Preaching to the choir man, rode plastic bikes for years for how light and perceived "fast" they were. Always uncomfortable, now feel liberated on my 42s getting passed by team kit getting ready for the tour in their minds. On May 18, 2012 1:18 AM, "Allan in Portland" <allan_f...@aracnet.com> wrote:
> Well, it's not about the equipment. It's the motivations of the person > picking the equipment. Biking has become associated with fitness and > competition. Riding for fun and enjoyment comes in a distant second place > in a lot of people's minds. This has meant a lot of people out there are > miserable when riding their bikes. It has become a chore, or something they > feel they have to do, like eating broccoli. It has also meant even more > people have simply stayed away from riding altogether because they think it > has to be a miserable, character-building endeavor. > > The point of Grant's talk (I haven't read the book yet) is to free people > of these ill-conceived notions. I can't decided if this is lame or not, but > I'm thinking it might be apt to summarize Grant's goal as Zen and the Art > of Bicycle Riding. If you're not at peace with how you ride, you're doing > it wrong. > > Trying to straddle some line between practical and fitness is probably > still missing the point. (Though not necessarily, so please don't take > offense, I'm not trying to call you out) One should only ride that which > they enjoy. There shouldn't be trade-offs or balancing acts figuring one's > enjoyment. Choosing to get beat-up *less* on 25 mm tires to go 1 mph > faster, instead of 23 mm tires to go 2 mph faster is still doing it wrong. > Everyone's sole and unequivocal condition should be don't get beat-up by > your tires. After that is met, who cares about width? It is what it is. > > Hope this doesn't come across too preachy. > > Regards, > -Allan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EqUGEj4XsmwJ. > 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. > -- 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.
