you wouldn't be worried about what people think of you if you knew how seldom they actually do.
Originally Posted by
Machka
+1
And this is very freeing.
Originally Posted by
dougclyde
Machka nailed it here. When you can truly not give one half of one rats behind what anyone else thinks of you, or your bike, or your outfit, or heaven forbid your pedals, you can just ride. By all means train, or do your hill repeats, or intervals, or just sit up straight and wave at all the folks on lawnmowers..it doesn't matter!
It applies in non-cycling life too. When you realise how seldom people pay any attention to what you do ... that they rarely give you a second thought ... you can stop worrying about what people will think and start doing what you want to do. It's wonderful!