Being a teenage road cyclist
- Thread starter Velostage
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Children are not driven into sports by the things you mention, money and fame. Some like contact sports like football, other classy sports like tennis and others an outdoor sport like cycling simply because its fun and because they are appealing to them. Then you through in some talent and parental and community support and you've got a future professional or sport for life situation.
Racing takes an able body and hard training. No one needs fame and glory to race, but some kids have those dreams. I'm sure some pros dreamt of being famous bike racers when they were kids. I dreamt of it at some point. I'm not a famous bike racer. Good thing I dreamt of other things too. Competition is one of the reasons I race, not sure if I need a best reason. If it's the best reason for you, fantastic.
congratulations on your blog but this is not the place to advertise it,Originally Posted by Velostage .
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That is because there is no valid reason for leg-shaving other than vanity, LOL! I tried it a couple of times and the itching and bother drove me nuts and I sure as hell wasn't any faster and the lack of protective hair created more itching when running into bushes, grass, etc.
The best answer you could give, plausibly, is that it makes skin care a lot easier because we cyclists need to apply lots of sunblock and lotions due to a great deal of exposure to the elements. Try that one; the old urban legend about the hair creating more possibility of infection or being painful when removing bandages is also viable but also bs but maybe someone will swallow it and not think you are effeminate in the process, /img/vbsmilies/smilies/ROTF.gif
Forums have ever been a good place to bring things to the attention of enthusiasts no matter what the hobby or pursuit. That is why it is called a "forum" and not an "exclusive gated community". Thanks for the heads-up.
That's fine until your "contributions" run against the tide and/or grain of the "majority" of the "community". Then the contribution becomes sacrilege, and you will be driven out by an onslaught of specious arguments and vicious diatribes, the sheer volume of which will make your tiny morsel of "spam" seem insignificant./img/vbsmilies/smilies/wink.gif
If you want to see what people are really into discussing, check out the thread on carrying guns whilst riding./img/vbsmilies/smilies/ROTF.gif
So, new members, think about this; storage space is dirt-cheap these days. If you are teenagers that means that I and many others have been doing this since before you were born, when disk space was more spendy. Your few words are not going to cost this site any more money for disk storage space so post all you want.
