Quote Originally Posted by Eaglewalker
I thanked him. Then, as we were parting, he asked whether I was riding to lose weight. I laughed and said I just ride for fun.
Okay. I am 9% above prime, and cycling clothes show it clearly. But do you have to mention it? The lip quivers...Now I have a new pump, new patch kit, and two new tubes. One for now, one for later.
So sorry to hear about the flat, and all that followed. But I wish above all that the idiot could have honored you instead of insulting you out his own obviously profound sense of inadequacy. Looking for the brightest possible perspective, I'd guess that he is struggling with his weight and wondering, "What exercise could be most effective for me? I'll ask this obviously fit and friendly woman." Doubt it. It took so much for me to even put on bike clothes in the first place, since they hide nothing, and I'd spent a lifetime hiding.

I also hate when I put off necessary things to the point that they cost me much more later. This reminds me to get another CO2 cartridge--I gave one to a gal who had a blowout during a triathlon in ...August... and I never replaced it.

Take care, L.