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So we should turn into Spartans, or those pesky soldiers from Heinlein's Space
Troopers? If we're not part of the racing scene, we're not worthy of calling
ourselves mountain bikers (or bikers at all)?
I get it, The Robot gets part of his self-awareness from playing _agent
provocateur_, but to me it doesn't make it. Not at all.
I ride because a lot of reasons, and while you can have a huge ego boost from
standing on a podium, you can measure yourself up against your friends -or any
other human being riding a bike, or a bear- in any trail, at any time. I just
choose not to do it at all.
May 6, 2015, 4:28 a.m. - Luix
#!markdown So we should turn into Spartans, or those pesky soldiers from Heinlein's Space Troopers? If we're not part of the racing scene, we're not worthy of calling ourselves mountain bikers (or bikers at all)? I get it, The Robot gets part of his self-awareness from playing _agent provocateur_, but to me it doesn't make it. Not at all. I ride because a lot of reasons, and while you can have a huge ego boost from standing on a podium, you can measure yourself up against your friends -or any other human being riding a bike, or a bear- in any trail, at any time. I just choose not to do it at all.