Originally Posted by tetonrider

i'm not mike868y, but it seems like he's referring to the level of seriousness cyclists (myself included!) take this sport, which pretty much amounts to beer league softball. we spend lots of mine, train for hours and hours, shape our lives around riding, count calories, etc. even for 'domestic pros', for the most part no one has any clue who they are (true for many international professionals as well).