When did you realise you'd gone from Beginner to Obsessive?

[mickle]

When the kids at primary school used to taunt me 'Michael Bicycle' because that's all I ever talked about.

 

[reekie201]

when i got another new bike and 3 weeks later upgraded groupset and wheels

 

[Browser]

When Mrs Browser didn't even ask what the new bike gadget was sat on the side in the kitchen last week (it was a Muc Off X1 chain cleaner )

 

[Aiden_23]

When I put a countdown sheet on my fridge for when it arrives!!!!...........my credit card that is, so I can buy my new Roadie!!!!! When I was thinking about selling my car to buy a new bike......the Mrs wasn't impressed, she needs it for work . When I bought a £50 "Springer" for my MTB so I could attach the dog lead to it and cycle with my Alaskan Malamute rather than "walking". The list goes on!!!!!

 

[EYE-TYE-MAD]

This is intended as a fun thread, to warn beginners of the pitfalls ahead! Feel free to post as many examples as you like.

For me, it was when I was choosing some lager in the off-licence, and decided to spend extra for Stella Artois because it's Belgian, like Eddy Merckx.

When you tell yourself, just one more!

 

[numbnuts]

When did you I realise you'd gone from Beginner obsessive to no riding

Since suffering from sciatica followed by an epidural injection that didn't relieve the pain and this cold weather, I have not ridden my bike since the 25th January

 

[pushonbrother]

When I stopped missing my motorbikes

 

[lulubel]

Last Sunday, as I was tumbling over the bonnet of a car, and my second thought was, "This is going to hurt."

My first thought was, "There's no way my bike will have survived this."

I was right - on both counts.

 

[bucksgill]

Think I may be going obsessive.

I'm not a weight weenie but today whilst having my hair cut I was thinking about the weight losses from removing the hair whilst also considering aerodynamic improvements.

 

[Hacienda71]

When I started going out for hilly 50 mile rides in the Pennines at weekends and thinking that was a short ride. I was made aware I was being obsessive by my non cycling friends who told me I was "mental"