Things you thought you would never say but do as a cyclist

This is a lovely piece of tarmac

This is a lovely climb

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nice smooth legs (about my own)

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Which lube do you use? :wink:

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I need more sugar in my diet.

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People now complain about how clean my bike is… I wax my chain!

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Should I tighten my nipples?

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Its within cycling distance.

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“Man this hill is awful! I would love to cycle up it!”

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When driving up a hill and see a roadie climbing, I say to the wife,“Dude’s got legs.”

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The 1k to go sign is about a mile away.

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It’s 90 degrees. We will just go for 60 miles today.

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$4000+ on a bike is reasonable

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(After already owning more than one bike). “I need another bike”

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Truer words have never been spoken…
In the same line.
“For $6000 the Diamondback andean was a bargain!”

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Five minutes is really only 5 times 1 minute, but the first and last minute don’t count so it’s really 3 minutes. Except when you’re 4 minutes in, than 1 minute is more like 3x20 seconds. And other crazy calculations to get through hard intervals.

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This might be as entertaining as the meme thread

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The sun is already coming up 30 minutes later than a couple of weeks ago. Soon I’ll have to adjust the schedule.

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TR has gotten me so good at calculating percentages of 60 in my head. 1:40 left in an interval is a big one for me… every second is 1 more percent!

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“This lycra could be a little more form-fitting”
“Blacking out for a second when I stand up? Totally normal. Probably fine.”
“This is my favourite tan line.”
“Yeah, I wouldn’t use that slow cooker…for food.”
“Very serious, important day for me today. Better wear my most obnoxious socks.”
“Minor road rash”

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meters
grams
liters
degrees Celsius

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