You know you've been riding too much when....

[pk]

... you're driving your car and you twist your foot to click out of the gas pedal to get to the brake.

... you pull up on your car's steering wheel in an attempt to bunny hop a pot hole.

... you mutter "Track" as you pass another car.

... you're taking a Sunday walk with the dog in the woods and you find yourself focussing on the perfect line.

... you find your forefingers draped over the bar of a shopping cart in the supermarket, poised for braking.

... you wake up at 4 in the morning, legs cramped, wondering if you should be on your bike.

... the chamois of all your bike shorts have taken on that nasty consistency of sandpaper.

... you not only recognize the brand name of all the tire tracks you come across on the trail, but the tires' owners' names as well.

... you can remember the specs of the latest bike widget, but haven't a clue as to who your congress person is.

Got others, maybe we put them in SingleTracks?

[gungywump]

° You wonder when VW is going to make a 10spd.
° You keep waiting for a Yakima bike rack to carry your car.
° All the cliff edges along the highway suddenly look ridable.
° You can actually make a valid argument for owning 5 bikes.
° You can actually make a valid argument for 7+ inches of travel.
° You research topos for a wooded route to work.

More To Come . . .

[AGENTGRAPE]

your wife stopped complaining about vacation plans that include bike rides. actually trying some of the cliffs on the way to work.bunny hopping shopping carts. carrying a micro tool everywhere cause ya never know.the dogs go insane when you fill a waterbottle. the neighbors wont look you in the eyes on the way out cause their jealous?or think you are crazy?

[MMcG]

... you're taking a Sunday walk with the dog in the woods and you find yourself focussing on the perfect line.



...you're taking a Sunday walk with the dogs in the woods and you find yourself watching their every move becaus they are the ones taking the perfect line!

At least my Lab Mix Bailey does! ;D

[SloMoJo]

When 8 inches of snow bums you out cuz you can't ride your bike ride in the middle of the fricken winter! :)

[steve_b]

You can't pass a section of forest or open area without thinking about how to build some "killer singletrack" there.

[Dawgee]

When you speed up on the highway trying to see what kind of bikes are on that bike rack 5 miles ahead of you

[Z]

...the people you spend the most time with, you probably wouldn't recognize without a helmet on.

[MMcG]

When you speed up on the highway trying to see what kind of bikes are on that bike rack 5 miles ahead of you


Hey I do that! I guess I'm not alone in my obsession then eh!? ;D ;D

[gungywump]

° Your girlfriend/spouse wanted a ring for the holidays and you got her a 32t Raceface Ring. And she liked it!
° Your bike or bikes are worth more than your car.
° You draft 6inches off the bumper in front of you on the highway.
° You pull back on the steering wheel when crossing railroad tracks.
° You spend more of your day on NEMBA talking about riding than actually getting work done.
° Whenever you are side by side on the highway with another car with bikes on the roof and you keep throwing your elbows out to block.
° Bummed your cars tires won't hold 100+ psi.
° You have gone through every high tech widget on the market but, still prefer to ride a fully rigid singlespeed for it's simplicity and purity.

[DownFall]

When you are going to sleep but in your mind you are going through your favorite bike trail and whenever the jumps come up in the trail your whole body goes into the jump motion and you end up punching the head board and kicking the wall.

(i do this all the time)

[DownFall]

You watch The Lord of the Rings (part 1)

And while they are fighting the orcs in the woods at the end you are busy spotting your lines.

(tell me who has seen it and wasn't thinking the same thing)

[MMcG]

° You have gone through every high tech widget on the market but, still prefer to ride a fully rigid singlespeed for it's simplicity and purity.



Uh Oh.....what's that new Kona A going to do to your last Statement Gungy!? Actually with your back problems it may be a total blessing!

Happy New Year!

Here's a New Year's request for ya....bring back your riding tips! I need all the advice I can get. And while you are at it bring back Big Game!! He's greatly missed!

Cheers!

Mark ;D

[Mt.A TODD]

....you believe, if you don't go for a ride on New Years Day, you will anger the Gods, and be jinxed.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

When the inside of the right leg of all of your pants are totally shredded and black, you race roadies down streets, when you are walking down the street with your friends and you totally spec out and rate every bike you see, you almost drive your car off the road while staring at the bikes in a store window, when you rate how much fun it would be to hit an urban area everytime you go past it, when your bike is in your bedroom, and when you read every magazine you have over and over again.

