Props to that guy. Quite a feat...doubt I could do it.

@Scrod--I don't think you can say that about roadies. True, some of them are just in it for the competition or the fitness and don't actually enjoy it, but plenty do. I myself love riding bikes and am what some might consider a roadie.

There are also those times where I'm trying to suppress insecurity/self-doubt/depression by sprinting up hills until I'm so out of breath that I feel like I'm drowning, but those are becoming increasingly rare.

But w/e, I can only speak for myself. I'll always love laying down mile after mile at 21+ mph on a bike designed to maximize efficiency and extend the reach of what's possible for me to do with my body.