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Thursday, December 20, 2007

on the bike

Is this sport easy?

No, not really. Not at all. So why do we do it?

When you are not fit you suffer and get dropped.

When you are fit you suffer and don’t get dropped. You actually suffer longer the better you get.

What draws you to a sport that causes you so much pain and agony?

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Because life *is* pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

-Justin

Anonymous said...

Men in Spandex.

Unknown said...

Its the only sport that when things are good you smile.When everything is hurting your grimace looks like a smile. When you look back at the pics everthing looks great so you figure why not...I'll do it again tomorrow.

Auffderbach said...

When you are fit you suffer and don’t get dropped.

Says who?

chatterbox said...

we're all closet masochists? Would that make the race promoters sadists?

norcalcyclingnews.com said...

awww yeah ~ anytime you can slip a "Princess Bride" allusion into a blog comment ...

dblrider said...

Olaf - I suffer, therefore I am... We keep doing it because the body and mind quickly forget the pain - and remember the pleasure...of the scenery...the camaraderie...the victory...and yes, even the defeat.

Ron Castia said...

Because when you do it long enough you can decorate your Christmas tree with medals.

Shit you earned instead of shit you purchased.

Also, even if you suck at racing, it still makes you fast enough to kick the crap out of those who don't. Trickle down, pass it around.

veloandvino said...

where else can you be a guy and shave your legs and think its socially acceptable?

meh-wee-uhn said...

*Sigh* I am still looking for my Wesley.

And, I don't know if the "When you're fit you don't get dropped" has been adequately fact-checked. You might want to get your interns on that.

Anonymous said...

Because knowing the person next you is suffering incrementally more than you are makes it all worthwhile.

Anonymous said...

For stains on my chamois (sp?)

Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirl said...

um, I think you suffer shorter the better you are.