sometimes skinny people need to shut up
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sometimes skinny people need to shut up
photographer came by today and noticed my Boston Bikes map. asked if I do any biking. I told him that I commute to work on two wheels, about 13 miles each way. he was unimpressed and said something to the effect of "well I do some serious distance riding" and went on for 10-15 minutes about how fast he is and how awesome his Cervelo bike is and so on and so on.
from my body type he clearly assumed I was a newbie. I was getting annoyed with him, so I asked how many miles he does per year. "Around five thousand" he said. I then noted that I did 5k myself this past year.
"But mine are really intense riding, centuries, mountain climbs, etc."
good grief. sometimes skinny people need to shut up.
from my body type he clearly assumed I was a newbie. I was getting annoyed with him, so I asked how many miles he does per year. "Around five thousand" he said. I then noted that I did 5k myself this past year.
"But mine are really intense riding, centuries, mountain climbs, etc."
good grief. sometimes skinny people need to shut up.
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Define skinny... I am about 215, and most people think I am kind of skinny ( I wear my weight well, no huge gut). But I know what you mean, hear in Mass. some of the thin people can be asses. Remember the Masses are asses...
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I was in a group of blow-hards who were all trying to one up each other.
When it came time for me to introduce myself, I said "I am David, JPD"
The LLB's, MA's, and Phd's all looked a little puzzled but suitably impressed and I was included in further conversation.
Later, one of the quieter guys asked me what JPD stood for. "Just Plain Dave" was my reply.
What a lot of stuffy Aholes.
When it came time for me to introduce myself, I said "I am David, JPD"
The LLB's, MA's, and Phd's all looked a little puzzled but suitably impressed and I was included in further conversation.
Later, one of the quieter guys asked me what JPD stood for. "Just Plain Dave" was my reply.
What a lot of stuffy Aholes.
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Tortise and the hare, pal. 5000 miles of intense, long distance just means that you're slacking more days in between.
He's trying to compensate when confronted with the fact that he "only" did as many miles as a rider he deems inferior (by appearance.) He should try and hang with some of my Clydesdale friends fom the Seattle Randonneurs. Let Mr. "Intense Mountain Century" guy see how his ego's doing after a double century and he finds out they're only halfway finished.
He's trying to compensate when confronted with the fact that he "only" did as many miles as a rider he deems inferior (by appearance.) He should try and hang with some of my Clydesdale friends fom the Seattle Randonneurs. Let Mr. "Intense Mountain Century" guy see how his ego's doing after a double century and he finds out they're only halfway finished.
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Funny stuff. Not specific to just skinnies, though.
On a Sunday club ride, (we do ~25 milers on Sundays), we pulled into our social-respite stop about halfway. Some scraggly looking guy (I would've thought he was homeless) on a bike pulls over next to me & my son. He asks where we came from, I explain. He starts going off on how far he's come, over the mountains, through the woods type stuff. I reply, "You're awesome," and walk away. I didn't see him again.
It's people.
On a Sunday club ride, (we do ~25 milers on Sundays), we pulled into our social-respite stop about halfway. Some scraggly looking guy (I would've thought he was homeless) on a bike pulls over next to me & my son. He asks where we came from, I explain. He starts going off on how far he's come, over the mountains, through the woods type stuff. I reply, "You're awesome," and walk away. I didn't see him again.
It's people.
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Well, I'll agree that skinny person needed to shut up.
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Add one more to his resume, punch him in his stomach or throat and introduce him to intense breathing, then say, "This is what it feels like to us big fellas to climb mountains!"
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I dunno, I think in this case the big guy needs to shut up! (humor)
Well, that's based on what another poster told me, he commutes and I only do sissy la-la trail rides to the beach so I really don't know what riding is.
So if it's true that commuting requires far more skill than I possess, then maybe it's the big guy telling big fish stories here.
Well, that's based on what another poster told me, he commutes and I only do sissy la-la trail rides to the beach so I really don't know what riding is.
So if it's true that commuting requires far more skill than I possess, then maybe it's the big guy telling big fish stories here.
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I was really excited about some of my recent rides and telling a ("skinny") lady at the local club ride about it...she seemed underwhelmed...so next time I kept my accomplishments to myself, and things seemed to go better- so sometimes Clydes need to shut up, too.
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The thing is... high intensity in training and riding is where the fitness is.
Likely he did spend less time on the bike for the same miles, but was better off for it than you were with your commuting at the same intensity day in, day out.
