...for being too hard?
Seriously?
I shit you not, they actually mailed us all letters explaining how sorry they were for not grooming the course and making us all push our bikes.
Really?!
OF COURSE IT SUCKED! THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT AWESOME! MAKE IT SUCK EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR!
If I wanted to do something easy, I'd stay inside and ride a trainer. Or just watch TV.
Of course, the problem is- everybody wants to pound this shiny new square peg (fat bikes) into a long standing round hole (UP winters). We get a lot of snow. No matter how fat your tires, riding a snow bike can suck. Sometimes, maybe, just maybe- skis are a better choice.
Difficult rides are where the best stories come from. I've had many, many idyllic rides. But I remember the ones that were really hard the most. And finishing them is something I'm far more proud of than any race result. Besides, it's not like any of us were staring down frostbite or packs of hungry wolves or anything. We had to walk some. Deal with it.
Apology accepted, I guess.
Although if that race was hard enough to justify an apology- I guess my hopes of some epic killer death race up here probably won't pan out.
Seriously?
I shit you not, they actually mailed us all letters explaining how sorry they were for not grooming the course and making us all push our bikes.
Really?!
OF COURSE IT SUCKED! THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT AWESOME! MAKE IT SUCK EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR!
If I wanted to do something easy, I'd stay inside and ride a trainer. Or just watch TV.
Of course, the problem is- everybody wants to pound this shiny new square peg (fat bikes) into a long standing round hole (UP winters). We get a lot of snow. No matter how fat your tires, riding a snow bike can suck. Sometimes, maybe, just maybe- skis are a better choice.
Difficult rides are where the best stories come from. I've had many, many idyllic rides. But I remember the ones that were really hard the most. And finishing them is something I'm far more proud of than any race result. Besides, it's not like any of us were staring down frostbite or packs of hungry wolves or anything. We had to walk some. Deal with it.
Apology accepted, I guess.
Although if that race was hard enough to justify an apology- I guess my hopes of some epic killer death race up here probably won't pan out.
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