> Yup. Figure most of the insults I hear nowadays are for my clothing > choices moreso than being a heftier than acceptable person on a bike.
Jagger and Richards nailed the mindset a while back when they wrote - and sang: "When I'm watching my T.V., and that man comes on to tell me, How white my shirts can be, but he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke, the same cigarettes as me" Too many people invest too much of their identity in what they own. Face with someone making different choices, they feel threatened. It is a shame, but human nature. Best just to smile pleasantly and get on with what you are doing. On Dec 19, 7:12 pm, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup. Figure most of the insults I hear nowadays are for my clothing > choices moreso than being a heftier than acceptable person on a bike. > > Then again, I find folks who wear sandals in winter crazy. Yet, there > are a lot of cyclists who do such a thing. > > Eric Platt > St Paul, MN > (whose feet were cold wearing wool socks and Merrill waterproof, > insulated hiking boots) > > On Dec 19, 3:48 pm, Justin August <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Similar to handlebars, it shocks me how much cyclists judge each other > > based on the clothes they wear! The funniest thing to me has always > > been "Do you need special clothes to ride a bicycle?" "No, as long as > > you wear X, Y and Z." Substitute wool and sandals or spandex and clips > > in there and you get the same answer. Live and let live folks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
