Standard scene: Hi. My name is Ed and I'm addicted to __________. "Hi, Ed." (monotone vocal droning from a large group of bored/stoned/strung-out "recovering" addicts, some of whom are really wondering when break is so they can grab a smoke. Of course, a number of them really are recovering and will go to incredible lengths to help me kick my own addiction - even if I don't really want to.) STR scene: Hi. My name is Ed and I'm addicted to Mountain Biking. "Hi, Ed!" (exclamation accompanied by hoots, hollers, cheers and unabashed encouragement by a large group of like minded addicts who wear the badges of their own habit proudly - in the form of dirt, scabs, scars, bikes that cost more than nice used cars and a continual commitment to feeding their own addiction - and if possible, pushing this drug as aggressively as any street corner crack dealer in the hopes of recruiting new addicts and making sure "old addicts" remain firmly chained.) After lurking around the forum for a couple weeks, I'm fairly confident no-one here is going to try and "cure" me of this addiction (affliction?) called mountain biking. Which is good, because after twenty-some years of trail riding, it would be one helluva fight! Ed City of San Buenaventura
No cures here but there will be pressure to join one of the special interest groups, like the downhillers, the single speeders and that God we don't have too many fixed gear riders here, but Billy is OK. Note of caution stay away for the roadie forum, bunch of fashion posers over there. Dean
if ya see an introduction post like that ya gotta say :welcome: btw, some of us ride the hell out of cheap simple bikes too
I'm Mike from Wildomar, I'm addicted to STR, Downhill mountain biking, and going for bigger obstacles than I have done before. I awake at early hours of mornings and lurk for new mountain bike areas and updates of the tribe. "I find solace in dirt" "I will become dirt" "I love my hands in dirt" "I seek the smell of dirt on rubber" Welcome to Recovery and that recovery is recovering all the dirtyness amongst us all.
Hi Ed, I am the Denmother and I am also addicted to Mountain Biking. Welcome to the madness!!! :bang:
Not an addict, Straight up degenerate junkie here. :welcome:, limiting your singletrack indulgences to once or twice a week can even be considered healthy. But if you keep going down the rocky path soon your friends become enemies, work and home life are affected, and every waking second is devoted to scoring your next fix. Sure, there are treatment programs if you dig skinny tires and latex; but who would honestly want to live with the thought of being saturated with crusty mud up to your eyeballs always nagging at the fringe of your sanity like a dealer or best friend whom You owe $20:?:.
Do you mean 'lycra'? There is a whole other 'recovery' forum for Latex, Tiger should be joining shortly :welcome::welcome::welcome:
It's a filthy world, but only rookies wear saftey gear It would take a lot more than penicillin to clean up my life of dirty deeds 8-[.
I, too, am feeding an addiction that has lasted 18 years. Each year seems to come with needing either a new bike fix, or more new dirt fix...not too picky about either one!! :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:
the first rule about mounatin biking is, we talk about moutain biking, the second rule about mountain biking is, we talk about mountain biking, the third rule........you get the jist!!! :welcome: Cheers - :beer:
