Originally Posted by seely
He's happy he did a 25mi ride, and then you come along and say "its nothing to brag about", well guess what, for someone who hasn't been riding long or isn't in the best shape, 25 miles is a BIG DEAL, and you're going to turn people off to the sport if you don't encourage them.
Seriously, if a friend who was relatively new to cycling came up to you and said "hey I just did 25mi last night!", would say "thats nothing to brag about" to them? I hope not. I'm still struggling to find ANYWHERE where you said 25mi is a good healthy ride. You qualified your statement 2x about it being a "good ride" with "for a working man" and "nothing to brag about".
What in the hell can a person say about cycling, a ride, a distance, or anything without fear of "alienating," "turning off someone to cycling," or similar ROT? Sheesh, say what you want, let your enthusiasm be contagious. When Trek or Shimano give me a couple of dozen K a year for a
PR job, then I'll freakin' worry about the
PR implications of every little thing I say.