Epetruk came up with the following;:
Quoted message said:One of the things I like about riding a bike is that you only have to
worry about moving two parts of your body: 1 - your legs when turning the
pedals; 2 - your arms when steering the bike. (There's a possible third -
your arms when yanking the handlebars up to perform a pavement hop, but
let's leave that for now).Movement 1 makes the bike go faster/slower, and is obviously the more
celebrated movement. For example, you have sporting events where the
winner is the person that goes farthest or fastest. Perhaps this is
typically because this is how achievement is measured in most other
sporting endeavours - I don't know.However, I feel somewhat sad that movement 2 (which makes the bike go left
or right) doesn't seem to be celebrated with the same intensity. It's
somewhat ironic, especially because it is this movement that gives the
bike its manoeuvrability which enables it to be a much quicker form of
transport in an urban setting than the car.Specifically, I'm not aware of any sporting event where skill in
manoeuvring a bike between randomly placed obstacles is tested. I know I
would like to watch such an event - I'd find it much more varied and
interesting that the Tour of X (where all I get to see almost throughout
the race is a few cyclists out in front chased by a peloton).Anyway, I just thought I'd raise a cheer for all those great unsung
manoeuvrers (god, that word is difficult to spell!) out there who
entertain me by smoothly and skillfully merging with and weaving in and
out of traffic (in a non-suicidal way, of course!).
I disagree.
I use every bit of my body when cycling, especially off-road racing.
I know this 'cos every blooody bit aches for a few days after a real good
session .. What's really worrying is that the 'few days' used to be only a
few hours ... 😉
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