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BumbleBeeDave
12-23-2011, 12:04 PM
My latest was yesterday . . .

"Note to Self: Do NOT go on a long ride immediately after eating only two large pieces of greasy pizza for lunch."

What are some of your lessons-learned "Notes to Self" while riding? . . .

:rolleyes:

BBD
Joachim
12-23-2011, 12:12 PM
Why did I think one energy gel will get me through a 4 hour ride?
oliver1850
12-23-2011, 12:18 PM
I tend to think: "next ride, I should check the skewers first".
William
12-23-2011, 12:24 PM
*I will neither confirm nor deny how I came to know this information....*


Never eat mushrooms and drink beer before you ride a bike.

http://www.ftlauderdaleinjurylawyerblog.com/bike%20accident.jpg





William
CNY rider
12-23-2011, 12:27 PM
That water bottle would be very refreshing if it wasn't sitting back in the car.......
pedlpwrd
12-23-2011, 12:29 PM
The most recent one, "why oh why did I trust she wouldn't put my shorts in the dryer." :crap:
SamIAm
12-23-2011, 12:29 PM
When riding by myself and just taking it easy, my most common note to self is "Remember how much fun it is to ride nice and easy, don't feel like you have to go hard every time out."
BumbleBeeDave
12-23-2011, 12:33 PM
. . . I can identify with that one. :D

Or was it aimed at me in the first place? :eek: :p

BBD

I tend to think: "next ride, I should check the skewers first".
oliver1850
12-23-2011, 01:04 PM
Not aimed, but you are the cause.
konstantkarma
12-23-2011, 01:10 PM
Note to self: " I gotta remember to fix that squeak!"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

:rolleyes:
OperaLover
12-23-2011, 01:18 PM
Not eating before a ride is not the way to lose weight!

When you bonk, wood-fired thin crust pizzza will get you back on the road and home.
fourflys
12-23-2011, 01:56 PM
"I should sit on the couch less and ride more..."

:beer:
gearguywb
12-23-2011, 02:04 PM
As my buddy remembers......always make sure you bring the front wheel for the ride from the trailhead.
flydhest
12-23-2011, 02:06 PM
Note to self: don't forget that the bike is on the roof rack as you come back home toward the garage.
benb
12-23-2011, 02:32 PM
Don't forget the towel when you ride at lunch and need to shower in the office shower..
Jaq
12-23-2011, 02:34 PM
Note to self: never flip off fatties in SUVs.
FastVegan
12-23-2011, 02:52 PM
" I need to do more sit-ups."
kinofaucet
12-23-2011, 02:59 PM
"Don't take the hilly route and use the 404s when the wind is blowing 70mph..."
Joachim
12-23-2011, 03:23 PM
"The lightning and thunderstorm won't be coming this way".
Bruce K
12-23-2011, 03:25 PM
"What a great idea this Tour du Bivalve is......" (BEFORE we ate the first batch of fried clams). :eek: :help: :crap:

But it was SO much better the next year when we ate AFTER the ride. :beer:

BK
Fishbike
12-23-2011, 03:31 PM
Always bring the seat bag. Cause if I had the seat bag I would have the 5mm hex wrench and I could tighten this slipped saddle and I wouldn't be peddaling with my knees up around my ear lobes.
Ti Designs
12-23-2011, 03:38 PM
But it was SO much better the next year when we ate AFTER the ride.

I honestly didn't think the ride home was all that bad. Guinness does wonders...
bironi
12-23-2011, 05:53 PM
One of these days that f-ing hill is going to kill me! :beer:
rugbysecondrow
12-23-2011, 06:15 PM
"just one more...". Doesn't jive with a ride the next morning.
BumbleBeeDave
12-23-2011, 06:19 PM
Always bring the seat bag. Cause if I had the seat bag I would have the 5mm hex wrench and I could tighten this slipped saddle and I wouldn't be peddaling with my knees up around my ear lobes.

I did this at DBRK's Finger Lakes Ramble several years ago! Rode Saturday in the rain, cleaned my bike after, forgot and left the seat bag off. Rode Sunday and--yeah, you guessed it! Got a flat just after everybody else had taken off from a regroup. Stopped, got off, looked for the seat bag and . . . D'OH!

Started walking, called and left message for DBRK--he eventually came and hauled my sorry *ss back to his place.

Hilarious now, not so much then! :eek: :rolleyes:

BBD
snah
12-23-2011, 06:27 PM
Note to self: " I gotta remember to fix that squeak!"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

next ride: "I gotta remember to fix that squeak"

:rolleyes:

Man can I relate to this one!!!
pedlpwrd
12-23-2011, 06:59 PM
*I will neither confirm nor deny how I came to know this information....*


Never eat mushrooms and drink beer before you ride a bike.

http://www.ftlauderdaleinjurylawyerblog.com/bike%20accident.jpg





William
Spent the day laughing about this one! Just CLASSIC!!! :beer:
dave thompson
12-23-2011, 07:10 PM
That's Salvador Dali's bike before the crash!

http://www.ftlauderdaleinjurylawyerblog.com/bike%20accident.jpg
rounder
12-23-2011, 07:26 PM
Always make sure you have the keys with you when you return to the car.
Fivethumbs
12-23-2011, 08:01 PM
The only way to tell if its a fart or a shart is when its too late.
thinpin
12-23-2011, 08:29 PM
On commuting. Remember to pack a pair of jocks for the change into flimsy scrubs.
benitosan1972
12-23-2011, 08:42 PM
"No pain, no gain"
"I'm actually enjoying this"
"My butt's gonna look so sweet"
"No doughnuts until I finish the 100th mile"
metalheart
12-23-2011, 09:15 PM
smile ... .iife can be shorter than you think, enjoy what you have