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03-23-21, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Psimet2001

I was thinking more along the lines of "Enter a race running the same equipment as me? That's a paddlin"
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I have a friend who was a pro mountain biker back in the day. He'd show up on the local group ride and win it on his mountain bike with knobbies. He'd show up for a NYC park and win that. He'd win whatever he could, whenever he could.

I used to be able to win those group rides on a fixed gear. 36 hole wheels with gatorskins. Whatever. You show up with what you got, however you are, and you game it.

Athletics are littered with stories of people over coming adversity to win any way. That's what it's all about.

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