Blather on Bicycling

This is pictorial essay of the tools I currently have employed for training this year, listed in order of training importance:

Trainer - Blue NX7

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I’m not a competitive person. (Note: this entry is a departure from my usual onslaught of sarcasm.) The term “competition” denotes two or more people seeking the same goal under conditions that force a win/lose outcome.  The structure itself ensures failure for everyone. This is inherently wrong so I don’t consider myself competitively driven. This may counter intuitive for those of you who know how hard I compete.

Competition is further problematic because it is entirely relative. It doesn’t matter how good you are or how well you do; if you’re up against the right person, you will win or against the wrong person, you will lose. So, the “win,” in and of itself, is meaningless. The caveat to good competition is evenly matched competitors. When you are lucky enough to find yourself in this situation, competition is at it’s best. Above all, in a competitive situation, the most important factor is for the competitors to play their best. Winning is much less important than performing well.

So why do I ride and race so much? Read more