You know you're a cyclist when...

[Paulus]

Can you put derailleurs in the dishwasher?!

I would of thought that the amount of salt in the powder/tablet and in the rinse aid would not be of any good to the pivots of the derailleur.

 

[Piemaster]

Hmm. Perhaps not deraillers then. My mind was more wandering to small car parts that I would obviously never even consider putting into the dishwasher.
Unless Mrs. PM was guaranteed to be well out of the way for a few hours.

 

[Fnaar]

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...you suddenly realise that when you went past that babe on a bike, you took a closer look...at the bike.
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...although (at risk of taking thread off track) we all have our own priorities... cycling with a couple of friends recently, one of them remarked (of a cyclist who'd just passed us, going t'other way) "Nice bike that... full carbon job". I realised that I'd been looking at the cyclist's jersey (which was nice too) and making a mental note to get myself one.

 

[Maz]

...when you think the farmer's been mucking the fields, but the smell's actually from your manky helmet.

 

[Fnaar]

...when you think the farmer's been mucking the fields, but the smell's actually from your manky helmet.

Oh, I see, your cycling helmet... phew!

 

[Theseus]

Oh, I see, your cycling helmet... phew!

Glad I wasn't the only one worried there for a moment.

 

[marzjennings]

Thought of a new one this morning during breakfast.

You know you’re a cyclist when you can look at any food and know how many miles it would fuel you for.

 

[Davidc]

Can you put derailleurs in the dishwasher?!

The detergent attacks aluminium, so what with the salt on any steel parts and the detergent on any aluminium ones who knows what might happen....

 

[Archie_tect]

...you get home after a long ride in the pale, dappled autumnal morning sunlight to warm bacon butties and a cuppa, thinking all's right with the world, when you know, despite appearances, that it really isn't.

 

[jonny jeez]

...you get home after a long ride in the pale, dappled autumnal morning sunlight to warm bacon butties and a cuppa, thinking all's right with your world, when you know, despite appearances, that it really isn't.

fixed it so that it is...I hope

 

[funnymummy]

I've had a mitt-less day & now my hands match my arms... But I seem to have aquirred the reverse Panda look - Big white circles round my eyes & lines to my ears!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You get to work and find the place empty because...apparently, there is a tube strike on. To make matters worse better, I never knew because I was watching the weather (did I need waterproofs) rather than the local traffic news.

That was like me when I worked at a certain school right next to the A82. Except that I took the train (and walked up a rather steep hill), and was very OFTEN there before half of the staff as they had got stuck in traffic or there was some bit of roadworks that I was completely and utterly blissfully ignorant of.

But oh no, that's right, apparently the trains are always s**t

[quote name='swee'pea99' timestamp='1286184378' post='1418824']
...you suddenly realise that when you went past that babe on a bike, you took a closer look...at the bike.
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You hope that you approach said babe from behind so that you can inspect their rear before you do their bike

 

[ufkacbln]

I had a visit from someone at work who was from a completely different department, but had been sent down to ask about cycle routes to work because I was " the guy who cycles in every day and would know!"

 

[Saddle bum]

You call out to SWMBO, "Is the kitchen clean?"

"Yes, why?"

"Cos I want to bring my bike through".