http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/15/poser-mentality/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:33:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/15/poser-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Charmaine Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:43:24 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=316#comment-173 I know what you mean about the "fast boys". I see them on the bike path all the time. They think they are hot sh*t. Yes, they do look lean and mean in their stuff and expensive bikes. Yes, they go super fast. BUT, what they are missing is to actually SLOW DOWN and enjoy the actual MOTION of biking - feeling your muscles work. And also they are missing the LITTLE THINGS they have just zoomed by. Like the pretty flowers, or the Heron fishing below by the waterside, or the sliver of the moon in the sky, etc. You know, life goes by FAST ENOUGH as it is. Biking is ONE way to SLOW LIFE DOWN...... It's NOT always about SPEED. Yes, I can zoom along too, when I want to or need to (especially if a thunderstorm or a dog is on my heels!), but most of the time, I take it easy and enjoy the process of getting to my destination or just looking around my surroundings and taking it all in. This year I made a resolution to carry my compact digital camera with me, and stop to take pictures along the way. It captures a moment in time....a moment of appreciation, of life and health. These are very big BLESSINGS..... I know what you mean about the “fast boys”. I see them on the bike path all the time. They think they are hot sh*t. Yes, they do look lean and mean in their stuff and expensive bikes. Yes, they go super fast. BUT, what they are missing is to actually SLOW DOWN and enjoy the actual MOTION of biking – feeling your muscles work. And also they are missing the LITTLE THINGS they have just zoomed by. Like the pretty flowers, or the Heron fishing below by the waterside, or the sliver of the moon in the sky, etc. You know, life goes by FAST ENOUGH as it is. Biking is ONE way to SLOW LIFE DOWN…… It’s NOT always about SPEED. Yes, I can zoom along too, when I want to or need to (especially if a thunderstorm or a dog is on my heels!), but most of the time, I take it easy and enjoy the process of getting to my destination or just looking around my surroundings and taking it all in. This year I made a resolution to carry my compact digital camera with me, and stop to take pictures along the way. It captures a moment in time….a moment of appreciation, of life and health. These are very big BLESSINGS…..

]]> http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/15/poser-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-71 spokesNspin » Blog Archive » Fighter Jets, Bicycles & Riding Fast! Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:16:36 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=316#comment-71 [...] bikenoob was lamenting the fact that he got dropped by a moutain bike.  On the other hand, Bob at Daily Cyclist has an amusing story about how he smoked a couple of posers.  I have been in both of those [...] [...] bikenoob was lamenting the fact that he got dropped by a moutain bike.  On the other hand, Bob at Daily Cyclist has an amusing story about how he smoked a couple of posers.  I have been in both of those [...]

]]> http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/15/poser-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Bob Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:10:47 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=316#comment-70 The need to pass a bike with panniers is comparable to people in cars who need to pass a truck. The difference being I am not slow like a truck. :-) The need to pass a bike with panniers is comparable to people in cars who need to pass a truck. The difference being I am not slow like a truck.

]]> http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/15/poser-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-69 cyclingred Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:45:07 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=316#comment-69 Great post! Don't ya just love those races that just happen like that. I really get irritated at people who pass and can't keep the pace. It's like they see a touring bike and panniers and automatically think they should pass you. Great post! Don’t ya just love those races that just happen like that. I really get irritated at people who pass and can’t keep the pace. It’s like they see a touring bike and panniers and automatically think they should pass you.

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