not a cyclist

Tom Keats said:

Words and labels are just food for thought. And as Walt Kelly's Pogo once said: "food for thought
is no substitute for the real thing."

cheers, Tom

You've a good memory for quotations! It's been my experience that hunger IS food for thought. I've
always started thinking and left the frivolity behind when I was hungry. Regards, Bernie

Terry Morse wrote: <snip>

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A trip to the dictionary brings forth. Definitions 1 and 2 say that sport is a physical activity
with specific rules and customs, and often done competitively. Definition 3 says sport is
recreation.
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Cycling fits definition 3 for sure, but 1 and 2 are a tougher fit. Cycling in general has no
specific rules as a game would.
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A trip to the dictionary brings forth. Definitions 1 and 2 say

that

Quoted message said:

sport is a physical activity with specific rules and customs,

and

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often done competitively. Definition 3 says sport is recreation.

Cycling fits definition 3 for sure, but 1 and 2 are a tougher

fit.

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Cycling in general has no specific rules as a game would.

Well, tiddleywinks or marbles would be sports then.

On the other hand my trip to MW 9th reveals a cyclist is "one who rides a cycle."

Doug For email, a sense of wonder.

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loki said:

Whilst discussing life, politics and the meaning of existence a co-worker

....

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But according to him I am not a 'cyclist' because I
do this alone, untimed, and not in organized events.

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Dunno why I'm relating this episode. It just struck be as a curious way to look at cycling.and
those who shall or shall not be deemed 'cyclists'.

Comments?

Who cares (except Fab maybe)? It's what you DO that is important, not what it is called.

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Zoot Katz said:

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:39:24 -0800, <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Tom

Keats) said:

Anyhow, "rider" fills the bill as good as "cyclist". Maybe "[bi]cycler" would do the trick, too.

Ignoring for a moment its obvious gender bias, I still like "wheelman". Its history gives it some
dignity. "Wheelperson" will never cut it.
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There's also "velocipedist", although it does sound like someone who works in a museum of
Natural History .

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loki said:

"Tom Keats" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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In article <[email hidden]>, "loki"

Quoted message said:

Comments?

How intertwined is your lifestyle with cycling?

It is my basic form of transportation in that I don't even own an auto. I've bicycle-commuted to
work every day that I work for over a year [Since 11 Nov 2002 to be precise] And this includes
through the snow and ice of Canadian winter.

Well, there ya go. I figure if you're deliberately /living/ the root word to which the "ist" is
suffixed, you can pretty well call yourself a [root word]ist (if you wanna.) There are plenty of
ways other than competition by which to integrate cycling into one's life.

To get semantic about it, if there are cyclists, I guess there must be Cyclism (OTOH, there are
scientists but one rarely hears of Sciencism). But trying to define Cyclism makes my brain dizzy, so
I prefer to think of myself merely as a rider. Besides, isms are generally laden with too much
connotative and committal baggage for my tastes.

Maybe riding is too freeing a thing to encumber with ism.

cheers, Tom

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David said:

I think people who actually use their bike as part of the way they live (transportation,
commuting, shopping, etc.), are cyclists in the purest form.

I'm inclined to agree with that. There is a point at which riding becomes so integral with one's
life that one doesn't perceive its influence until something happens to render one's bike inoperable
or unavailable.

Then the withdrawal symptoms set in.

cheers, Tom

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Zoot Katz said:

Ignoring for a moment its obvious gender bias, I still like "wheelman". Its history gives it some
dignity. "Wheelperson" will never cut it.

I share your respect for things retro. The good quality stuff, anyhow.

BTW, isn't "wheelman" also slang for "getaway car driver"? <grin>

cheers, Tom

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In the whole scheme of things,who gives a rat's ass if you or anyone else is a "cyclist" or not?

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In the whole scheme of things,who gives a rat's ass if you or anyone else is a "cyclist" or not?

The cyclist.

The person who rides a bike, anyways.

Nuffin' wrong with a li'l identity.

cheers, Tom

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Kinda like saying a person isn't a driver because he doesn't
take part in any NASCAR events....

larry