Quote Originally Posted by spazzdog View Post
Not to throw a wrench into things but it may be (emphasis on MAY) that they were talking it up in admiration... like a back-handed compliment.

?? spazz ??
+1.

Ever since I knew my dearie..uh..17 yrs. ago, he wasn't and still isn't like that. It's the opposite: he tells me with admiration, who rode past him..male or female. He seems to take particular interest, in describing the nerdy looking cyclists who outpower him.

Doesn't mean he isn't competitive, but genuinely is not insulted if others obviously are cycling faster in a consistent manner, than he is.