"TritonRider" <
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> >From: heather halvorson
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> >maybe it's just because i pay attention to it than other sports, but bike racing seems to be
> >overrun with status conscious participants-
> >
> >if you don't ride at all you're a fat ass. if you ride but don't race you're a freak-o-fred, must
> >be mentally ill. if you race a bit you're a loser-lower-category-rider who can't handle his bike
> >and is an even bigggggger fat ass, damn you for wearing that usps kit. if you're a good amateur
> >racer you're a putz for trying to compete with the pros. if you're a pro you're a loser for
> >signing with a d3 team, shame on you, you're nothing but a self delusional fat ass loser. and if
> >you dare to race a bike after you get old, well, let's not even contemplate what kind of monster
> >would do that..finally, if you're the world rr champion, you're a filthy wheel sucker, why do we
> >even have to watch you race, you make me sick..
> >
> >the only way i can figure it is bike racers enjoy pain. dunno.
> >
> >heather
> >
>
> POTM, maybe year, and pretty much right on the money description of a lot
of
> people around the sport.
Not quite right on the money.
There is nothing the matter with being any of the people described by Heather.
However, the sport can get a little weird (as can any sport) when ego kicks
in.
There is a lot of that in sport. IMO, many people think their 'accomplishments' are more important
in the grand scheme of things than they really are.
Bike racing is fun. People should have a good time. It's a healthy pursuit. But really, in the end,
how important is it?
Kurgan Gringioni Cycling Stud (in my own mind)