you know you are a cyclist when.....

[Roman]

You want to improve your watt/kg ratio more than your bhp/ton.

[Kenny.Junior]

Ken Sington said:
. . . you do that one fingered nose blowing thing. In polite company
That works for runners too


Oh how very true, I once did this in a country pub garden one sunday lunchtime. Had been playing football that morning & not thinking, that cut no ice with my wife, she gave me one of those withering looks that still sends shivers..............................

[Chris71]

coupeboy said:

You'll only buy a car with a boot big enough for your bicycle.

God yes. My life would be so much simpler if I didn't need to keep a car capable of carting the bikes around. Now my missus has sort of come round to the idea of cycling (which is good) it's only enforced the need for a car capable of carrying at least two bikes (which is bad).

[ewenm]

Chris71 said:

coupeboy said:

You'll only buy a car with a boot big enough for your bicycle.

God yes. My life would be so much simpler if I didn't need to keep a car capable of carting the bikes around. Now my missus has sort of come round to the idea of cycling (which is good) it's only enforced the need for a car capable of carrying at least two bikes (which is bad).

Am I going to have to put that photo up again?

[g_stacey]

So many truisms'here.
When you have bikes in your daughters bedroom, honest, but she has left home. You glance over your shoulder when negotiating pedestrians. And this lot on your roof rack!

[snotrag]

...all you trousers have ripped right legs.

...the washing machine needs servcing once a month to remove the gravel build up.

...there are tyre marks on your kitchen walls.

[Ghisallo]

you get the oval tan spot on your hand

Edited by Ghisallo on Friday 12th March 12:34

[louiebaby]

My t shirt tan line is still there from August last year. I'd have thought it would have gone now.

My wedding is in July, on the beach on the honeymoon, I'm going to look like a loon...

[Chris71]

ewenm said:

Chris71 said:

coupeboy said:

You'll only buy a car with a boot big enough for your bicycle.

God yes. My life would be so much simpler if I didn't need to keep a car capable of carting the bikes around. Now my missus has sort of come round to the idea of cycling (which is good) it's only enforced the need for a car capable of carrying at least two bikes (which is bad).

Am I going to have to put that photo up again?

You don't have to, but having mentioned it, it might amuse anyone who hasn't seen it before.

Now I'm cycling to work basically all the time I did ponder selling my daily driver and seeing how long it took the Caterham to drive me insane. I'd need a tonneau and/or a full hood before I even contemplated doing that though.

[Rolls]

Slightly worried that i'm sitting here at work, agreeing to the vast majority of these....
(except any that refer to being seen out in public in lycra (baggies HAVE to be worn!!!), and anything about shaved legs!)

[slomax]

Rolls said:

Slightly worried that i'm sitting here at work, agreeing to the vast majority of these....
(except any that refer to being seen out in public in lycra (baggies HAVE to be worn!!!), and anything about shaved legs!)

Agreed. I only ever wear shorts on my bike for this reason. I do have a pair of leggins but they are more like snug trousers as they do have a fair amount of slack in them.

[ewenm]

I find this lycra-phobia to be strange. I wear lycra leggings on the track and roads for cold training sessions (running) as they are the best pieces of kit for the job. I used to wear the RonHill trackster style leggings before the lycra ones were readily available (years ago) but in the wet they get heavy, unlike the lycra ones.

Image comes way down the list when training hard - I look bloody awful anyway

Edited by ewenm on Friday 12th March 17:52

[CooperS]

ewenm said:

...you walk down the street slipstreaming others in your "peleton"

I thought i was the only one that did this

[Gooby]

It takes ages to find jeans that fit around you legs without looking like leggins.

[BliarOut]

You feel bad when your thighs aren't aching.

[Saddle bum]

snotrag said:

...there are tyre marks on your kitchen walls.

It was cold out side, so I enquired of the OH if the kitchen was clean as I wanted to bring the best bike through to do a quick service.

It kicked off then.................

[Parsnip]

Saddle bum said:

snotrag said:

...there are tyre marks on your kitchen walls.

It was cold out side, so I enquired of the OH if the kitchen was clean as I wanted to bring the best bike through to do a quick service.

It kicked off then.................

Try getting caught cleaning it in the bath...

[BliarOut]

Pah, I used to have a burnout mark in the hall carpet from my Ducati

[Pints]

g_stacey said:

So many truisms'here.
When you have bikes in your daughters bedroom, honest, but she has left home. You glance over your shoulder when negotiating pedestrians. And this lot on your roof rack!

That is some fantastic kit you have there!

Edited by Pints on Saturday 13th March 08:32

[Hard-Drive]

Mountain...when your OH suggests going for a walk in the woods and points out bluebells...but you ignore her as you are mentally picking the fastest line along this bit.

Road...when pushing one of those new style "hands vertical" shopping trolleys around Sainsburys and gathering speed your two middle fingers on your right hand start trying to flick up the ratios...