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You might be a cyclist if:
- At any point in your life you owned a bicycle
that was worth more than your car.
- You hesitate to buy new car tires, even if
cord is showing but if your bike has a blowout, you are at the bike
shop sometimes the same day for a new tire.
- In school you didn’t grasp the metric system,
but now you know how wide a 22,23,or 25millimeter tire is, you know
how big a 700 (or 650) centimeter wheel is, and you translate
kilometers to miles and the reverse without thinking.
- When you buy a new tire, one of the top
concerns is how much the tire weighs. In grams.
- You know what a “dishing tool” is. Or you
already own one.
- You have a favourite energy drink.
- When someone says they have a “53,39” “52,42”
or “16,39,52 triple road” you know what they’re talking about.
- You have ever thought about or calculated the
gear ratios of your bicycle.
- You can spell “Derailleur” correctly.
- You have more than 4 pairs of gloves, only one
pair has fingers, and none of them are suitable for winter.
- You own at least one pair of plastic shoes,
with straps.
- You know in which country any foreign bicycle
is made (Bianchi, Peugot, Campagnola, Colnago, etc.)
- The tour de France is one of the sporting
events of the year for you.
- You have ever contemplated the weight density
of Chromium alloy, Aluminum alloy, and Titanium alloy when buying
new bicycle parts or components.
- You can change a bicycle tire faster than a
car tire. On the highway.
- You know what “bonking” feels like.
- You own your own copy of “American Flyers”
- You are willing to travel hundreds of miles to
ride your bike in a new place.
- “Century”, “Cassette”, “Frog”, and “tour” mean
something different than for most other people.
- You have an impressive water bottle
collection, but you only use the two you bought from a catalog.
- You keep your legs clean-shaven, but you are a
guy.
- The price difference between new car tires and
new bicycle tires is very small.
- You have at least one extra wheel for each
bike you own, and a spare bike as well.
- Part of you home décor is a bicycle rack
inside the house/ apartment.
- You have a tire pump with a gage that goes up
to 160PSI and you’ve actually put it to the test.
- You have a really nice “farmer’s tan” every
summer, but you work indoors.
- On season, eating less than 4,000 calories
per day is dieting.
- You own 15 pairs of shorts, and all but 2 are
black tights.
- You have a tab at the local bike shop.
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