For those that don't just Cycle and also Climb, here is the TOP SIGNS YOU BEEN ROCK CLIMBING TOO LONG:
* You go to church and scout out routes to the ceiling * You climb your friends fireplace * You know how to get on your roof without a ladder * You begin buying your shoes 2 sizes too small out of habit * You get mad of having to spend $40 on a pair of Levi's, but don't mind spending $200+ for a pair of Gore-tex * You have no idea why your hands are bleeding * Your climbing equipment is worth more than your car * You give up a decent job so you can climb more * You blow a good marriage so you can climb more * Your body is worn out and you need medical attention, but that would take away from your climbing time, so you continue to hobble * Your list of names for future ascents are longer than your list of friends * When walking down a cracked sidewalk, you're thinking, "That'll be a good hand hold". * When it hurts to hold onto the steering wheel driving home from climbing * You placed anchors on the side of your 5th story apartment building so you could sleep on your porta-ledge on the weekdays. Top 11 worst things for your belay to shout to you while you struggle with the crux. 11. Falling! 10. You know, I've wanted to try climbing for years. 9. Hold on, I've got to go pee. 8. My god, you're going to die. 7. Dyno for the jug you can't see! 6. If you fall now you'll deck out. 5. Your fingers must be REALLY aching by now. 4. Hey, I can see right up your shorts from here. 3. Your last piece of pro just fell out. 2. Am I supposed to be doing something with this rope? And, the number one thing you don't want to hear from your belayer .... 1. Hmmm, looks like you read the guidebook wrong, this one's an E7 not a VS (or a 22 instead of an 18, as the case may be...) On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Brendan <[email protected]> wrote: > ok,started this because it was more fun than working - please add your > own ideas: > > How you know you have been cycling for a long time: > > 1. Your friends actually recognise you again (since you lost all that > weight a long time ago). > 2. Your alcohol consumption cannot be defined by medical questionairs > (how many drinks per day....). > 3. All your car wash rags are old cycling short chamois. > 4. Your work clothes take up less space than your cycling kit in your > cupboard. > 5. You throw out water bottles instead of buying them. > 6. The lemonjuice in your fridge is only for freshening your > hydrapack, not softening tequilas. > 7. Almost any problem you encounter gets sorted with a cable tie or > chamois cream. > 8. A dog's bark nearby causes you to prepare to "roll gently into the > dirt". > 9. Normal neighbourhood roads are divided into your "interval" and > "recovery" roads. > 10. You can make yourself thow up without sticking your finger down > your throat by just riding harder, then still carry on afterwards as > if nothing had happened. > 11. You are friendlier with most local taxi drivers on the early > morning beat than your work associates (c'mon, they're actually a > friendly bunch). > 12. Your shower routine regularly includes attendace with your HRM > strap and helmet. > 13. You have one or more accounts at the LBS even though you didn't > ask for one. > 14. When you walk into your LBS the grin on the manager's face widens > perceptibly. > 15. You have spare parts for bikes in your garage that you have no > idea of the function of. > 16. when you return home muddy and sweaty after a ride the first thing > your kids ask is "Can I see your metal?". > 17. Your kids no longer ask you if you have won when you return from a > race. > 18. Your family thinks you are nuts, even the more active among them, > but by now they have stopped asking "why?". > 19. People ask if you have done the Epic, and if not, they think > you're just plain useless after all the time you put in. > 20. You have already given your Discovery Channel cycling shirt to the > gardener. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "DarkAndDirty" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<darkanddirty%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en.
