Sayings…
June 25th, 2007 by Conrad Stoltz
These sayings have been tried and tested, and took many years to compile. Look and learn. Or just enjoy.
Mountain biking:
- “Hesitation, devastation”
- “Speed is your friend”
- “Low air*, high gear, no fear” *Tires
- “It is not a ride till there is blood”
- “To label a ride “Epic”, it must be:
- 5 hours or more
- you must get really lost at least once. Really lost like trying to find North by studying moss growth on trees.
- You must run out of food and water completely. The whole posse should be thoroughly bonked of course. (You know you have a good bonk going if it feels like you have ants walking on your face.) Drink from a dubious source. Stealing fruit or eating berries/roots/leaves/grasshoppers counts for extra points.
- you must suffer some kind of mechanical. Like running out of spare tubes and stuffing leaves in your tire, or destroying a derailleur hanger and making your bike a single speed with crude tools. (Of which one should be a rock)
- there must be blood, of course.
- the last half hour should be in the dark. Nursing a slow puncture…
Hit the 1st fast food joint on the drive home. Believe me, $20 makes you feels like a millionaire!
Training:
- “no pain, no pain”
- “Training is training and racing is racing”
- “When in doubt, go easy”
Thats all for now…
