You realise your interest in cycling has become an obsession when...

[MrRidley]

When 90% of the clothes you own, is cycling gear.

 

[just jim]

Your internet browsing history shows nothing but CC, CRC and Wiggle.

 

[Bandini]

...your friends and girlfiend tell you, 'You can only mention bikes twice tonight!'

 

[surfgurl]

You ask the customers in the pub you work in to obtain the odds for the Tour de France for you. And then proceed to discuss said odds in the hope their knowledge of horse racing form may give you some handy tips. You then get them to put the bets on for you.

 

[postman]

When you have more cycling tops .Than long sleeved 'best' shirts .

 

[Davidc]

The first thing you do when you get back from a (non cycling) holiday is get the/a bike out and go for a ride.

 

[Helly79]

....you know what bonking is

 

[HJ]

When it leads to a change of career...

 

[jamesxyz]

...you keep buying shiny new cycling gear even when your 'normal' clothes are falling to bits.

 

[thomas]

.....you post on here

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

... as you pass an attractive member of the approprate sex riding a bike, you pay more attention to the frame and mech than them.

Yes, it's when you start looking at what people are riding as a pose to THEM that you have a problem!

Heck I even inspect bikes that have been locked up somewhere just to see what they are (and just hope that the owner isn't walking up behind you wondering what you are up too as happened one time when, unfortunately I also happened to be drunk).

 

[loz]

You realise your interest in cycling has become an obsession when...

...while dressed in non-cycling clothing you attempt to stash items in your non-existent rear pockets.

 

[Calum]

When you start doing things that you'd do on the bike, when you're driving a car. Like swirving to avoid potholes or trying to un-clip from the clutch after parking.

 

[KEEF]

Posting on here at 10.30 pm on a Friday night when I could be................. could be........... ...........could be............................

 

[Hacienda71]

When you start thinking up spurious reasons to explain to your wife why you need an extra bike to add to the collection in your garage