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01-30-2007, 06:48 AM

John Kane wrote:
>
> On Jan 29, 7:34 am, "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>>> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
>>> bought last week.
>>> -MYou have more cycling clothing than /normal/ clothing.
>
> Eh? I thought cycling clothes were normal clothes.
>
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>
Maybe they are for some people, but I can't work in a jersey and lycra.

Ken
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old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong

01-30-2007, 09:06 AM

AustinMN wrote:
> On Jan 30, 12:53 am, "Bill Sornson" wrote:
>> Mark Hickey wrote:
>>
>>> What a load! But I wouldn't want to deter gents like you from
>>> airing your dirty laundry.
>>
>> You win. I fold.
>
> That's a dryer sense of humor than most.

Fluff.

01-30-2007, 11:41 AM

"Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> John Kane wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 29, 7:34 am, "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>>>> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
>>>> bought last week.
>>>> -MYou have more cycling clothing than /normal/ clothing.
>>
>> Eh? I thought cycling clothes were normal clothes.
>>
>> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>>
> Maybe they are for some people, but I can't work in a jersey and lycra.
>
But you can ride a bike in your suit.

01-30-2007, 03:32 PM

Fred wrote:
> "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] ...
>> John Kane wrote:
>>> On Jan 29, 7:34 am, "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>>>>> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
>>>>> bought last week.
>>>>> -MYou have more cycling clothing than /normal/ clothing.
>>> Eh? I thought cycling clothes were normal clothes.
>>>
>>> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>>>
>> Maybe they are for some people, but I can't work in a jersey and lycra.
>>
> But you can ride a bike in your suit.
>
>
Very true, but I don't think I'd want to ride very far /long dressed
like that.

Ken
--
The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong

01-30-2007, 04:58 PM

In article <1170056694.871816.211740@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups .com>,
"[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
> bought last week.

Or, you go nutz if something keeps you from
riding for more than a couple of days.

Or, you get comments from non-riders about
how well defined your calf muscles are.

Or, you ask your neighbour if they'd like
any groceries picked-up for them when you
don't need anything yourself, and you end
up riding cross-town or further to get their
stuff, returning 2, 3, 4 hours later.

cheers,
Tom

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01-30-2007, 05:30 PM

In article <1170056694.871816.211740@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups .com>,
"[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
> bought last week.

A fool and his money are soon parted. I know that one first hand!

It's not a knock against helmets, because if you worry about head
protection you can get a fine lid for not much dough. When you're
spending hundreds on a helmet, let's just come out and say it: you're a
fashionista.

I'm very surprised to see you, Marian, falling into this trap of
elitism. But I understand you have taken up racing. Next you'll be
posting about embrocations and protein quality?

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01-30-2007, 05:31 PM

On Jan 28, 11:44 pm, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
> bought last week.
>
> -M

A similar thread appeared several years ago titled "You know you've
been riding too much when..." or something like that (I'm too lazy to
Google it).

Some of my favorites (from memory)
- You have permanent helmet hair
- You're driving a car, look in the mirror and yell "car back!".
- You walk around the house barefoot and the tan lines at your ankles
make your family think your wearing white socks.
- You wake up early on a Saturday to do a long training ride, look out
the window and find that it is pouring down rain..... and go out
anyhow.

Tom

01-30-2007, 05:32 PM

"Bill Sornson" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>AustinMN wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 12:53 am, "Bill Sornson" wrote:
>>> Mark Hickey wrote:
>>>
>>>> What a load! But I wouldn't want to deter gents like you from
>>>> airing your dirty laundry.
>>>
>>> You win. I fold.
>>
>> That's a dryer sense of humor than most.
>
>Fluff.

I'm not falling into this pseudo George Car-lintrap.

Mark "reference: hosone" Hickey
Habanero Cycles
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Home of the $795 ti frame

01-30-2007, 05:45 PM

On Jan 29, 8:34 pm, "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> > The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
> > bought last week.
>
> > -M
>
> You have more cycling clothing than /normal/ clothing.

Do t-shirts from cycling events count as cycling clothing?

Or any other _$random clothing item$_ with bike related advertising on
it; Is that cycling clothing?

If there is no bike related advertising on it but you got it at a bike-
related event, is it cycling clothing?

-M

01-30-2007, 05:53 PM

In article <1170207939.050676.172880@a34g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> On Jan 29, 8:34 pm, "Ken C. M." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>> > The helmet you bought this week cost more than the washing machine you
>> > bought last week.
>>
>> > -M
>>
>> You have more cycling clothing than /normal/ clothing.
>
> Do t-shirts from cycling events count as cycling clothing?
>
> Or any other _$random clothing item$_ with bike related advertising on
> it; Is that cycling clothing?

I guess anything one wears while riding counts
as cycling clothing.

> If there is no bike related advertising on it but you got it at a bike-
> related event, is it cycling clothing?

I dunno, but I find my brimless welder's cap under
my helmet prevents ice cream headaches when riding
into cold headwinds. It's small, it's light, and
if I ever need to use it as such, it'll do for an
hankie. But then I wouldn't be able to wear it
again until I subsequently wash it.

cheers,
Tom

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Above address is just a spam midden.
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