Originally Posted by
NomadVW
The question is whether you think the person is racing to be fast, or racing for the challenge.
There've been plenty of days I just simply want to be fast, and the appeal of performance enhancers is high. But, in my line of work - it's simply out of the question.
At the end of the day, limiting PEDs is about protecting the health of the rider. It's not about "leveling" the playing field - because if that were the case we'd all race on Walmart frames. People who choose to spend $$ will gain performance advantages.
With that in mind - if there were no health risks (or in my line of work, cause me to drop out of flight status), of course I would take them (if I chose to afford them), because they'd have no reason to be against the rules anymore. Hell, walk around the local warm up scene and watch the asthma inhalers coming out of the woodwork. I've seen more asthma inhalers in the last 3 months than I've seen since my 7th grade AD&D games.
Just a bit of honesty.