Originally Posted by
Rowan
So how far does the dishonesty go before you decide it's not OK???? The interesting thing is that cheats don't have a line where they stop cheating if someone's life or livelihood depends on their actions. Read up on narcissists in particular.
Your bent rider comparison doesn't fit with this scenario where BlazingPedals was in a group ride with this character, and knows what happened, but that still hasn't prevented the real possibility that the other rider has doctored his file.
I honestly don't understand why people even care about this; my attitude has always been "ride your own ride." Sure, it's fun to trash-talk your friends a bit when you beat them to the finish line. But ultimately, for 99.99% of us, it's just riding a bike. Some people get their jollies out of gaming their numbers. It's a profoundly pointless and stupid thing to do, but how does that affect anyone else, other than the "glory" of having your name appear on a website for a short period of time? If someone's ego is so intimately intertwined with that, it might be time to chill out and find another hobby.