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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

Is road cycling utterly pointless?

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Old 06-19-12, 09:08 AM
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:11 AM
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This thread is pointless...which leads me to believe that it may very well be, the point.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:16 AM
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The destination of the ride is pointless, the ride itself slightly less pointless. Obtaining bike bling on the other hand, is quite gratifying.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tagaproject6
This thread is pointless...which leads me to believe that it may very well be, the point.
But then it actually does have a point, negating the very reason for creating it.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:25 AM
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Cycling as done on 41 is completely pointless, but sadly, it is still not as pointless as rockclimbing or mountaineering.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by achoo
But then it actually does have a point, negating the very reason for creating it.
Good point! But is it really your point in pointing out that it actually has a point?
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Old 06-19-12, 09:41 AM
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Pointlessness is its own reward.
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Old 06-19-12, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Pointlessness is its own reward.
Print
Laminate
Enjoy for enternity
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Old 06-19-12, 09:47 AM
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The only points I've discovered while cycling have caused flat tires.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:19 AM
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like a broken pencil.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:26 AM
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pcad has a point.

now if his hair were thicker nobody would see it.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:33 AM
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pcad has a point.

now if his hair were thicker nobody would see it.
you just reminded me that I have oreos in the pantry and that I'm riding tonight, therefore...i'll have oreos NOW
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Old 06-19-12, 10:36 AM
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If it weren't fun, if you discount the fitness benefits, its as pointlss as any other human activity.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:36 AM
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how do you forget about having oreos in the pantry?
there is never a bad time for oreos.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:39 AM
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Old 06-19-12, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by hyhuu
Cycling as done on 41 is completely pointless, but sadly, it is still not as pointless as rockclimbing or mountaineering.
Are you smoking crack**********

Nevermind, it's a rhetorical question.

Of course, there are no mountains in Virginia, so I could see how you could come to that opinion when you're surrounded by hills and bumps.
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Old 06-19-12, 10:51 AM
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Old 06-19-12, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Discuss.
That's a very pointed question, and I don't like your tone...
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Old 06-19-12, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Of course, there are no mountains in Virginia
wut
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Are you smoking crack**********

Nevermind, it's a rhetorical question.

Of course, there are no mountains in Virginia, so I could see how you could come to that opinion when you're surrounded by hills and bumps.
It still doesn't make the activity any less pointless if I move out west.
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Old 06-19-12, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Thanks, I just impulse-bought the book referenced in that article. Maybe after I read it I'll know why.
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Old 06-19-12, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
The Stupid is strong in this one.
You like baseball, right? Thanks for making my point.
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Old 06-19-12, 11:25 AM
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Road cycling is pointless if you don't use it enough.
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Pretty pointless but I still depend on it for my sanity. Still beats running. THAT is totally pointless, and stupid.
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Discuss.
I don't discuss on command.

Discuss.
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