In my view there isn't anything wrong with praising and enjoying bicycle racing. The women's road race in the Olympics was fantastic.
The problem with the racing paradigm is that it really becomes a problem when it is the only model for riding bikes. I know folks who are totally into 'all training all the time', they don't race, they won't stop to smell the roses. They don't know what they are missing. If skiing worked like this it would be destroyed as a family sport. If all fishermen were all working to be 'bass masters' it would be sad. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. -JimD On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:00 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > You are welcome: I enjoyed it so much I watched it about four times in > a row last night. > > Just for the record: I didn't post it to praise racing (tho' there is > nothing wrong with racing as such) but because of the genius, in the > true sense of the word, of Burton's talent and, second, for the (in > consequence) shots of the seemingly effortless speed, where her > position and movements seem to flow naturally from body to machine. > Wonderful in an aesthetic way. > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Really nice tribute. Thanks for sharing. >> >> >> On Monday, July 30, 2012 9:05:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2w6mXTNMk >>> >>> ... if only for the Yorkshire accents. >>> >>> Amazing cyclist. I know Riv has set its face against the racing >>> paradigm, but, let's face it, racing is a very big part of cycling and >>> even old duffers like I can vicariously enjoy the triumphs depicted in >>> this video. >>> >>> -- >>> "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." >>> >>> Flannery O'Connor >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >>> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >>> ------------------------- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/-KVAQA08R6sJ. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
