martelpypie Posted August 30, 2008 Share In the latest Ride mag there is an article about it. Where do you fit in? Is it controlling your life? Where do one draw the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinV Posted August 30, 2008 Share I get home from a braai with cyclists and what's the first thing I do? See what's up on the hub...maybe, just maybe, I am obsessed, but just a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM Posted August 31, 2008 Share In the latest Ride mag there is an article about it. Where do you fit in?Is it controlling your life? Where do one draw the line? Well, you tell me ? yesterday and today <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Cape Town had their worst storm in +-10 years. Yesterday morning I still backed my van at 6h50am to do The Outriders ?Leg Loosen?er? The weather was (and still is) very, very bad. I still went, plus there were another 18 guys who turned up. We could not ride, but I was really impressed that I was not the only one who came to the meeting spot? <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Drew Posted August 31, 2008 Share My cycling pretty much controls my social arrangements, I leave parties and braais early because I'm riding the following day, I plan social arrangements with other cycling buddies to watch the tour/Epic etc, I plan family holidays around MTB trails that I haven't done yet.... hmmm....I think it's probably an obsession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted August 31, 2008 Share In the latest Ride mag there is an article about it. Where do you fit in?Is it controlling your life? Where do one draw the line? Well' date=' you tell me ? yesterday and today Cape Town had their worst storm in +-10 years. Yesterday morning I still backed my van at 6h50am to do The Outriders ?Leg Loosen?er? The weather was (and still is) very, very bad. I still went, plus there were another 18 guys who turned up. We could not ride, but I was really impressed that I was not the only one who came to the meeting spot? [/quote'] I got so wet just riding back to the coffee shop where I had parked my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlek Posted August 31, 2008 Share my bikes live in my room my tool boxes stay in the lounge my spares stay in the dining room (in a big black box) i do my services in the lounge on all my bikes and the garage has more spares in it than a second hand junk shop but i refuse to call it an obsession i call it A WAY OF LIFE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM Posted August 31, 2008 Share In the latest Ride mag there is an article about it. Where do you fit in?Is it controlling your life? Where do one draw the line? Well' date=' you tell me ? yesterday and today Cape Town had their worst storm in +-10 years. Yesterday morning I still backed my van at 6h50am to do The Outriders ?Leg Loosen?er? The weather was (and still is) very, very bad. I still went, plus there were another 18 guys who turned up. We could not ride, but I was really impressed that I was not the only one who came to the meeting spot? [/quote'] I got so wet just riding back to the coffee shop where I had parked my car. In the afternoon I took the family to do some ?storm damage watching? in Sea point. Still kicked myself that I could not slip-in a quick cycle ride! <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbathemutt007 Posted August 31, 2008 Share It beats being obsessed with making it to next weekends piss-up, which is the way some people I am acquainted with live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted August 31, 2008 Share It is very easy to balance it all so that you can do your rides and still make the weekend piss-ups ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted August 31, 2008 Share I have a bike chain around my arm My room:I mounted my two casualties (i.e my two Orbea frames that i crashed) on my wall above my bed...where i can touch them when i lift my left hand.Two sets of wheels are arranged on the wall next to the one with the framesA Lampre top also on that wallAll the "hey-you-completed-a-funride" medals also on a wall.(i'll see if i can post photos later) i sometimes wear my club jacket when going out I ask my dad whether i can take my road bike with on Dec.holidays and then sneak the mountain bike in too (hidden under blankets etc), so when we unpack i'm like "huh?? Where'd both bikes come from?" The only thing that i watch on TV is the Tour...so basically a TV is kinda useless for me in 11 out of the 12 months of the year. I have photo sessions where i only take fodies of my gorgeous babies! When thinking about getting a bf...first question - "do you cycle" him: "no"... me: "uhm...nice knowing you" i have leg-fetishes and can spot a cyclist from a mile away. So far, all the places i've gone without my parents were with the club/other cyclists. Apart from the school people...prabably about 95% of my friends are cyclists. Nahhhh...i don't think i'm obsessed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted August 31, 2008 Share oh ja...that and the fact that i've got 5420 posts behind my name on the hub...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted August 31, 2008 Share Not sure but no one said that they are obsessed with cycling... Okay I will say it then... I have an obsession with cycling. I also have to agree with Nellie on relationships... Cyclist oh yes but non cyclist maybe (in the rare case that the person is super hot and interested in me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted August 31, 2008 Share I must be the odd one out here, cycling for me is just another "pass time" - I enjoy it but if I cant / dont feel like going, I dont beat myself up about it. I enjoy a variety of sports, I like running, cycling, swimming, hiking, golf (okay maybe its not a sport) canoeing, water skiing and I have recently just got qualified as a scuba diver - I can see I am gonna enjoy this as well. As for leaving parties early or skipping a night out with mates or my wife - not gonna happen - I find that simply too "one dimensional", Bruce Fordyce once said "he never associates with other runners, cos then thats all he hears and talks about" - I tend to agree, cycling , running talk is fine in small doses but I get quickly bored when all I hear is how fast you are, or how much you train, or how you LIVE for cycling, running etc - get a life man, its a big world, lots to do and see.! In short, yes, I like to be moving, but with all my joints and muscles not just the rotational ones on my lower limbs.! porky2008-08-31 04:15:51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batgirl Posted August 31, 2008 Share my bike leads the path of my life:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelz Posted August 31, 2008 Share I have a bike chain around my arm My room:I mounted my two casualties (i.e my two Orbea frames that i crashed) on my wall above my bed...where i can touch them when i lift my left hand.Two sets of wheels are arranged on the wall next to the one with the framesA Lampre top also on that wallAll the "hey-you-completed-a-funride" medals also on a wall.(i'll see if i can post photos later) i sometimes wear my club jacket when going out I ask my dad whether i can take my road bike with on Dec.holidays and then sneak the mountain bike in too (hidden under blankets etc)' date=' so when we unpack i'm like "huh?? Where'd both bikes come from?" The only thing that i watch on TV is the Tour...so basically a TV is kinda useless for me in 11 out of the 12 months of the year. I have photo sessions where i only take fodies of my gorgeous babies! When thinking about getting a bf...first question - "do you cycle" him: "no"... me: "uhm...nice knowing you" i have leg-fetishes and can spot a cyclist from a mile away. So far, all the places i've gone without my parents were with the club/other cyclists. Apart from the school people...prabably about 95% of my friends are cyclists. Nahhhh...i don't think i'm obsessed....[/quote'] I think your obsessed....but thats no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colonel Posted August 31, 2008 Share You guys need help FLIP! If I had to stop today it woudnt bother me that much atall. There is more to life than a bicycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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