You know you re a cyclist when...

ddraver
ddraver Posts: 26,660
edited February 2013 in The cake stop
Shamelessly stolen from the MTBers - viewtopic.php?f=10002&t=12902763

When you easily keeping up with a group, look down and they guy in front and realise he shaves his legs

First time you burn someone off your wheel or bridge a gap

(and a direct steal) the most expensive shoes you own have cleats on the bottom

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We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
- @ddraver
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  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    ....you pine for warm nights in short sleeve jerseys

    ...you can remember where the scars on the legs/elbows came from

    ...you sell the car? :lol:
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    When you find yourself commuting on a bike.......
    ...in the dark........
    ...in December......
    ...in sub-zero........
    ... in the snow......
    ...and on the ice.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    You can remember the Shimano groupsets in order but not your girlfriends phone number.

    You can look at a photo of the TDF and name every team in the photo by their jerseys.
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • peat
    peat Posts: 1,242
    ...you spend more hours per week on bikeradar.com than you do actually cycling.
  • jonomc4
    jonomc4 Posts: 891
    your bank balance is zero or negative every month on the day before pay day.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    ...when you naturally assume that all jerseys have pockets at the back
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • awallace
    awallace Posts: 191
    your bike costs three times what your car is worth (and before you ask, i drive an 11 year old punto, not a BMW!)
  • Gizmodo
    Gizmodo Posts: 1,928
    You're cycling with your mates and when you see a group of cyclists coming the other way you shout, "look tidy"
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,090
    You get an imprint of the big chain ring on your calf muscle...

    You look at a lane as your driving by and longingly lament that lovely warm summers day when you were stomping along it...

    When you book a holiday and your heart sinks if there is no possibility you'll get out on a bike...

    When you watch other 'sports' and start shouting at the TV if they show signs of fatigue and impunity...

    When you bonk big time, you cannot stop staring at the bottom bracket 'cos there must be something wrong with the effing thing...
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • snoopsmydogg
    snoopsmydogg Posts: 1,110
    daviesee wrote:
    When you find yourself commuting on a bike.......
    ...in the dark........
    ...in December......
    ...in sub-zero........
    ... in the snow......
    ...and on the ice.

    That's beyond cyclist....


    You're now a communter :oops:
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    ^I thought it was rude to say.....but yes
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • When your other half injures her foot in the park, but she has the car, so you have to cycle to the park, to collect her and the car....

    ... and you're already in your cycling gear when she calls.
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    daviesee wrote:
    When you find yourself commuting on a bike.......
    ...in the dark........
    ...in December......
    ...in sub-zero........
    ... in the snow......
    ...and on the ice.

    That's beyond cyclist....


    You're now a communter :oops:
    In my defence, I only did it the once and don't plan on doing it again. But with the weather being what it is.....
    It did confirm that I am not "normal" though. :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    ...you see an attractive lady cycling in the opposite direction, and your first thought is...
    crap bike.
    Cycling weakly
  • RowCycle
    RowCycle Posts: 367
    skyd0g wrote:
    ...you see an attractive lady cycling in the opposite direction, and your first thought is...
    crap bike.

    ... your wife lets you stare at said attractive lady because she thinks you're looking at the bike
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    when wiggle send you an invite to their xmas party
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    .. you receive a £60.00 fine through the post for making an illegal right turn whilst using the car. A right turn that you've made many times on your bike as it's perfectly legal but stupidly you found yourself on auto pilot. :(
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Er, When you are riding a bicycle?
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    daviesee wrote:
    When you find yourself commuting on a bike.......
    ...in the dark........
    ...in December......
    ...in sub-zero........
    ... in the snow......
    ...and on the ice.

    Hang on pal? Scotland? lose the month and that could be a summer ride!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    ... your wife knows who Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara are.

    ... you're trying to encourage your baby to do a poo using the upside down cycling method and you commentate as if it's a bike race... "and Adam Finch looks around, sees that Sagan is tiring, and he attacks, only Boonen and Cancellara can follow, but Finch goes over the top of the hill, 5 bike lengths ahead, he's starting to pull out a lead with half a mile left to the line, etc. etc." Funny thing is, the baby absolutely loves it. 8)

    ... your TV licence runs from about the same time as the Tour de France starts.
  • you drive slow past cyclists - not out of courtesy but to check out the spec. :lol:
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    you drive slow past cyclists - not out of courtesy but to check out the spec. :lol:

    ...for cyclists the spec check out order is:

    Bike - kit - ar5e

    (for Cleat this may vary)
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    As you're walking around the city centre you rate how well locked up other bikes are.

    As you're driving your car at night you rate cyclists lights.
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    ben@31 wrote:
    As you're walking around the city centre you rate how well locked up other bikes are.

    Do you know who also does this? Bike thieves!
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    johnfinch wrote:
    ... do a poo using the upside down cycling method

    Enlighten me please :shock: :shock:
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    daviesee wrote:
    When you find yourself commuting on a bike.......
    ...in the dark........
    ...in December......
    ...in sub-zero........
    ... in the snow......
    ...and on the ice.

    That's beyond cyclist....


    You're now a communter :oops:
    Ah bum ... done that ... although for the sub-zero, snow and ice I had to wait til Jan ... up till then it was just dark and usually sub-zero ...
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    ...when the front of your house has two of these!

    stand.jpg
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • +1 on the attractive female on a bike ,

    checking out the bike long before moving upwards and appreciating the rider , along with the choice of kit which does at least show an interest in womens clothes as opposed to a generic "that looks nice".
    Enigma Esprit Di2 - Go tI ! Summer !
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    natrix wrote:
    johnfinch wrote:
    ... do a poo using the upside down cycling method

    Enlighten me please :shock: :shock:

    When my little boy is straining to do a poo, I put him on his back, take his feet and move them in a circular motion, just like pedalling a bike.