Had enough...

Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.

I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just yesterday! Now just need a frame
and such to go around it.)

I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and rolling, without getting
beat to hell.

I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.

I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff joints.

I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.

I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.

I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!) appendages.

I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.

Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?

Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
yesterday!
> Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
>
> I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
rolling,
> without getting beat to hell.
>
> I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
>
> I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff joints.
>
> I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
>
> I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
>
> I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!) appendages.
>
> I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
>
> Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
>
> Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.
>
>

Have you thought of cars? While I have both a racing bike and a mountain bike, I think mountain
biking is safer because you can't get hit by some idiot SUV driver who's drinking coffee while
speaking on his cellphone.

--
Bob ctviggen at rcn dot com

 

Sorni wrote:
>
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.

April Fools to you too!

Barry

 

>"Sorni" [email protected] wrote: >I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an
Ultegra bottom bracket just yesterday!
>Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)

I have a spare 8 speed 105 cranks, Icon threadless 120mm stem and 44cm bar! I like road riding but
riding the MTB is a nice switch. Occasionally I find myself driving on one of my road routes and
can't believe how far it is. It never seems that far when you're riding.

tim

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
yesterday!
> Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
>
> I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
rolling,
> without getting beat to hell.
>
> I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
>
> I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff joints.
>
> I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
>
> I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
>
> I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!) appendages.
>
> I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
>
> Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
>
> Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.
>
Guys! I only have so many single gay men to introduce you all to! Some of you are going to have to
stay straight

~CG

 

"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
> >
> > I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
> yesterday!
> > Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
> >
> > I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
> rolling,
> > without getting beat to hell.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff
joints.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!)
appendages.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
> >
> > Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
> >
> > Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.
> >

> Have you thought of cars? While I have both a racing bike and a mountain bike, I think mountain
> biking is safer because you can't get hit by some idiot SUV driver who's drinking coffee while
> speaking on his cellphone.

Well sure, but the car danger is more than offset by the attractive GR outfits.

Bill "nobody's fool" S.

 

"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <"keep it in the newsgroup "@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorni wrote:
> >
> > Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> April Fools to you too!

About what on God's Green Earth are you talking???

Bill "it's all about the pavement, baby" S.

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> I'm going roadie. (snip what I hope is BS)

Damn dude, now that you're in to lattes and Prada, can I get you to send me more parts?

If you go out and buy a Saab now, all hope will be lost.

I demand you return to Maryland this instant so you can be thrashed in Patapsco, and remember why
you loved the dirt in the first place.

Chris

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
|
| I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
yesterday!
| Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
|
| I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
rolling,
| without getting beat to hell.
|
| I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
|
| I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff joints.
|
| I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
|
| I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
|
| I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!) appendages.
|
| I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
|
| Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
|
| Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.

Why not do both? Sorry to state what may be deemed obvious, just seems to me like you have the right
attitude for both.

Simon.......used to ride road bikes but got fed up with being knocked off, run over, mangling rims,
shaving legs and wanted to live to be old and without stiff joints!

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%[email protected]...
> "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
<snip>
> > Have you thought of cars? While I have both a racing bike and a
mountain
> > bike, I think mountain biking is safer because you can't get hit by some idiot SUV driver who's
> > drinking coffee while speaking on his cellphone.
>
> Well sure, but the car danger is more than offset by the attractive GR outfits.
>

Don't forget Cinder Girls distracted by muscular legs. Roadies biking on Skyline and Tunnel Road
should watch out for a swerving silver car

~CG

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just yesterday! Now just need a frame
> and such to go around it.)
>
> I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and rolling, without getting beat
> to hell.
>
> I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
>
> I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff joints.
>
> I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
>
> I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
>
> I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!) appendages.
>
> I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
>
> Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
>
> Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.

Just confirms my theory that you're not born that way, becoming a GR is a learned behavior. And if
your parents (or spouse, S.O., etc) pay me $50,000 I'll kidnap you, move you to the back woods of
Idaho, feed you nothing but elk jerky and beer, slap you on a new Blur and ride your ass off on real
mountains until you're de-programmed.

Well, heck, think to come of it, wish sumbuddy'd do that to me!

Paladin Always willing to help a friend who's lost his mind on April 1. 8-P

 

"Simon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Simon.......used to ride road bikes but got fed up with being knocked off, run over, mangling
> rims, shaving legs and wanted to live to be old and without stiff joints!
>
>

So you just gave up the being run over and shaving legs part? ;^)

Mike

 

Sorni <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%[email protected]...
> "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
> > >
> > > I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
> > yesterday!
> > > Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
> > rolling,
> > > without getting beat to hell.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff
> joints.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!)
> appendages.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
> > >
> > > Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
> > >
> > > Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.
> > >
>
> > Have you thought of cars? While I have both a racing bike and a
mountain
> > bike, I think mountain biking is safer because you can't get hit by some idiot SUV driver who's
> > drinking coffee while speaking on his cellphone.
>
> Well sure, but the car danger is more than offset by the attractive GR outfits.
>
> Bill "nobody's fool" S.

Sorni - yer too late by a few hours mate, dead line was midday ',;~P```````

Shaun aRe

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
>
> I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
yesterday!
> Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
>
Welcome to the road. I hope you have an Advocacy Group or Club that can help you learn the safety
aspects of the road. It's much different then dirt.

Cleanbean, advocacy member.

 

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Sorni <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%[email protected]...
> > "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
> > > >
> > > > I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
> > > yesterday!
> > > > Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to just spinning and breathing and looking and
> > > rolling,
> > > > without getting beat to hell.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to not trashing my equipment every other ride.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to growing old without broken bones and stiff
> > joints.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to buying slippery shoes.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to coming home sweaty, not muddy 'n bloody.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to learing how to shave new (but not all!)
> > appendages.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking forward to...well, a safe future.
> > > >
> > > > Been nice knowin' y'all; keep the rubber side down, 'hear?
> > > >
> > > > Bill "airport access roads, here I come" S.
> > > >
> >
> > > Have you thought of cars? While I have both a racing bike and a
> mountain
> > > bike, I think mountain biking is safer because you can't get hit by
some
> > > idiot SUV driver who's drinking coffee while speaking on his
cellphone.
> >
> > Well sure, but the car danger is more than offset by the attractive GR outfits.
> >
> > Bill "nobody's fool" S.
>
> Sorni - yer too late by a few hours mate, dead line was midday
',;~P```````

Shaun, you lost me mate*. Original post 8:38 am; reply to reply 9:27 am (both on 4/1 of course).

*I know, better send out a search party!

Bill "danged time zones" S.

 

"Cleanbean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Been waiting for the right time to tell you guys.
> >
> > I'm going roadie. (Hell, I bought an Ultegra bottom bracket just
> yesterday!
> > Now just need a frame and such to go around it.)
> >
> Welcome to the road. I hope you have an Advocacy Group or Club that can help you learn the safety
> aspects of the road. It's much different then dirt.
>
> Cleanbean, advocacy member.

Clean, Clean Clean... Check the date of my "announcement"

Bill "not ruling it out, but staying on dirt for now (and always)" S.

 

Sorni <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...

> Shaun, you lost me mate*.

That's 'cos yer too damned slow to catch me ',;~}

> Original post 8:38 am; reply to reply 9:27 am (both on 4/1 of course).
>
> *I know, better send out a search party!
>
> Bill "danged time zones" S.

Yeah, and me having my stupid head on.......heheheheheh..........

Shaun aRe