Quote from: JetSwing on April 12, 2006, 07:17:30 PMhave you considered a hobby of complaining about things you can't/won't do as hobby? 

I think complaining should be in my list of hobbies...  Since I do it more than I sleep. 

Quote from: Cannon Fodder on April 13, 2006, 07:01:21 AMVW Bug, lost intrest and kept breaking tools

Feel free to give your bug to me...  Thanks.

I snowboard, play guitar, poker.

I ride BMX, play bass, and tinker, but I'm not good at any of em.

Quote from: Jake D on April 13, 2006, 11:31:26 AM
I snowboard, play guitar, poker.

I poker too, but sometimes she has a headache.



ah.. I know ...dumb joke..

I slept under the stars 37 nights last year.  Well, it rained a few times

In this order
Aquariums, riding, reading, keeping reptiles ( wife won't let me keep snakes anymore but lizards are ok ), computer games especially MMO's, watching movies.
Of course I do all those after spending time with my wife and son.

I have 5 gallons of beer brewing.  I like RC planes, but I haven't done that in a while.  I like tinkering with electronics.  I have a dog.  I'm an on-the-wagon computer game addict.  I'm somewhat involved in politics.

Weather and garage condition dependent:

Maintaining, polishing and otherwise enjoying a 36 yr old sports car,

Bicycling,

Gardening( I'm my wife's "go-fer", as in "Go fer another bale of pine straw", or "go fer the hoe" , ) The WOT?!

When the weather's crappy, I'm in the basement building a railroad.
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Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 12, 2006, 07:23:16 PM
Hot Rods (I want to build/restore one)

My dad has a 48 Plymouth that we work on over the winter. It's pretty fun but it can be alot of work. If I had a pic handy I would post it but I don't. I'll post one later.

Please do! I realize they can be a lot of work, but it's also worth it when you get it just right. That's also why I want to take an old CB550 or CB750 and turning it into a café racer.

Just for you Alpha



Our 1948 Plymouth

1) Ballroom dancing, especially Latin dancing like Salsa
2) Racing cars, including track @ VIR, Autocross, and of course the Dragon 
3) Wakeboarding
4) Computers and computer games

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Quote from: Cannon Fodder on April 13, 2006, 07:01:21 AMVW Bug, lost intrest and kept breaking tools

Feel free to give your bug to me...  Thanks.

Nah, I'll probably start on it after I put the big brakes on the Mustang.  Maybe a FI turbo bug with a MegaSquirt ECM or something.

Quote from: MarkusN on April 13, 2006, 01:56:24 AM
Pablo, what's the philosophy behind fixed gear? KISS?

lots of things. first, I use it to train in the rain. so there's no mess to clean. its as low maintenance as possible, k.i.s.s. definitely. second, well, the fixed gear bikes to me are the essence of a bike in its most pure form, especially true of the true track bikes that have no brakes. I resisted selling my vintage guerciotti track bike but I hardly rode it when I was riding lots...third, for training, the fixed gear helps you develop your pedal stroke in circles for better and more power. people used to call me a sewing machine because I would do hills on the thing and coming down the hill spinning my legs/cranks at 170rpm made me look like a sewing machine...I had good spin.

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Quote from: pantablo on April 12, 2006, 11:22:17 PM
this is one of them (yes, fixed gear road bike):

I love you more and more each post you make. 

That Fixie Bianchi is a work of art.  I have an old beater that I fixed for "around town".  I find myself grabbing it all of the time now for leasurly late night strolls.  Fixed is addictive!

-Turd

that used to be an old beater a friend had. its an slx frame from the mid 80's. has loads of miles on it (he was riding for years on it doing 300+ miles a week. I comandeered it for storing it for him for 3 years...had the rear track dropouts welded on after riding it using the standard dropouts for a few years. I still love that bike the best...

Those road style bikes are worth a lot of money aren't they?

After reading these post, I feel like such an underachiever

Quote from: mike_mike on April 13, 2006, 07:19:04 PM
Those road style bikes are worth a lot of money aren't they?

some are. My race bike cost me $3500 a few years back, at a discounted race sponsor price. everyday training bike about that much. fancy race wheels (dont like them, I'm old school that way) can run $1500 for a set. tires were $80 a peice. My track bike I bought used for $1000. that Bianchi fixed gear is worth nothing-too old, unless the Campy Record components are worth something as vintage...

Quote from: pantablo on April 13, 2006, 07:10:24 PM
fixed gear?

http://fixedgeargallery.com/

I collect fossils and minerals as a hobby.  The only investment is time -driving and collecting.  I have found a few good invertebrate specimines and quite a few nice minerals our here. AZ is a great place for lots of copper and iron minerals and has a ton of invertebrate fossils if you know where to look.  Not a lot of vertebrate fossils but I know where to get small dino footprints.

Quote from: john on April 13, 2006, 08:20:07 PM
I collect fossils and minerals as a hobby.  The only investment is time -driving and collecting.  I have found a few good invertebrate specimines and quite a few nice minerals our here. AZ is a great place for lots of copper and iron minerals and has a ton of invertebrate fossils if you know where to look.  Not a lot of vertebrate fossils but I know where to get small dino footprints.

Do you have any pictures?

That sounds like a neat hobby, how did you get started doing that?

Another snowboarder checking in.  During the 5 minutes that there's snow here on the ground in so cal every year, I do alot more boarding than riding the GS.  Hit the snow every Sunday.  Course, we went to Mammoth last weekend and hubby broke his leg in new and exciting ways, so this season is probably about done for me.

Other than that, I like to sleep, read comic books, draw, take a few snapshots, go to Disneyland, and loaf around.