View Poll Results: What is the greatest limitation to your reaching your potential as a rider?
Time for training
60
57.14%
Money for equipment, travel, etc.
8
7.62%
Lack of motivation
23
21.90%
My own impatience with training
7
6.67%
Non-compliance of my spouse/SO
1
0.95%
I am Ryanf - I have no limitations
5
4.76%
I am Siefer - what's a limitation?
1
0.95%
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Limitations
07-19-07, 05:58 PM
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With riding a bike its either...
1) you can ride
or
2) you cant ride
1) leads to...
you have the time and dont ride so you lack motivation
or
you have the time and ride so there is no limitation
2) leads to you don't have the time
Money is no excuse. If you have a bike you can go ride. If you don't want to its lack of motivation. Same thing for impatience, or Non-compliance of spouse/SO.
As far as RyanF, he is on a whole different level then all of us non preasortic beasts.
1) you can ride
or
2) you cant ride
1) leads to...
you have the time and dont ride so you lack motivation
or
you have the time and ride so there is no limitation
2) leads to you don't have the time
Money is no excuse. If you have a bike you can go ride. If you don't want to its lack of motivation. Same thing for impatience, or Non-compliance of spouse/SO.
As far as RyanF, he is on a whole different level then all of us non preasortic beasts.
07-19-07, 06:28 PM
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It used to be genetics for me .... I went as far as I could. Now that I'm riding again, it's lack of time due to family.
07-19-07, 06:29 PM
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Dietary indiscretions
or to quote Buffet: "french wines and cheeses put his ambitions at bay, and 20 more years slipped away..."
or to quote Buffet: "french wines and cheeses put his ambitions at bay, and 20 more years slipped away..."
07-19-07, 06:36 PM
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In that case, Ulcerative Colitis. If anything has limited my athletic potential it's been my 25 year relationship with this f'd up disease.
07-19-07, 06:44 PM
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07-19-07, 06:45 PM
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And EDR, I for one am offended by your avatar
07-19-07, 07:05 PM
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I would have to say time for training...
Who thought it was a good idea to have kids...
But also the natural ability to suffer...
Now I can suffer but I can't SUFFER...
After all cycling is all about suffering...
Isn't it...
Who thought it was a good idea to have kids...
But also the natural ability to suffer...
Now I can suffer but I can't SUFFER...
After all cycling is all about suffering...
Isn't it...
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It's me. I ride for fun and train half ass. I'm getting faster but no way as fast as I could.
Say la vie
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07-19-07, 07:15 PM
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07-19-07, 07:25 PM
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07-19-07, 07:41 PM
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Would those be considered a genetic limitation....
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