Why roadies wear black
http://krisalis.org/weblog/?m=200503
Actually I've found that being a roadie isn't so bad. For one there have been no hospital visits in a while, I have no new scars on my legs and I haven't had to fix anything on my bike for ages. Come to think of it I haven't even cleaned it.
I've been riding round Ayala Alabang village and made some new friends. Roadies are very social, the problem with this is that to my horror I've realised that even though I now have all the right gear, as roadies go, I'm not a very good one.
I've been reliably informed by my new friends that I need more "miles in my legs". The advice given was that physically Mountain Biking generally consists of sprints, and although this builds up power, fitness and technical skills it doesn't build up stamina....or Roadiness...as I have opted to call it.
So this is what the world looks like at 6:30am in the morning
Apparently no amount of brightly coloured lycra will make up for a lack of roadiness. The only option is to spend many, many hours on the bike. The solution is to ride on fairly flat road, at a moderate pace, for thousands and thousands of miles......now that REALLY sounds like fun doesn't it?
Well fortunately one of the things you can do on a road bike that is more difficult on a Mountain Bike is have a good ol' natter while riding along. On single track Mountain bikers tend to ride in single file and shout at each other.
"Watch out for that drop off"
" What?"
"I said watch out for that drop off"
"You want me to take my top off?"
"No I said watch out for t.."
"Arrrhhgg"
"Too late"
While roadies are altogether more civilised (at least while riding at my pace they are) and proper conversations can take place. Of course it usually involves heart rate levels, how much ones arse hurts, or the colour of your urine...but it still passes the time.
Eventually riding round in circles for 5 hours might even become a pleasant experience
A roadie with flat handlebars? He still overtook me
3 comments:
Have you been 'talking' to Travis recently?
{shocked}
OK, regardless of what colour you wear, lycra just doesn't make the best fashion statement. Babe, please stop wearing tight pants and something called a 'bib'. You are losing your credibility as a macho man.......
Who do you take-after? Your mother or your father. Great Car by the way!!
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