On Jan 27, 5:10 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > Maybe it depends on where you are.
i think it's the same everywhere. There's always "that guy/girl" who takes things a little too seriously. turns people off. People are people, and again - everybody has a different approach, motivation, reason for doing something. That said, I do notice different vibes for sure - mountain biking has its own thing. so does road, cyclocross and rando ... it's pretty interesting moving in and out of the different disciplines and i definitely feel more comfortable in certain circles than others. by and large though, i see people having a lot of fun. it really does come down to attitude. >At the back of the pack, it doesn't feel anything like a race, in my >experience. mindset and expectations - the majority people who enter a race don't have any expectations of winning. just another way to have fun. like rando, simply finishing is an accomplishment and rewarding enough to want to keep doing it. the best example i can think of is the Portland Cross Crusade cyclocross race series. Huge numbers of people - all shapes, sizes, ages - turn out for these "races." maybe race just has a bad connotation. i don't consider the running "races" i do races, but i guess they are. for me, it's just something else to do to have some fun. -- 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.
