Originally Posted by
tagaproject6
By claiming you are "not a casual rider by any means" should not be followed by "iphone, apps and cycling". Do you see a lot of "Big time techies" in the pro peloton using iPhones?
Use the right tool for the job and there are plenty of tech that are cycling specific.
Just because someone claims not to be a casual rider doesn't mean they are trying to mimic what the pro's do and use. The word casual is also up for debate. To one person, a casual rider for someone who does a 40 mile daily ride and at least one century a week could be someone who rides 20 mile rides on a road bike 3 or 4 times a week. For the 20 mile rider, a casual rider could be a beach cruiser who rides 2 miles down the boardwalk on a sunday afternoon.
So - ranking on someone for their choice of technology and what works best for them is the key to their own success and being able to ride better next time they put their feet on the peddles.
I am not trying to start a technology war or a spat between cyclists, but I would bet you some pro that just finished first in a race on his 12.3 pound, $18,000 bicycle isn't going to rank on someone riding a $700 entry level road bike!