[If_Rider]

You're discussing the bills with the wife and you mumble"damn, that could buy a lot of bike parts" and her icy stare informs you you DID in fact say that out loud.

[SloMoJo]

That's a good one If. ;D

How about this?
When the wife says "Am I babysitting the kids all day again?!" no longer even phases ya.

[Richie Rich]

You figure out that just by cutting a little off your cast on your broken ankle you can screw in a clip to the bottom and still be able to clip in and out.

[nhiker]

When your favorite garment to see your wife or girl friend in involve lycra or spandex?????!!! :-\

When you smash up your hand and serously consider having them cast it around your handle bar... :(

[jaime]

you've been riding too much when...

...you print out a copy of the "Post-Nuptial Agrreement For Cyclists" to show your S.O. and she/he doesn't think its funny AT ALL.

http://www.bikereader.com/BikeReader/contributors/misc/postnup.html

[wxyz]

You know you've been riding too much when...
- You crawl into bed and find bike parts under the covers.
- You go into the bathroom in the morning and notice bike lubes next to your aftershave.
- You grab your helmet on the way to the car.
- You can't go anywhere without your favorite mag.
- You kiss your bike on the way out to work and tell it you'll be back soon.
- You watch TDF videos over and over again, wishing the other rider could for once win the finishing sprint.
- You can't walk without trying to incorperate a pedal rotation into your stride.
- At the mall you think to yourself on the escalator-"Would security really care.......?"

[pk]

Very funny, wxyz!

Given the time of year, we might flip the question around too

You know you've been riding too LITTLE when.....

-- you max out in the 160s
-- your bikes looks more like a clothes rack
-- your tires both look flat cuz the air has finally seeped out

Any others?

pk

[johnbryanpeters]

- the bike has not needed washing in two weeks...

[C.P.]

All of your bikes have been overhaulled completely, and have been idle for so long, that spiderwebs are forming in the spokes You have dreams of riding your favorite trails, and wake up feeling horrible because you realize it was just a dream, and you really haven't ridden your favorite trails for real in weeks It's difficult to focus on ANY task at hand - since distant memories and thoughts of riding keep getting in the way... Depression is slowing setting in - the TV set/news is not helping these days... A spin on boring rollers makes me feel like a roadie hero...

[johnbryanpeters]

You have been riding too little when you run over your boss in the cubicle warrens when you start riding there out of desperation.

J

[Big Game]

You know you've been riding too little when:

1. Out of boredom, you begin to think about starting a new hobby. What kind of hobby? I don't know, unhealthy things such as smoking (it is soo cool!) or seeing how many boxes of fiddle-faddle you can eat while watching the Gilmore Girls. (It's the 12 boxes of fiddle-faddle that is unhealthy; I don't think that watching the Gilmore Girls is unhealthy, except of course when one starts to fantasize the he is the "bad boy" Jess, and has a chance of getting to second base with Rory)

2. The ass-groove in your couch has turned into a ass-canyon.

[agkidrive2]

anal bleeding occurs, or maybe thats from wiping to hard

[johnbryanpeters]

You know you've been riding too little when the bike's in the shop waiting for parts and you're not quarterdecking.

When I'm actually responding to each one of Cheese Dongers sports polls.....

[bike187]

i disagree with the first half of this post. is it really possible to ride too much? a more appropiate title would be something like you know you're obsessed when:

[Richie Rich]

Given the time of year, we might flip the question around too

You know you've been riding too LITTLE when.....

-- you max out in the 160s
-- your bikes looks more like a clothes rack
-- your tires both look flat cuz the air has finally seeped out

Any others?

pk



--you don't have any bike parts in your car.
--you visit your sister for her kid's communion 3 hours away for a weekend and never think 'should I take my bike, there may be trails near the church'> ???
--you don't accidentally use chain lube instead of toothpaste. :o
--you forget where your bikes are >:(

[bike187]

when driving home, you imagine what it would be like riding along all the non pavement areas alongside the road, you start to wonder... if you set up a bunch of those highway jersey barriers in a row with a bend in them, how many could you wall ride? (they have that nice little angled sections toward the bottom). you think they should have set up a narrow bridge system on top of those metal gaurd-rails so you could ride alon on top of them. you look at every cliff edge alongside the highway and think it's rideable. the highlights of road driving include scoping other peoples' bikes on their bike racks. on rough road construction areas, you kinda pull back on the steering wheel a bit when you see a bump or pothole.

this is what happens when you're stuck in a car for 7hours, you start thinking of all things remotely related to bikes to entertain yourself.