On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Aaron Thomas<aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This may be an unconventional "ride report" for the Riv group -- I > have no photos to share or exotic places to describe -- but I think it > is a story worth telling, if only because it is so bizarre, and I > wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences on the road or any > insight into the phenomenon. > *snip*
My take on it is that she was likely a fairly novice rider herself and didn't feel confident in her own riding, and was projecting that fear onto you. To guess further, most people who participate in triathlon are fairly new to the sport, and for most of them, it's their first exposure to any sort of racing road bike. She has probably read lots and lots of Triathlon magazine and has been brainwashed into thinking that she's a 'serious' triathlete because she has a fancy TT bike, and therefore looks down on those who don't. If she were a truly serious triathlete, she would have been using her training bike for rides, not a time trial bike, and she would have enough experience to be comfortable riding close to others. Triathlons are notorious (especially in the start/swim leg) for being chaotic with lots of people uncomfortable racing in a crowd because so many of them are just starting in any kind of sports competition. Triathlon is great at getting people interested in fitness and competition and cycling, but it also tends to attract some serious Type-A personalities who get all too wrapped up in it. In short; you didn't do anything wrong, aside from losing your temper and poor word choice. It was her problem. The best revenge is to ride away quickly on your "old and heavy and slow" bike. A tidbit of Rivendell content: i raced the bike leg of two duathlons a few years ago on my Redwood, fenders and all. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
