Just thinking of a few signs .Seats permanently folded down in back of car .(who needs passengers anyway )car parked on the drive garage full of bikes ,washing line full of riding gear .Bet you can think of a few more.
shed/garage/spare room full of bike bits/clothes
DIY not done as too busy riding.
Mud in places that normal people don't have mud in
Content people living inside said house rather than misrible ****ers
Pot of minty arse lard laying around
Bike on the dining table, as per the pics in my posting.
Cassette in the kitchen sink. Trail of dried mud up the hall way. A moaning girlfriend complaining about the above..
bike parts every where.
Bottle of Milton under the sink, but no baby.
Every "bag for life" has a variety of dirt/sand/dust from a variety of riding locations in the bottom of it.
Summer arms and legs like a member of the self harming society... 🙂
Riding gear neatly hung up, shoes out to dry.
Normal clothes in messy piles.
If its a SS'ers house there'll be some copius amounts of Singlemalt everytwhere
Mud on the back lane/front path.
Scratches on door frames from peddles bashing.
Lots of empty pasta bags in the bin.
Airing cupboard constantly has at least one pair of battered trainers drying in it
Tyre marks on the bottom of doors. Paint chipped off doorways at handlebar height.
patch of mud in the street outside from bike washing
Bah! Beat me to that one Trailmonkey! Having just moved out of my old flat had to spend most of the weekend cleaning said marks of doors and walls!
Smell of rubber in house...
Ah! had that pre biking.
ermmmm! bike mags in loo.
All the neighbours will tell you the occupant is either a bit weird or a complete tosser.
Unkempt garden
Dirty car.
wow you lot were quick .busy day at work ? lol ! sharki the rubber thing and the certain deer picture ? say no more squire !
Too true, Tyre marks on all the walls. And a garage door that closes behind me very sharpish to hide the collection!!
Kitchen cupboard full of bikes and bike bits with hoover crammed into only available space left. Welsh Dresser draw dedicated to Camelback bits for ride and remaining cupboard full of sprts fuels and bottles. Bladder has its own freezer draw!!
Magazine rack full of bike mags along with spare room full of MTB mags dating back about four years. (never know when you might need to refer to them!!)
on the darkest, wettest, coldest nights of winter for some reason the occupant will appear to be out watering the garden with a head torch on!
30+ years old but no wife/girfriend 😆
Moss covered fence at the "bike washing area"
[i]30+ years old but no wife/girfriend [/i]
Speak for yourself mate, I've got loads.
(but don't tell the wife) 😉
I bought a bike just to get rid of mine 😉
Their wireless hubs are called pro2's?! No wait that never happens!
The owner of said house is always on the computer, discussing the "Tell tale signs it's a mtbers house" and other things.
[i]I bought a bike just to get rid of mine[/i]
Now, that's a plan..!
Itty bitty tiny bike bits on windowsills.
Bent spoons - masquerading as tyre levers
a calendar without September
skid marks at the bottom of the stairs 😀
tyre scuffs on the wall from leaning bikes up in the corner.
The house number is taken down & replaced with a zip tied race number instead 🙂
The owner has more well used OS maps than road atlas
In the hall way, instead of coats hanging up, there's body armour, helmets,rucksacs and water proof gear.
Camelbac bladders lying on the kitchen table, energy bars in the cupboards, and lube on windowsills.
Old tyre hanging outside by the patio doors.
Tyre just happens to be the right length to loop round the patio door handle to keep it open and stop it swinging about.
He had a dog called "Onza"
Holes in the garden from where learning to back hop/front hop/wheelie has gone wrong
mud in the living room from lack of garden to clean bikes.
DVD collection mainly obscure bike films.
Frames hanging on the wall instead of paintings.
Park Loo roll holder, Hope bottle opener.
Enamel in the bath wearing out from the amount of mud its been subjected to...
errr girl friends running in horror when they see so many bikes in the bedroom?
Helmets hanging from the beams under the back porch roof.
Old helmets filled with flowers and used as hanging baskets too!
Bike in the bath.
cycling shoes and knee pads in the entrance hall.
from 2 years of being a student with a mountain bike i have noticed these items about my student house and car.
tyre marks on the interior roof of your car.
mbuk's stickers randomly stuck on items around the house.
bottle of muck off in the kitchen
garage has complete set of bike tools but your usual DIY tools r cheep and rusting.
washing machine sounds more like a cement mixer.
the most expensive thing in ur house is ur bike
thier is a very muddy bike sat in the living room lent against some clean clothes.
When at estate agents biker states:- Main must haves are a garage and a utility room the rest is just to keep the wife happy
Spare bedroom wardrobe full of body armour, jackets etc and chest of drawers in spare bedroom isnt for guests but is full of biking gear
Smell of GT85 eminates from garage
shed / garage full of manky old toothbrushes, empty Muc off bottles and the wifes best pot towels!
Turbo trainer has it's own permanent place in the living room
Garage door kicked in, local scrotes riding £500 xc wheelsets to spar for skins.
I've been confined(ish) to the laundry. Decked out with work bench & abundant shelves & cupboards. Race bike hanging off the hot water cupboard.
Still tyre marks on the walls though.
Unkempt garden.
Hoses by the front gate & back door for cleaning duties.
Boxes of Bike mag under the spare bed.
Your seven year old daughter knows the top 10 DH riders by their riding style on MTB Cut footage, and hesitates to enter her first kids bike race because, I quote: "I'm not sure my skills are up to it yet".
having just moved house that estate agents one is very true, tiny bedroom, but a double garage and seperate utility room 🙂
Also.......
Three laundry baskets; whites, darks, bike kit
Odd sculptures formed form old bikes and parts.
Greasy fingerprints on all doors.
Cleat marks on wooden floor.
Recycling bin full of empty CRC & Wiggle boxes 😳
You can smell the still damp riding gear thats be festering in the back of the car since the weekend parked outside.
My friend is always amused/impressed that my kitchen cupboards contain equal parts kitchen utensils/crockery and bike parts/tools.
[i]You can smell the still damp riding gear thats be festering in the back of the car since the weekend parked outside.
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He he I had to drive some one home the other day and she was nearly sick when getting in my car. I suppose I haev just got used to it 😀
He he I had to drive some one home the other day and she was nearly sick when getting in my car. I suppose I haev just got used to it
That's not the bike kit, its the rohypnol that does that.
Damp gloves on the window sill "drying"
Strange flashing lights in the kitchen at night (lights charging)
Bike rack permanently on the roof of a very expensive car
The other members of the house refer to the workshop as the dining room, for some strange reason...
A conservatory used as a bike workshop.
Your other half saying "stop using that ercol table as a work bench"
Cycling gear everywhere.
"Recycling bin full of empty CRC & Wiggle boxes"
classic mistake - take your packaging to work 😀
"Recycling bin full of empty CRC & Wiggle boxes"
classic mistake - take your packaging to work 😀
Flattened bike boxes stored behind settee because they "may be needed"
the omnipresent scent of degreaser
old bike helmets bolted to the shed to make handy hanging baskets
I don't have my own place right now and this month am at my folks house. Am very much walking on eggshells as they are trying to sell it and hence keep it spotless.
But yeah, I have my excellent Tescos £5 front seat covers in my car permanently on, as are the rear seats permanently down with sheeting.
You keep pouring chain lube on your chips because yes, your bike lubricants do live in the same cupboard as your condiments. Where else would they go ffs?
The postie asks what you're building up next as he delivers the fifth Wiggle / CRC package of the week.
There's a small grit dune outside the back door where it's been washed off your bike post winter Peak rides. Eventually things start to grow on it and after six months, your neighbour - who you share a garden with - shovels it into a wheel barrow and takes it away 🙁
The bath / shower tray has beach-like underfoot qualities.
But surely all these things are just normal?
(Work) Desk upstairs has helmet, gloves and Alien ready to go with HID batteries on charging
Your local postie signs the "to be signed for, label" as he knows you need the bike bit later in the day and then sorting office will shut by the time you get home, total strangers riding by stop and borrow a shock pump as they recongnise the dirt driveway as marks from bike washing, it happened to me, the bookshelf has several bike guides and riding books and not much else
Bike clothes are put in separate wash basket.
Crutches still in garage, stilm meaning to be taken back to the hospital.
Bumps on head because of all the times banged it on the bikes hanging in the garage.
Kids drinks bottles are made by Camelback
UST sealant spillage on carpet, lack of 'normal' clothes, pile of stinking bike clothes, range of tyres in the garage....
bike bits/frames all over the house oil stains on mothers best rugs more bike content outside of house
sums up my house and i have barns/outbuilding's annd 3 workshops but the house is soo warm and cosey 
Most bed sheets have blood stains from the knee down.
empty ibuprofen boxes in the bin / car door pocket every Monday morning.
The only household tool in the kitchen drawer for "emergencies" is an old trail tool...... you never know when you will need a 6 mili allen key
Most bed sheets have blood stains from the knee down.
😀
Shower drain clogged up with mud.
Recognised while riding by the shirt you are wearing.
Not so much a MTBers house but just someone who spends too much time on here.
Mint Sauce poster framed in the living room.
more bikes than people in the house.
pile of decaying bike tyres in the garden.
Downstairs toilet isnt a toilet its a secure centrally heated bike storage facility! (with loads bike mags stacked within easy reach..)
bassspine - Member
more bikes than people in the house.
That's a very accurate one. 🙂
The fact that my wife seems to have grown to like the smell of GT85 around the utility room more than Chanel.
Constant gloves / buffs / cycle socks drying on top of radiators.
miele washing machine.
m&s home insurance.
hatchbacks.
suspension fluid stains on garage floor.
etc....
Fab thread - and most observations ring so very true!
Bubble wrap and padded envelopes everywhere along with numerous bits for the constant buy/sell of the classifieds.
A whole drawer devoted to 'trail foods' (sweets, trek bars, more sweets, energy gels etc).
[i]A whole drawer devoted to 'trail foods[/i]
Ahh yes, mine get raided far too often after a night out though....
for me, what littlegirlbunny said
plus, a pile of filthy riding gear next to the wash basket (too filthy to wash, and too filthy to go in the wash basket). Another pile in the bedroom. Another one in the garage and random filthy items hanging up to dry out in the garage as well.
Probably just me!
And the garden is a foot higher than the neighbours from all the mud
Mmm, just looked round the flat....dirty finger prints on the sugar bag and washing up liquid bottle, the sigmas are with the frontdoor keys in the hallway, there's a decorative oily cassette mark on the sofa and wd40 is permanently on the shopping list.