[CR]RE: Incurable Bikaholic

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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:34:12 -0600
Thread-Topic: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1131 - 13 msgs
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From: "Koepke, Mark" <mkoepke@uwsp.edu>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]RE: Incurable Bikaholic

Here are some indications of this serious affliction. Although diagnosis is the first step there is, as yet, no known cure for this insidious malady. You know you're an Incurable Bikaholic when . . .

*Any one of your bikes is worth more than your car. *You choose a house solely on the basis of whether or not it is flat enough to ride into and how close good roads and bike shops are. *Your bike rack is worth more than your car. *Your legs are tanned only to mid-thigh. *The first thing you ask when you regain consciousness is "How's my bike?" *You actually move further from work so the bike commute will be more heavy duty. *You mentally log every meal as "good fuel" or "bad fuel." *Your learn you have X money left over after paying bills and the first thing you do is reach for the nearest cycling catalogue. *75% of the tools you own are from Campagnolo. *You dream of winning the lottery, and the first thing you think is "how many/which bikes can that money buy?" *You can tell your significant other with a straight face that it's too hot to mow the lawn, then take off and ride a century. *Someone in a car asks for directions and you accidentally give them a route that bypasses all busy roads (or is very scenic etc.) *You buy a car based on whether or not a bike will fit in the boot. *You pull up hard on the steering wheel trying to jump your car over a pot-hole. *You know the distance of every point of interest within 20 miles of your house as well as the location of every pot-hole along the way. *You refuse to buy a couch because that patch of wall space is taken up by the bike. *You pull your car into the driveway and subconsciously twist your heel to clip out of the accelerator. *You see glass on the road and point it out for the car behind you. *You can't find the brake levers on the steering wheel. *You try to stand up to go over speed bumps - in a car. *You signal a turn and hit your wife.

You read this expecting it to be funny, then realize that it all applies to you . .

From: Mark Koepke, Stevens Point, WI, USA .....somebody forwarded this to me.