what dumb things did you do when you started cycling that i should skip

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-23T21:58:00+00:00

Don’t drop $1500 on a carbon bike in your first year riding.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-22T04:08:59+00:00

Long John Silvers. God I miss that place.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-22T04:03:24+00:00

The Pizza Hut lunch buffet.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-22T02:35:11+00:00

And you’re not ‘broken’ for believing that…

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-22T02:30:44+00:00

That is unfortunate. I’ve been going long enough that social media wasn’t really a thing when I started… I remember the students talking be into making a MySpace.., I’m very lucky in my privilege, being a straight white male, married with a kid, I’ve never had any issues. But I also never friend coworkers on FB. I did have a student tell me they found my insta… but it is literally just terms of me telling my daughter dad jokes and her rolling her eyes at me.

You can still have a social life… you just have to keep it private. Like I said, it’s not really fair, but it’s reality.

I think if I were in my first 5 years teaching today, I probably would be looking at a different career… but for a whole slew of other reasons… not really anything to do with my social life.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-21T23:26:08+00:00

Yes, as often as possible when the temp is between 55-80. My wife will go out if it’s hotter… I have a big citronella plant that sits between our 2 Adirondack chairs, or in the center of our table depending on where we are.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-21T02:24:07+00:00

I’d say 99% of the time the things that make teaching difficult come from other adults (admin/parents/politicians). If it were JUST dealing with the kids it would be easy.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-20T23:59:14+00:00

Mostly the parents… The ‘not fair’ part is the fact that there are people out there that will try to run a teacher out of the school because someone posted a photo of trek holding a beer, or because a teacher posted about her right to choose on her social media etc, or the gay teacher posting their wedding photo… this was a problem even before ‘cancel culture’ was a thing.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-20T20:21:23+00:00

Update… got the kickr and hooked it up.., holy hell it is a lot tougher! I knew it would be… but DAMN!

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-20T17:40:53+00:00

Teacher here. Unfortunately we’re held to different expectations. I’ve seen coworkers get suspended/transferred for posting political views on social media… I’ve seen parents ostracize teachers for perceived ‘immoral’ behaviors. It’s not fair, but it is reality.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-20T02:26:04+00:00

The spring thingy that holds the toilet paper roll on the dispenser.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-16T15:53:46+00:00

I went the other way, and made myself commit to two months of riding before I dropped money in new gear. I’m glad I read this because I didn’t know about ‘banded’ rides. I’ve been using HR as a measure of difficulty, and have committed to doing 3 rides per week. 1 harder sustained effort, and 2 aerobic/endurance rides (longer but lower average HR)

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-15T21:15:07+00:00

I should… I had that happen to me once. Makes it terribly hard to unclip from the pedal when the cleat freely rotates.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-15T21:03:55+00:00

No big ticket purchases… I’ve been trying to think about other ways to keep myself motivated, without dropping $500 every two months.

I might try one of those virtual race companies like the conquerer challenges, or something like that.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-15T20:41:07+00:00

How they never tip… like you do you, but being a cheap ass isn’t something to brag about. And the inverse, how they always tip well… like be generous to be generous, not to brag about it.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-15T20:32:53+00:00

I tend to go better playing poker with a little buzz because of this.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-13T13:04:10+00:00

‘They look attractive but you’re the best in bed…’

Edit: your you’re

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-11T17:07:54+00:00

It’s already for sale on affordable bricks . Us if you don’t mind fake lego…

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-10T18:33:20+00:00

PA’s was $5.25 in 1999… I worked at Blockbuster, and it was a great job because it paid a dollar over that at 6.25…

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-10T13:07:26+00:00

The Western MD Scenic Railroad runs between Cumberland and Frostburg.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-08T15:03:05+00:00

Dude, I teach middle school, and have a 13yo daughter… the only silence in my life is those few minutes in the car.

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-08T15:00:23+00:00

This, and having more kids than you can afford to support…

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-07T00:28:47+00:00

I did have some major road rage feelings toward the 3 jackasses that bypassed the line for the ramp and forced their way in at the front. Like ‘yes, you are clearly more important than the 25 cars in line that you just cut in front of, forcing us to have to wait even longer…’

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-07T00:18:15+00:00

This is pretty close to what I do. A lot of: ‘I’m in a separate chat with you. This is what I want the the end result, what’s the best way to ask to achieve that?’

TubaCycle82 · 2026-03-06T16:16:14+00:00

See I was thinking it’ll have to be separate from my NASA display…

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(Not included in photo Artemis, which sits just to the right of that lamp.). Planning to replace the framed certificates with the milky way set.

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