BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
I have an Israeli group who seem to think it necessary to 'macho' everything up, to them riding a bike is a tool to proove how tough they are, i hear things from them like,
'we ride, whatever , whenever, we suffer its what its all about'
'we NEVER stop, not even to pee'
'we ride 100+miles everyday in Tel Aviv'
'pain doesnt matter'
....to them riding is about speed, speed, climbing faster than anybody and proving how tough they are. They arnt race cyclists, not in a team, or a club, just mates. Everything is judged in terms of meters climbed, miles , power output, cadence, heart rates,.....its imposible to communicate on any other level with them except in the language of stats. Zero interest in the beautiful scenery, th epeople, culture, they may as well still be hiding in front of the support car in the Tel aviv traffic they wanted to escape!
(apparently the main reason for the support car there, on even the shortest of rides, is to shield them from the drivers!
Ok ..each to thier own....but to me this attitude is sad.....there is so much more to cycling than prooving how strong you are....who cares....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
'we ride, whatever , whenever, we suffer its what its all about'
'we NEVER stop, not even to pee'
'we ride 100+miles everyday in Tel Aviv'
'pain doesnt matter'
....to them riding is about speed, speed, climbing faster than anybody and proving how tough they are. They arnt race cyclists, not in a team, or a club, just mates. Everything is judged in terms of meters climbed, miles , power output, cadence, heart rates,.....its imposible to communicate on any other level with them except in the language of stats. Zero interest in the beautiful scenery, th epeople, culture, they may as well still be hiding in front of the support car in the Tel aviv traffic they wanted to escape!
(apparently the main reason for the support car there, on even the shortest of rides, is to shield them from the drivers!
Ok ..each to thier own....but to me this attitude is sad.....there is so much more to cycling than prooving how strong you are....who cares....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz