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benolium

Post subject: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:10 pm

Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:08 am
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Location: California

I thought I'd start this off.

Your wife's kitchen scale has found a permanent new home on your workbench.

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prendrefeu

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:37 pm

Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
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Location: Los Angeles

When you don't use your wife's kitchen scale and instead buy more accurate ones: at least two table top, one pocket, one hanging. :wink:

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kulivontot

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:21 pm

Joined: Sun May 16, 2010 7:28 pm
Posts: 403

When the car (or truck) your bike is mounted on is worth less than the bike itself.

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barney96

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:19 pm

Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:34 pm
Posts: 61

When you sell a kidney for a much needed "lighter" part
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Discoverspeed

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:15 am

Joined: Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:20 am
Posts: 446

this forum is your home page

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oreoboreo

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:45 am

Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:25 pm
Posts: 166
Location: Aloha, Oregon

benolium wrote:

I thought I'd start this off.

Your wife's kitchen scale has found a permanent new home on your workbench.

I resemble that weenie quote, she is always asking if I have her scale...lol

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Scottybee

Post subject: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:09 am

Joined: Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:31 am
Posts: 408
Location: Santa Barbara

Oh god- get rid of this guy^

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Asymptotic

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:47 am

Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:06 am
Posts: 185
Location: North Adelaide, South Australia

You find out you need reading glasses and when the optometrist holds a carbon framed model in one hand, and a titanium framed model in the other, you instinctively ask: what's the weight difference between the two?

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JamieL

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:24 pm

Joined: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:05 pm
Posts: 142

You go for a haircut a couple of days before a hillclimb

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devinci

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:16 am

Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:43 pm
Posts: 2510
Location: Canada

as soon as you pile some $$$$ you need to spend it

then you realize you have nothing to buy but STILL want to spend some dough

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saroadie

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:35 am

Joined: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:43 am
Posts: 38
Location: Adelaide

You ride in Australian summers but your largest water bottle is 500 ml.

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elmo

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:11 am

Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:33 pm
Posts: 34

when you tuned this

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Sandal

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:16 pm

Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:10 pm
Posts: 321
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

when you swap saddle and pedals for the lighter ones for the race, and than swap those back to heavier and more functional ones after the race :doh:

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UpFromOne

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:04 am

Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:23 am
Posts: 198
Location: Covington, WA

when you dream of things like removing that heavy clearcoat from your frame, or curse when forced to use a washer for spacing...

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prendrefeu

Post subject: Re: You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:16 pm

Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
Posts: 6601
Location: Los Angeles

You would do this:

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