tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775279775600371229.post512585567752650808..comments2023-06-28T07:45:03.334-04:00Comments on Mister Tristan: Bicycling...and UltrarunningGary...a relative of Mister Tristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458735546068405044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775279775600371229.post-4934251418778081252011-11-10T10:49:08.160-05:002011-11-10T10:49:08.160-05:00It's probably dumb to use stereotypes, and hop...It's probably dumb to use stereotypes, and hopefully any readers of Mister Tristan (the blog, not the human being) who are bikers will forgive me.<br /><br />That said, stereotypes exist for a reason because--foul or fair--some association has been made in our minds such that we find the stereotype to be a helpful construct.<br /><br />Gary<br />Blog ownerGary...a relative of Mister Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458735546068405044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775279775600371229.post-4501128137797656572011-11-10T10:04:28.689-05:002011-11-10T10:04:28.689-05:00I used to race bikes.
I stopped because I found ...I used to race bikes. <br />I stopped because I found the people involved in the sport to be precisely as you describe - Not people with whom I would sit down for a slice of pizza and a beer.<br /><br />It's one of the reasons I love the sport of ultrarunning so much. The people are almost universally good folk from the last finisher to the first.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526285274663494482noreply@blogger.com