Sometimes, it's just best to say: "Good for you, you look good for it". And listening might even learn you something.
Likely he did spend less time on the bike for the same miles, but was better off for it than you were with your commuting at the same intensity day in, day out.
Sometimes, it's just best to say: "Good for you, you look good for it". And listening might even learn you something.
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Asshats come in all shapes and sizes.
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Just let it slide clyde.
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So you would have found his braggadociao acceptable if had been fat?
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The thing is... high intensity in training and riding is where the fitness is.
Likely he did spend less time on the bike for the same miles, but was better off for it than you were with your commuting at the same intensity day in, day out.
Sometimes, it's just best to say: "Good for you, you look good for it". And listening might even learn you something.
Likely he did spend less time on the bike for the same miles, but was better off for it than you were with your commuting at the same intensity day in, day out.
Sometimes, it's just best to say: "Good for you, you look good for it". And listening might even learn you something.
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...I told him that I commute to work on two wheels, about 13 miles each way. he was unimpressed and said something to the effect of "well I do some serious distance riding" and went on for 10-15 minutes about how fast he is and how awesome his Cervelo bike is and so on and so on.
…"But mine are really intense riding, centuries, mountain climbs, etc."
good grief. sometimes skinny people need to shut up.
…"But mine are really intense riding, centuries, mountain climbs, etc."
good grief. sometimes skinny people need to shut up.
Hi cmolway,
I enjoy reading about your extended rides …
I admire the long and fast rides you and some of the other “top-tier” correspondents describe on this thread, and I humbly relate my rides, mostly to suggest the nice routes I find…Nonetheless, given my busy life situation, I’m very happy with my cycling lifestyle. A thread I once read soon after subscribing to BF advised something like “My 15 mph is to me as your 24 mph is to you.”
I enjoy reading about your extended rides …
I admire the long and fast rides you and some of the other “top-tier” correspondents describe on this thread, and I humbly relate my rides, mostly to suggest the nice routes I find…Nonetheless, given my busy life situation, I’m very happy with my cycling lifestyle. A thread I once read soon after subscribing to BF advised something like “My 15 mph is to me as your 24 mph is to you.”
…Well, that's based on what another poster told me, he commutes and I only do sissy la-la trail rides to the beach so I really don't know what riding is.
So if it's true that commuting requires far more skill than I possess, then maybe it's the big guy telling big fish stories here.
So if it's true that commuting requires far more skill than I possess, then maybe it's the big guy telling big fish stories here.
… I thought: certainly there are the roadies, who are indeed “Beautiful People” and are splendid in their spandex and peletons; and there are Freds, kind of clunky but sincere and loveable. But there is IMO, a large segment of noble cyclists, e.g. tourists and commuters who are neither BP’s nor Fred’s, but certainly serious cyclists.
I recalled how politicians in Massachusetts are derided as “hacks.” In a memorable speech to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth, a former Speaker of the House proclaimed “I am not a hack, you are not a hack, we ought not be treated this way." Similarly, my manifesto is, "I am not a Fred you are not a Fred, we ought not be treated this way". So I propose a new name, currently applied to frequent business travelers—ROAD WARRIORS. I AM A ROAD WARRIOR…
John Gardner once wrote: "An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” IMO, the society which exalts roadies and scorns road warriors will have roads only built for cars.
I recalled how politicians in Massachusetts are derided as “hacks.” In a memorable speech to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth, a former Speaker of the House proclaimed “I am not a hack, you are not a hack, we ought not be treated this way." Similarly, my manifesto is, "I am not a Fred you are not a Fred, we ought not be treated this way". So I propose a new name, currently applied to frequent business travelers—ROAD WARRIORS. I AM A ROAD WARRIOR…
John Gardner once wrote: "An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” IMO, the society which exalts roadies and scorns road warriors will have roads only built for cars.
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I was in a group of blow-hards who were all trying to one up each other.
When it came time for me to introduce myself, I said "I am David, JPD"
The LLB's, MA's, and Phd's all looked a little puzzled but suitably impressed and I was included in further conversation.
Later, one of the quieter guys asked me what JPD stood for. "Just Plain Dave" was my reply.
What a lot of stuffy Aholes.
When it came time for me to introduce myself, I said "I am David, JPD"
The LLB's, MA's, and Phd's all looked a little puzzled but suitably impressed and I was included in further conversation.
Later, one of the quieter guys asked me what JPD stood for. "Just Plain Dave" was my reply.
What a lot of stuffy Aholes.
