I used to think it mattered who I passed and who passed me. I don't think that anymore. I ring my bell hello at all of them.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:43:35 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote: > > I ride a lot of city park trails, especially with my daughter, or there's > a 26-mile-round paved trail that I hit a lot just for a weekly aerobic ride > if no place else comes to mind. We see a lot of the same lycra guys there, > and many of them are smug if not condescending about upright bikes and > baggy clothes. They don't pass me, though. > > On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:55:36 PM UTC-6, Matthew J wrote: >> >> >But what I find offensive (that may be too stronga word) are the notions >> that "serious" riders dress, ride bikes like, and >> > train like racers. >> >> Agree with this completely. For the most part I ignore stuff about bikes >> and riding I don't cotton to. Life is too short. >> >> But this whole notion that one type of riding and rider is serious and >> the rest of us are what ... goofing around I guess really bugs me. >> >> Especially so when one considers the term is most often used by >> amateurs. I am sure to many bike racing is fun and to almost all it is a >> healthy way to pass time when not at work or attending to your personal >> obligations. Amateur racing in the end is a hobby like any other hobby. >> >> Certainly the fact one races bikes for fun does not make one more >> 'serious' about cycling than the person who uses a bike as primary >> transport, or cycles around the world, or collects old bikes, etc. >> > -- 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/-/yW1KF1GgMtkJ. 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.
