful lot
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  • chrischris1315
    chrischris1315 Posts: 135
    I am constantly thinking about my bike and much to my other halfs annoyance I now bike spot (when you see someone else riding a bike and name all the components and then tell the nearest person about it in a very detailed way), oh dear I think I might need help :?

    chris
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    i'd probably go into some sort of depression if I had to give up MTBing.

    Not because I like bikes, but because I like getting out and its a really enjoyable way to do it!
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    Very
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    thel33ter
    I prefer this one.
    spot the cartridge out of the 150mm fork.

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  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    :shock:

    That wins :lol:
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  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    I'm pretty obsessed. All my money goes on bike related stuff. I've got a subscription to MBUK. I always look at what bike somebody is riding. I always look in bike shops when I go past. And when i pass a woods, I always think that there might be some good riding in there. I wish I had mroe money though :cry:
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    I definately shouldn't be allowed near bike shops.

    I tend to go in for a browse, see something new and shiny and immediately think I need one.
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  • xcmad
    xcmad Posts: 110
    Was introduced to a mate's mate as a 'cycling freak' this past weekend. Was quite proud of that one.

    Truly arrived on the obessive scene when I started to bring the bike into the kitchen from the garage during the frost when I had a ride or commute the next day. Had to do it late at night when the missus was in bed.
  • shx8000
    shx8000 Posts: 222
    Last year I was driving a nicely tuned Subaru impreza turbo sti, which'd hit 60 in about 4.5seconds.
    This year I have a trek remedy 8 and a van that struggles to hit 60mph. Missus got upset today when I mentioned that when we go on holiday, I'd be riding most days. Don't know why, It's not as though I'm taking the bike on our honeymoon. Might be able to rent though ;)
  • xcmad
    xcmad Posts: 110
    Anyone else feel like riding after reading this thread?
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    xcmad wrote:
    Anyone else feel like riding after reading this thread?
    yep. I will be tomorrow when I get some pain killers down me. Hopefully my knee will sort itself soon.
  • Mccraque
    Mccraque Posts: 819
    I own two mountain bikes. Both of which are worth more than my car.

    i lived in a ski resort for the whole winter. and the only thing I missed about home was family and Zesty.

    My wife refers to the Lapierre as "the french mistress"
  • dreamlx10
    dreamlx10 Posts: 235
    Not at all, it seems to involve a lot of driving with bikes strapped to cars.

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