Cbass--I know what its like brining in new cyclist, and if your thinking I’m being condescending, then that’s a mistake, maybe a little sarcasm in there. I work in a shop, I sell road bikes to a lot of new riders, and to every one, I extend an invitation to ride both with me, and with the groups that I ride with. I know that the best thing you can do as a new rider is to get out with people and learn from them. The number one problem that I see is people that buy bikes, and then wait to ride either in a race or with people because they want to be fit. If they go out and ride alone, then they get a feel for what they can do and then in the group rides they already have a mental limit. The best thing is to get out there no mater what and ride. You'd be surprised. The majority of new riders that go on group rides with me as their first ride end up doing 40 mph descents because they don’t know enough to think they cant. The exact opposite happens when they ride alone for a while. That was my original point, and it applies to racing as well. You cant worry about whether or not your going to be competitive, you have to go out there and do do do.
gooders-- I haven’t sent any emails. Is Brighton the Brighton Il, I used to live close to there in Elsah and in Alton. If you’re in the local HS, I could use your help trying to find an old friend that goes there.
Roadie_scum-- I’m glad you’re sponsored. I hope you don’t mean by your local bike shop club. Anybody can join the local club and suddenly become "sponsored". If its another way, then I hope one day I can race you, If so, then I've come a long way myself as a cyclist. Suffering only makes you better, so good luck, but don’t run me off the road in a race, that’s totally unethical. Just because your angry at somebody doesn’t mean you go out and harm them. I hope you currently have the moral standing and sportsmanship that your not riding people into the dirt on purpose. This is a serious subject. In the few races that I have been in, there is always one or two guys that insist on having it their way by physical force, and more often than not, there is a crash because of it. By the way, I don’t see how my responses were in anyway disrespectful to the sponsors or sporting public. Now excuse me, I have to copy paste this to word because no, my spelling and grammar arnt that great.
gooders-- I haven’t sent any emails. Is Brighton the Brighton Il, I used to live close to there in Elsah and in Alton. If you’re in the local HS, I could use your help trying to find an old friend that goes there.
Roadie_scum-- I’m glad you’re sponsored. I hope you don’t mean by your local bike shop club. Anybody can join the local club and suddenly become "sponsored". If its another way, then I hope one day I can race you, If so, then I've come a long way myself as a cyclist. Suffering only makes you better, so good luck, but don’t run me off the road in a race, that’s totally unethical. Just because your angry at somebody doesn’t mean you go out and harm them. I hope you currently have the moral standing and sportsmanship that your not riding people into the dirt on purpose. This is a serious subject. In the few races that I have been in, there is always one or two guys that insist on having it their way by physical force, and more often than not, there is a crash because of it. By the way, I don’t see how my responses were in anyway disrespectful to the sponsors or sporting public. Now excuse me, I have to copy paste this to word because no, my spelling and grammar arnt that great.