Some cyclists and arrogance
05-18-20, 05:19 AM
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05-18-20, 05:40 AM
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From personal experience of sports that i have played, I know jujitsu, MMA, hockey, triathlon and squash all have their share. I can also vouch for the fact that golf, tennis and running also have their own share of a-holes.
No one is denying that cycling doesnt have its share of ******s. What I am challenging is the rather casual assumption that this percentage is higher than in other sports - or among humans in general.
No one is denying that cycling doesnt have its share of ******s. What I am challenging is the rather casual assumption that this percentage is higher than in other sports - or among humans in general.
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05-18-20, 07:29 AM
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05-18-20, 07:31 AM
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OP still hasn't told us how he discovered that people are arrogant without actually having any interaction with them
I guess the real arrogance is all these comments spouted out in response to the trolling.....
I guess the real arrogance is all these comments spouted out in response to the trolling.....
05-18-20, 07:31 AM
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05-18-20, 07:36 AM
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Say it isn't so! I have it from highest authority that trolls are beyond rare here on BF!
05-18-20, 07:51 AM
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05-18-20, 07:51 AM
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On my ride yesterday I stopped to help someone who had a flat tire, gave them my only spare tube, helped them install and inflated with my frame pump. In order to make it home when I was supposed to (my wife was waiting for me as we had plans), my ride transformed from a nice/casual Sunday ride to a heads-down/haul ass time trial to make it home in time. No return of any waves on the way home, but if the OP had seen me without knowing the situation, I suppose I would have been labeled as a snob/elitist...
05-18-20, 09:49 AM
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I was riding out to my preferred road to do the prescribed intervals, so I wasn't really hauling the mail. The light I was stopped at turned green, I took off, and as I got halfway through the intersection, some guy on a bike wearing a t-shirt, and Bermuda shorts passed me with about three inches to spare. Either way, I just assumed he was the typical retrogrouch, that thinks anyone that may dress for efficiency on a bike, is a snob. I smiled to myself at his total lack of aero understanding, and went about my business.
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05-18-20, 10:13 AM
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Do we think this thread went about as the OP wanted?
05-18-20, 10:19 AM
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Let’s say I’m on a 67 mile, 6,000’ ride like yesterday. I love riding and it puts me in a great mood. I pass some of these folks going the other way and say How ya doin? I get nothing from some, just serious faces. I feel sorry for them because there does not seem to be any enjoyment there. So pity is my feeling!
05-18-20, 10:25 AM
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So emboldened by the advice i got from you, i topped up the tubeless sealant (Muc Off is all i could find for now) on my wheels. Nothing has assploded yet. Am gonna stick to tubes on my road bikes (I get maybe 1 flat a year), but as a little learning project, am going to convert my Lynskey to tubeless soon. 
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05-18-20, 10:52 AM
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Ignore them. Ride your ride.
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