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Bike Related Dreams, Nightmares and Other Unconscious Thoughts

Since riding bikes is on my mind 75% of the time during the day, it's not surprising that it creeps in while I'm sleeping. 

But last night's went a step further and took over my thoughts on running The Chainlink. Oh gosh. 

I drempt that I woke up with 12 new members to approve and all of them were already Chainlink members. They couldn't log in so they reapplied.  I guess it could be called a Tech Nightmare.

What are your crazy bike dreams/nightmares and other unconscious thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Tony T on April 20, 2012 at 8:23pm

Hey Juan, if you like freestyle you might like this.gif My friend sent it to me the other day.

Juan said:

Had a dream of being back at the first bicycleshop I worked at. Doing outrageous stunts on a warm summer night for the shop owner and his girlfriend with my Scwhinn Predator freestye.

Permalink Reply by ilter on April 20, 2012 at 9:36pm

I used to have similar dreams in high school years where I would leave home after a long frustrating period of packing books, gym clothes, etc. only to wait for a bus that never arrives or to get to school and realise I am still wearing pyjamas..

Gene Tenner said:

I have had a recurring dream; I am trying to leave a big house and when I get to my bike - usually in the basement - it is missing parts or disassembled and I have to go find the parts or their replacements.

Do fantasies count? We trike owners have very unique ... opportunities.

Permalink Reply by ilter on April 20, 2012 at 9:42pm

Ugh, you mean like playing the guitar or juggling while riding :p


Gene Tenner said:

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Do fantasies count? We trike owners have very unique ... opportunities.

Permalink Reply by ilter on April 20, 2012 at 10:00pm

First a bit of background info.

Last week I saw this photo of a metal fender folded like accordion:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjayacosta/6926543240/

A few days ago I left my bike at my favourite bike shop to get metal fenders installed.

Last night I had a dream where my bike had its newly installed fenders, they looked nice however they were as thin and fragile as aluminium foil.  I left a ding wherever I touched :(

Permalink Reply by Banshee: 12-15mi on April 20, 2012 at 10:24pm

I guess I'm still a newbie!  :)  I have yet to have dreams about bikes.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 21, 2012 at 8:06am

I wonder if this is going to be a nightly thing now.  Last night I drempt I was riding with Barry Wicks in a department store.  We had bags of salt we were carrying too.  We got stopped by security as we were turning a corner and they let us continue biking but only without shoes.  

Permalink Reply by ilter on April 21, 2012 at 9:25am

Haha, cleats damage store floors, don`t they :))

Julie Hochstadter said:

I wonder if this is going to be a nightly thing now.  Last night I drempt I was riding with Barry Wicks in a department store.  We had bags of salt we were carrying too.  We got stopped by security as we were turning a corner and they let us continue biking but only without shoes.  

Permalink Reply by Michael A on April 21, 2012 at 9:56am

I was involved in a high speed crash in a crit A LONG time ago where 2 of us hit the back of a stalled amc pacer (brand new model back then) coming out of a corner, we both went through the back window.

Anyway I often wake up with the last few miliseconds of that crash playing through my mind as I physically squeeze both brake levers as hard as I can. 

Permalink Reply by paulcycles on April 21, 2012 at 6:18pm

Ditto.  In real time, I go back and recheck all is well-- even on my city beaters...



Melanie K said:

I've dreamed that I kept forgetting to lock my bike, and then someone would take it (of course), and I would see them taking it, but in the dream I am in slow motion, and the thief is pedaling so quickly that I lose them.  

I also once had a dream that I saw a bike at the train station, unlocked, and for some reason I had to get it to it's rightful owner because it was a really expensive bike, and I was afraid that someone Would steal it. I ended up riding it everywhere in the city looking for the owner, and when I finally found them, they told me I could keep it for trying to get it back to them.  The reason I remembered this dream is that it was very vivid and detailed and the bike was very distinctive.  I even remembered the name from the dream, it was labeled "Lightspeed" and it was a men's road bike, super shiny and silver.  I went to look it up on Google, and I actually found the exact same looking bicycle with the decals and everything-except the bike's real brand is spelled "Litespeed" and in my dream, it was spelled Lightspeed. Please keep in mind, I had not even heard of this bike before, nor had I considered getting a road bike at the time, so this was super freaky for me. 

Permalink Reply by Michael A on April 21, 2012 at 6:41pm

mel k = the bike whisperer

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 4, 2012 at 8:26am

Last night I drempt I was on a touring trip.  I had so much stuff I was holding a plastic bag with one hand. 

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 4, 2012 at 9:38am

I think there is an un-written rule here in Chicago that if you are holding a plastic bag (or bags) while riding a bicycle then you must be on the sidewalk. At least that's what it seems like whenever I see folks doing this around here.  Or maybe that rule only applies when riding a beat up 10+ year-old step-through MTB from WalMart that is making crunch-squeak, crunch squeak noises with every turn of the crank.


Julie Hochstadter said:

Last night I drempt I was on a touring trip.  I had so much stuff I was holding a plastic bag with one hand. 

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