Towards A Slower, Simpler, More Civilized Bicycle Culture

[Owlie]

Ha ha! Ever notice most of those cycle chic bloggers are under 35? I guess you aren't supposed to ride a bike unless you're young, chic and attractive. That counts me out!

One thing I noticed a long time ago was that the most competitive people of all are those that call themselves non-competitive. These are the people who glare at you and mutter something about "show-offs" if you just happen to pass them while riding/running/skiing/pick your activity. Their egos are so fragile they absolutely can't stand to be shown up, even inadvertently. So they'll either stop doing the activity, or they'll do it in a "non-competitive" way and loudly denounce anyone who "takes it too seriously". Because of course, they've re-invented the activity and theirs is the only proper way to do it. I'm guessing that a lot of the militantly anti-lycra dutch bike crowd fit into this category.

I've never fit into the "chic" crowd. And I'm incapable of looking "cute" on a bike. I'm out.

I've got it! Let's have a competition to see how non-competitive we are!

[Eden]

lol.. I won't try to tell you I'm not competitive.... I'm on a racing team.... I just have a proper outlet for it, namely a competition. I'd much run a real race and lose than kick the crap out of some poor unsuspecting commuter or person training who doesn't even know they are racing me... Where's the sport in that?