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/-/Fv43Yagkoh8J. 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.
