Always the talk of speed and how fast you ride.
01-11-18, 01:01 PM
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Why should it bother you that people talk about how fast and/or far they ride? For some, the enjoyment they get is all about speed or distance or both. Naturally they want to talk about it just like others like to discuss whatever it is they are interested in.
I'm personally not one of those people but I have nothing against them. I don't feel threatened by them or envious of them and if they look down on me for not being fast I could care less.
I'm personally not one of those people but I have nothing against them. I don't feel threatened by them or envious of them and if they look down on me for not being fast I could care less.
01-11-18, 01:08 PM
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A good number of threads address how fast you ride, and what speed you have achieved. Too many of us it doesnt mean too much. We just enjoy the ride and the view.
Just remember no matter what speed you ride, you are are miles ahead of the couch potatoes setting there eating their chips.
Just remember no matter what speed you ride, you are are miles ahead of the couch potatoes setting there eating their chips.
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Always the talk of
Speed and how fast you ride.
But no average.
Couch-sitters weigh-in
Between the cannibal bites,
"Be wary, speed kills."
Spoke tension pales to
That between posters
RGrouch and IFabz.
Lincoln-esque answer:
"Fast enough to get me there."
In before the lock.
Speed and how fast you ride.
But no average.
Couch-sitters weigh-in
Between the cannibal bites,
"Be wary, speed kills."
Spoke tension pales to
That between posters
RGrouch and IFabz.
Lincoln-esque answer:
"Fast enough to get me there."
In before the lock.
01-11-18, 03:07 PM
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In the 3300 miles I have recorded on Strava, I have averaged over all types of cycling....
11.625MPH
I think the takeaway from this thread should be that anyone riding a faster average is missing out on the scenery, and therefore doing it wrong. Or maybe they aren't stopping for beers, which is equally wrong. Unless, of course, they are actually racing, where their results speak for themselves.
11.625MPH
I think the takeaway from this thread should be that anyone riding a faster average is missing out on the scenery, and therefore doing it wrong. Or maybe they aren't stopping for beers, which is equally wrong. Unless, of course, they are actually racing, where their results speak for themselves.
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In the 3300 miles I have recorded on Strava, I have averaged over all types of cycling....
11.625MPH
I think the takeaway from this thread should be that anyone riding a faster average is missing out on the scenery, and therefore doing it wrong. Or maybe they aren't stopping for beers, which is equally wrong. Unless, of course, they are actually racing, where their results speak for themselves.
11.625MPH
I think the takeaway from this thread should be that anyone riding a faster average is missing out on the scenery, and therefore doing it wrong. Or maybe they aren't stopping for beers, which is equally wrong. Unless, of course, they are actually racing, where their results speak for themselves.
01-11-18, 04:20 PM
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01-11-18, 04:20 PM
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BTW when Im not smelling the roses, I am one of the fastest trike riders here on the internet!!!!!!!!!!!
01-11-18, 04:27 PM
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The vintage of Thunderbird wine is 4 days ago.
BTW do they still make Thunderbird, they heavily advertised it in Calif when I was there in the 50s. They claimed it was "made from the first squeezing of the grapes".
BTW do they still make Thunderbird, they heavily advertised it in Calif when I was there in the 50s. They claimed it was "made from the first squeezing of the grapes".
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1x is marketing hype! Crabon assplodes! Everyone should use a triple! You must measure your chain wear with an electron microscope! Chain lube! Compass tires! Take the lane! Bike lanes are murder! Cadence means everything and nothing! Every bike manufactured after 1903 is pointless!
Did I forget anything?
Did I forget anything?
Only half wits and carbon roadie MAMIL's use chain lube. Homemade wax (probably from Bee's you harvest yourself, without the suit...cause DBAP) is where its at.
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Ditch Strava. Or just unplug generally. I mean not from here...how could I tell people I'm above all this world wide web stuff if I don't get it on it? Leave your GPS at home or you'll miss the scenery.
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Warning---------------if I rode twice as fast I would have more time to sit in front of the computer and post threads that a few dont seem to like.
Now about those funny looking hugely expensive cycling glasses.
Now about those funny looking hugely expensive cycling glasses.
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01-11-18, 05:06 PM
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A good number of threads address how fast you ride, and what speed you have achieved. Too many of us it doesnt mean too much. We just enjoy the ride and the view.
Just remember no matter what speed you ride, you are are miles ahead of the couch potatoes setting there eating their chips.
Just remember no matter what speed you ride, you are are miles ahead of the couch potatoes setting there eating their chips.
Last edited by mtb_addict; 01-11-18 at 05:11 PM.
01-11-18, 05:16 PM
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I just read the name of the poster and I know it is one of your stock threads and anything I say will apply to all ... because none of them are about anything but a slow and lonely old 'bent rider in Nebraska calling out "I am too still relevant!"
You are, Mr,. Rydabent. I am sure you are.
You are, Mr,. Rydabent. I am sure you are.
