tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post3027311135950524758..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: AddictedBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-43563722541718929242007-05-29T08:39:00.000-06:002007-05-29T08:39:00.000-06:00Danielo, Thanks for the reassurance. I hauled ho...Danielo, Thanks for the reassurance. <BR/>I hauled home a old Kona MTB to turn into a single speed. I did it with my Xtracycle. It was an impromptu buy and I just strapped the front wheel into the load swallowing pocket and rode home. <BR/><BR/>So maybe not a fuel addiction but a bike hobby run afoul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-55194750774157465422007-05-25T14:28:00.000-06:002007-05-25T14:28:00.000-06:00"Addiction" implies the thing one is doing is harm..."Addiction" implies the thing one is doing is harmful to the self. That's why I call drivers "car addicts," and why I do NOT consider cyclists to be addicts. <BR/><BR/>It's always easier to drive the car, just as it's always easier to down a fifth of whiskey instead of dealing with the termination notice from the power company.<BR/><BR/>Bikeboy and Clancy, you are NOT addicts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-15371956126120236732007-05-25T10:55:00.000-06:002007-05-25T10:55:00.000-06:00I too am addicted. My wife thinks I have a defect...I too am addicted. My wife thinks I have a defect, because I am always talkin about gas prices and the need to reduce driving. I also have an addiction for buying used bikes. Sometimes to resell, sometimes for parts and sometimes just because it is too good of deal to pass up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com