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At that point, you should have just gone for broke: "Yeah, but I did my miles on a fixed gear full suspension tandem folding recumbent. With no brakes."
Some folks are just like that. All that said, as someone who'll hit 3K this year if he's lucky, good on ya for doing 5K!
Some folks are just like that. All that said, as someone who'll hit 3K this year if he's lucky, good on ya for doing 5K!
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So what this guy is saying is... his bike is just a toy. Not ridden for any practical purpose like picking up groceries or travelling to a daily destination.
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It's one thing to babble on excitedly to another rider, in the same club as you, or who might possibily care, than it is to come up to a total stranger and demean their accomplishments.
So. Rude.
Confession: I live near about 10 mins from the beach, and there are truckloads of skinny, blonde, rich women who don't have to work and own $800 cruisers that they buy exclusively to ride on the boardwalk...convertibles that they only take out on sunny days, you get the picture. Excess. I'm not skinny, blonde, or independently wealthy. So sometimes I just hate on them for all those things. I don't think that makes me a bad person, just human.
So. Rude.
Confession: I live near about 10 mins from the beach, and there are truckloads of skinny, blonde, rich women who don't have to work and own $800 cruisers that they buy exclusively to ride on the boardwalk...convertibles that they only take out on sunny days, you get the picture. Excess. I'm not skinny, blonde, or independently wealthy. So sometimes I just hate on them for all those things. I don't think that makes me a bad person, just human.
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Tortise and the hare, pal. 5000 miles of intense, long distance just means that you're slacking more days in between.
He's trying to compensate when confronted with the fact that he "only" did as many miles as a rider he deems inferior (by appearance.) He should try and hang with some of my Clydesdale friends fom the Seattle Randonneurs. Let Mr. "Intense Mountain Century" guy see how his ego's doing after a double century and he finds out they're only halfway finished.
He's trying to compensate when confronted with the fact that he "only" did as many miles as a rider he deems inferior (by appearance.) He should try and hang with some of my Clydesdale friends fom the Seattle Randonneurs. Let Mr. "Intense Mountain Century" guy see how his ego's doing after a double century and he finds out they're only halfway finished.
Thing is I was an active Rugby player at the time and 2 day tournaments were still common. It was just like getting up Sunday morning of a Rugby tournament, except that I hadn't been drinking and every single part of my body still worked, some were sore, but all of them worked.
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Cycling is my number 3 sport. And through good luck more than anything else I have met some pretty good athletes in all 3.
I started as a swimmer. When I was in college at Occidental we placed as high as second nationally. Not any credit to me, I was good enough to pick points at aroung 8th at the confernce meet (This was NAIA, Not even near NCAA division 1). But we had ties to USC and I got an invite to their awards banquet. This was near the peak of swimming at USC and I met several olympians from more than just the US there. I also knew age group US record holders. In Rugby Occidental has put many players on the US national team. We ended up with ties to South Africa and I have toured Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales. Along the way I've met national side players from at least 6 countries and played with and against several. In cycling I have not met as many near the top, but a few. One rider who had competed in the TDF, the defending womens RAAM champion and another woman who was about the 10th best inhte US at the time.
The thing is it has worked out that I've met and chated with those really at teh top from several countries and the most noticable thing is what never happened.
Never, not a single time have I heard a top level athlete say nasty things about those who compete at a lower level or just play, swim or ride for fun. Oh some may be rude to a autograph seeker, but when it comes to others that love their sport the ones I have met have always been supportive.
I started as a swimmer. When I was in college at Occidental we placed as high as second nationally. Not any credit to me, I was good enough to pick points at aroung 8th at the confernce meet (This was NAIA, Not even near NCAA division 1). But we had ties to USC and I got an invite to their awards banquet. This was near the peak of swimming at USC and I met several olympians from more than just the US there. I also knew age group US record holders. In Rugby Occidental has put many players on the US national team. We ended up with ties to South Africa and I have toured Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales. Along the way I've met national side players from at least 6 countries and played with and against several. In cycling I have not met as many near the top, but a few. One rider who had competed in the TDF, the defending womens RAAM champion and another woman who was about the 10th best inhte US at the time.
The thing is it has worked out that I've met and chated with those really at teh top from several countries and the most noticable thing is what never happened.
Never, not a single time have I heard a top level athlete say nasty things about those who compete at a lower level or just play, swim or ride for fun. Oh some may be rude to a autograph seeker, but when it comes to others that love their sport the ones I have met have always been supportive.