I agree wholeheartedly. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:58 AM, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > In my view there isn't anything wrong with praising and enjoying bicycle > racing. > The women's road race in the Olympics was fantastic. > > The problem with the racing paradigm is that it really becomes a problem when > it is the > only model for riding bikes. I know folks who are totally into 'all > training all the time', they > don't race, they won't stop to smell the roses. They don't know what they are > missing. > > If skiing worked like this it would be destroyed as a family sport. > If all fishermen were all working to be 'bass masters' it would be sad. > > That's my story and I'm sticking to it. > -JimD > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:00 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > >> You are welcome: I enjoyed it so much I watched it about four times in >> a row last night. >> >> Just for the record: I didn't post it to praise racing (tho' there is >> nothing wrong with racing as such) but because of the genius, in the >> true sense of the word, of Burton's talent and, second, for the (in >> consequence) shots of the seemingly effortless speed, where her >> position and movements seem to flow naturally from body to machine. >> Wonderful in an aesthetic way. >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Really nice tribute. Thanks for sharing. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, July 30, 2012 9:05:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2w6mXTNMk >>>> >>>> ... if only for the Yorkshire accents. >>>> >>>> Amazing cyclist. I know Riv has set its face against the racing >>>> paradigm, but, let's face it, racing is a very big part of cycling and >>>> even old duffers like I can vicariously enjoy the triumphs depicted in >>>> this video. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." >>>> >>>> Flannery O'Connor >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >>>> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >>>> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >>>> ------------------------- >>> >>> -- >>> 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/-/-KVAQA08R6sJ. >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." >> >> Flannery O'Connor >> >> ------------------------- >> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> ------------------------- >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. >
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