Comments on: How to Size Up the Competition http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Velotex http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-522825 Velotex Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:25:31 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/01/27/how-to-size-up-the-competition/#comment-522825 Very insightfull article. I always tend to size up my competitors, but never in the ways that you just did. It seems likely that your methods are much more trustworthy than mine. I usually laugh at the guys with shaven legs, but I never knew that it was done to show-off their leg muscle definition - now I'm going to laugh even harder! LOL! Very insightfull article. I always tend to size up my competitors, but never in the ways that you just did. It seems likely that your methods are much more trustworthy than mine. I usually laugh at the guys with shaven legs, but I never knew that it was done to show-off their leg muscle definition – now I’m going to laugh even harder! LOL!

]]> By: Oh, For the Love of Bike… « Planet Jenn http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-485396 Oh, For the Love of Bike… « Planet Jenn Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:11:34 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/01/27/how-to-size-up-the-competition/#comment-485396 [...] know they were racing, but I won fair and square regardless. I’m a devout adherent to the The Fat Cyclist’s theory that when there are more than two riders, there will be racing. And they passed me on a [...] [...] know they were racing, but I won fair and square regardless. I’m a devout adherent to the The Fat Cyclist’s theory that when there are more than two riders, there will be racing. And they passed me on a [...]

]]> By: bcmull http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-465395 bcmull Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:05:29 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/01/27/how-to-size-up-the-competition/#comment-465395 What does it say if you are wearing a Team Fatty jersey? What does it say if you are wearing a Team Fatty jersey?

]]> By: Tsuru http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-448552 Tsuru Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:08:40 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/01/27/how-to-size-up-the-competition/#comment-448552 Fantastic, just discovered this post through a friend.... I'll only add that you missed one type of race, one rider vs. one rider (this is VERY different from two riders).... let's me explain. Here's the scene, a lone rider is on a ride, feeling good or not, doesn't matter, then sees up in the distance another lone rider. Unbeknownst to the rider ahead, the race is on. It's a "bunch sprint" of one to some arbitrary point! But the winning moment is actually when the first rider, when about to pass, completely out of breath, in pain, but still chugging along, summons up just a little extra helping of oxygen to announce, "on your left" with a small grin holding it all together as he passes, waiting until the next bend or turn to try to hold back vomiting and passing out. Cavendish ain't got nuffin' on that finish. ;) Fantastic, just discovered this post through a friend…. I’ll only add that you missed one type of race, one rider vs. one rider (this is VERY different from two riders)…. let’s me explain.

Here’s the scene, a lone rider is on a ride, feeling good or not, doesn’t matter, then sees up in the distance another lone rider. Unbeknownst to the rider ahead, the race is on. It’s a “bunch sprint” of one to some arbitrary point! But the winning moment is actually when the first rider, when about to pass, completely out of breath, in pain, but still chugging along, summons up just a little extra helping of oxygen to announce, “on your left” with a small grin holding it all together as he passes, waiting until the next bend or turn to try to hold back vomiting and passing out.

Cavendish ain’t got nuffin’ on that finish.

;)

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]]> By: Darren http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/06/17/how-to-size-up-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-373508 Darren Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:24:17 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/01/27/how-to-size-up-the-competition/#comment-373508 When you say "full team kit" you seem to mean a pro team kit. What about us geeks in amateur team kits? Little to no chance we purchased them for style/fandom reasons like the pro kit (we refer to ours as 'smurf' blue...see website link, above). When you say “full team kit” you seem to mean a pro team kit. What about us geeks in amateur team kits? Little to no chance we purchased them for style/fandom reasons like the pro kit (we refer to ours as ’smurf’ blue…see website link, above).

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