Big Shout

stevemtbsteve said:

I've noticed over recent years that some of the 'out on the trail'
friendlyness has departed, and in its place people just seem to check
out what bikes folk are on, as if the bike you ride makes you a serious
or not rider, and this saddens me a bit 🙁

Since everybodys bike is newer or brighter than mine I give
a quick nod to the face under the helmet then a good long
stare at his bike before he disappears over the moors.
I might think 'if only' or 'I wish' but thats personal and
I'm not sitting in judgement on him.

You've not told us what bike your good samaritan rode,
a Glossop rider might recognise him from that.

Anyroad no flapjacks for me thanks. I've found a Nutrigrain
product called Elevenses, a wheat and oat bake with raisins.
Scrumptious (but expensive).
Mike

You've not told us what bike your good samaritan rode,
a Glossop rider might recognise him from that.
I've found Elevenses
the guy was on a whyte, with the maverick forks, was carrying bout 5-10 years on me, and a few extra pounds. he was tough, carved the downs and knew his patch 🙂
i was on a 2nd hand 01 santa cruz superlite, n I'm 33; but i'm no diferent a rider than I was on my dawes escape, orange clockwork's(x2), univaga alpina, dave hinde or spec stumpjumper (which was nicked - thx) the only change in my riding was at 15, when I swapped my gt BMX for the dawes!
His bike carried looked pretty new, but it didn't matter if he'd been ridin for 2 months or 20 years. his attitude was spot on and we were both just out there riding - it's that simple - if u see him give him a nod 🙂

the elevenses - ginger or plain 😕

Not to detract from the intent of your original post, I wanted to comment on
the dangers of judging at face value.

1 - A couple of summers ago I invited a buddy to join us for one of our
favorite rides. He had recently celebrated his 50th birthday but was pretty
fit from road riding. He hauled an old decrepit mountain bike (I think it
was an 18 speed!) from his garage and met us there. He had no problems
keeping up with us for the ride, except (we found out later) that his
largest 2 rings on his cassette were shot. During the grueling 2 mile climb
out of the ride, he appeared to be having troubles. He fell in beside me,
told me he couldn't go "that slow" with his missing gears, and took off at
his comfortable cadence. Basically he kicked our butts, got change, and
kicked them again.

2 - Got to talking with a guy I see regularly in the change room at my
building. He sometimes walks/jogs at lunch when I usually head out for a
run myself. He is older, probably 30-40 lbs overweight, and generally
doesn't look very fit. Great guy, he just fit the stereotype of a couch
potato. During one such conversation I noted him putting on a shirt with
the logo from the local marathon. A little curious, I asked if he actually
ran it. Apparently he has completed it for the last 18 years, even a year
when he was technically recovering from a surgery. Made my 3-4 mile jogs
seem pretty pale by comparison.

So the way I figure it is that I have a pretty nice bike ( nothing special
by the standards of this group) not because I'm an awesome rider, but
because I need all the help I can get.

.... and cudos to the helpful biker as well.

Cheers
Gary

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I've noticed over recent years that some of the 'out on the trail'
friendlyness has departed, and in its place people just seem to check
out what bikes folk are on, as if the bike you ride makes you a serious
or not rider, and this saddens me a bit 🙁