Friday Evening Vanity Thread - "I'm Chuck, I'm a bike-a-holic"

[West Texas Chuck]

"Hi Chuck"

I have a problem with bicycles. Instead of a 12-step program I had 12 bikes. Some of them are gone now, I'm down to 8.

[West Texas Chuck]

Please allow me to introduce you to my new Little Friend, the Strangler.

I had this hole in my collection, that is my story and I'm sticking to it :)

I ride all over town, from Garland to Richardson to downtown Dallas and back to Garland. In one day. I ride around White Rock Lake in winter, when it is dark and cold. I got fed up with trying to decide which of my steeds to deploy in these conditions and decided to build a new one. She Who Must Be Obeyed was not amused, I had to give her permission to buy a new sewing machine, plus I get dragged through the yarn aisles of WallyWorld and Michaels, etc, and I can't bitch about it. That's my story ...

Surly "Straggler" I changed the name on. 11-speed Ultegra, disc brakes, 11-32 and 50x34, SPDs, couple of sets of tires on tubless Hope "Pro-4" wheelset. Purty gooder 'un, IMHO. Rode it twice so far, crashed once because I was a dumbass and didn't test the release tension on the SPDs before mounting up. Fell over when I stopped, nobody around to see thankfully :)

I am reinvigorated, ready for whatever now. Roads, bike lanes and paths, even the Trinity River levees or some light trail duty. I got it going on now peeps!

Let's ride.

[Celerity]

I’m noticing you have not installed a proper engine.

[grey_whiskers]

FReepmail coming.

[lee martell]

Well, that’s what I call a benign addiction, so long as you don’t spend the rent, gas or grocery money on nothing but bikes. I’m waiting for a foot to finish healing after ankle surgery (Tendonitis treatment), and soon will be hopefully be walking normally, meaning without limping for the first time since, Oh, I dunno since January of 2012. Lucky you to have the wealth and leg health to do this. Keep on Bikin’, but every so often look around and smell the tires!

[Fungi]

Done a little on a bike myself, over 25,000 miles.

[bigbob]

Purty sweet! Althought I prefer recumbents (aka peddling a lazyboy) to those ass-hatchets, I do have a high tolerance level for others tastes, and I see you have some decent gearing and rubber there to help out when the goin’ gets a little tough.

And if you fall off a bike and no one sees it, you didn’t fall off!

[Paladin2]

You should see my 50 yr ski museum collection. Only two bicycles: 1958 and 1972.

[Falconspeed]

I bike ride every day. 10, 20, 30 miles. Let me know if you have a bike for sale: road bike, 52 cm, under $500.

Presently I am cycling on a very cool K2 Mach 1 bicycle from 2005 with Shimano 105. The bike is totally sweet especially on downhills and yes, I am ready for an upgrade.

[babble-on]

Very nice. I bought a road bike in 2008 when my brother convinced me to ride Ragbrai with him. I’ve ridden ever since, not huge miles, maybe 1500 to 2000 a year, but enough to keep the fat at bay.

The one I own has carbon stays and fork, I’ve been limited when it comes to touring with it. I changed out to a metal seatpost and have put a rack on that, but I can’t really put more than 20 pounds on it before it gets unstable. I do wish I had a Surly Long Haul Trucker so I could do some touring. Maybe someone will give me one!

[1rudeboy]

They see me rollin', they be hatin'.
www.detroitbikes.com

Sorry, no link--I'm using my phone.

[1FreeAmerican]

Get a Specialized Roubaix Pro with Shimano Ultegra Di2 Disc. You will never have to buy another bike. Just don’t crash it too bad (like hitting a car that turned left in front of you at 30mph) and don’t lose your receipt.

[GraceG]

[ I have a problem with bicycles. Instead of a 12-step program I had 12 bikes. Some of them are gone now, I’m down to 8. ]

Why did you come here to “pedal” your problems on us....

[JoeProBono]

[Flick Lives]

Nice ride. Is that a Brooks saddle?

[1FreeAmerican]

Falling over is not a crash. It can be embarrassing though...

[SES1066]

Some of them are gone now, I'm down to 8.

I have less than half your addiction - a Trek Tourer, Bike Friday and a Brompton. A good bike for almost every condition and travel scenario.

[BraveMan]

[smokingfrog]

I want one of those bikes with the really fat tires.

But I don’t know why.

[RoosterRedux]

I am a bikaholic too. But I am still in denial.

Gonna ride in the morning.

Did weights at the club this afternoon...need the cardio.

[West Texas Chuck]

LOL