"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - The real Ethics Question.

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patentcad
07-01-08, 12:48 PM
There's friggin Ethics in bicycle racing?

I thought those illusions were shattered in the seminal film 'Breaking Away' nearly 30 years ago.

CastIron
07-01-08, 12:53 PM
Faux ethics, my friend. It's yet another vehicle of self torment.
patentcad
07-01-08, 01:18 PM
Faux ethics, my friend. It's yet another vehicle of self torment.

Yeah, there's not enough torment in racing as it is.

bitterken
07-01-08, 01:24 PM
Maybe ethics is a bit too strong a word. I would say that there are a lot of traditions.
EventServices
07-01-08, 11:13 PM
There are more ethics questions than there are ethics.
urbanknight
07-01-08, 11:22 PM
Would you prefer the term diplomacy?
patentcad
07-01-08, 11:27 PM
Would you prefer the term diplomacy?

I would prefer more stories about pumps in spokes. A CO2 cartridge in your spokes isn't the same. What do you use that for? What do you throw it at the annoying local kid who's trying to get in your elitist breakaway?

Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.
Red Rider
07-02-08, 07:24 AM
What do you throw it at the annoying local kid who's trying to get in your elitist breakaway?

I'm surprised you haven't answered this yourself -- you throw nothing. You crush his soul with your superior speed and strength.

If he's like you he'll be back frequently for repeated soul crushing...and voila! A new generation of PCad is born! ;)