One thing l learned from cycling.........

[Mads]

You can buy the best bike you can afford. .....When you tired they all weight 1 ton.

 

Even if that bike is marketed with words like technology, stiffness, stability etc........etc. If you are not fit you are going to die out there. And suffer you will.

 

 

[Letum911]

If I had to post only one: "Money can't buy talent, and talent trumps money"

[Chro Mo]

....is that if you suck at going up hills, climb more hills. You'll still suck, only not quite as much

[ibruegge]

That's why my bike costs half of some peoples' cycling computer - it's less embarrassing if I get overtaken. :-)

[Hackster]

Ride with people who're better than you are, it makes you faster.

 

The converse is equally true.

[Vetseun]

I saw an oke at the OFM last year. Brand new Dogma. He was on the limit in tne neutral zone. Once the race started he was gone in 10 seconds. I felt such a masterpiece was wasted on him. But then again, he can afford the bike, he can ride whatever he wants to. I think he just discovered that you still have to ride it even if it costs 100k. A harsh reality that mamy have discovered.

[NotSoBigBen]

You can't ride (train) yourself out of a bad diet ..... eat less, pooh more as Gnarly would say!

[Sarge]

Hi Mr T,

I agree with you, but you must agree that riding a well specked bike ( expensive) is a real pleasure. As apposed to a Game special.

Have a good week

Sarge

[DJR]

Mtb - If you don't keep on pedalling through km 85, then you cannot get to km 100 and say you did it all yourself.

Road - If you work with your team, it is a lot easier and faster.

(Both are true of life as well.)

[SeaBee]

Hey Mads, think you've learnt another thing...

 

I bet it was awesome just to be back on the bike!

[Wayne Potgieter]

You can't ride (train) yourself out of a bad diet ..... eat less, pooh more as Gnarly would say!

This is very true, but very hard to do.

 

I am battling to correct 30 years of bad eating habits...but getting better.

 

was 88kg, now 83. Feel like a different person on the bike.

[Pappa Bear]

......the size of your legs doesn't count.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Pappa Bear

[MTBeer]

no matter how fast you think you are, there's always someone faster than you.

['Dale]

You've go a new machine, Mads?

 

Awesome!

[NotSoBigBen]

This is very true, but very hard to do.

 

I am battling to correct 30 years of bad eating habits...but getting better.

 

was 88kg, now 83. Feel like a different person on the bike.

 

Only 30 years - over 50 years for me

 

It is hard but I reckon I've cracked it - I once put up a thread about what happens when you reach some sort of goal weight .... can you 'ease off' or go back to something that resembles a 'normal' diet but in my case the answer is no. This is it for ever I'm afraid .... at times I think it's just above starvation

[madmarc]

If you want to get to the top of the mountain, then you need to go to the top of the mountain.