smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Nope, still not understanding why you "have to".
I don't get why some people like broccoli but, you know, it takes all sorts.
Luckily, there's room in the world for many different kinds of cyclist.
Nope, still not understanding why you "have to".
And it's part of the joy of forums trying to understand the other people, isn't it?I don't get why some people like broccoli but, you know, it takes all sorts.
I'm not sure whether Strava is screwing up cycling, or if the sort of people that enjoy Strava are the ones who would be running stopwatches on bits of their commute anyway. I'll leave it here now and I've written this before, but I do worry about those who view bimbling as wasted cycling and it's all about ever faster-faster, never about what you see or who you meet, because one day you'll max out for some reason (age, injury, ...) and what happens then?
And it's part of the joy of forums trying to understand the other people, isn't it?
Not my intention. I think that's reading something into the words which isn't there. I picked someone almost at random to quote when pressing for something more descriptive than the "have to", "need to", "it's worth", "I enjoy it" assertions made by several posters but it's clearly not happening so I'll leave it now unless anyone wants to try.It doesn't come across to me that you're really making an effort to understand, more like demanding @dhd.evans to justify himself.
Not my intention. I think that's reading something into the words which isn't there.
Maybe.
And nothing anyone says will ever make me understand why they like broccoli.
Oh good grief - you're even racing vegetables now?You're a vegetable racist, you know that...
I try not to race or give it the full beans on the commute. But it never works out that way. You always seem to be watching the times and averages, trying to beat the previous days ride or a personal best. And then there's the SCR. I tell myself on a regular basis, OK take it nice and easy this morning, it's a lovely day, no need to cough up a lung for any reason.. and then another cyclists comes shooting by or there's one ahead and it's like a red rag to a bull. You just go for it. All what you thought earlier about taking it easy goes out of the window.
When I used to commute it was rarely flat out, I used to commute in my work clothes and steel toe capped boots, I used to open out toe clips then rebend them so I could use them with the boots.