Originally Posted by
Needles
I all but stopped riding my road bike--- after inventing the sport of bike pushing.
You didn't invent it. Bike pushing has a long and storied history, and none shall soon forget its unrivaled champion: Grumpy McWalkerflat. Refusing the added weight that comes with such nonessentials as tire levers and frame pumps, he pointed to their absence as the key to his fabled long-stride grumblepush.
I believe I speak for everyone here when I say Grumpy, you'll be in our hearts forever. Rest in peace, friend.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera