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DJStroky
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:35 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 356 Location: Downtown Tacoma

<rant>

I dunno about the rest of you, but I'm getting really fucking pissed off with every single dumbshit asking me if I'm going to ride the STP just because I ride a bike. And it doesn't matter what bike I'm on, my fixie, racebike, commuter - hell, even if I rode a tall-bike, the naïve would still probably ask me if I'm riding the STP.

And not just that, they are impressed when I ride as little as 2 miles. So what? Couldn't anyone ride a bicycle 2 miles? That's hardly a warmup for me. Is it really that hard or is everyone incredibly lazy and/or pussies when it comes to riding in traffic? On an average week I ride 120 miles (and I can back up that figure with my Garmin).

So yes, one year I was suckered into riding the STP. I did it in a day and probably won't do it again for a long time if ever. The route is boring, long and overall not worth the effort compared to plenty of other routes around the northwest. Like all Ben Countries for example (my apologies Ben for not making it this year).

But still, all the damn cagers out there who don't know shit about biking still think for some stupid reason that the STP is the epitome of all things bicycle of the northwest when really what I desire is to get up to Cat 3 in WSBA and/or win the DBDH and/or just get to the fucking grocery store.

</rant>

Now I'm kinda risking being seen as an insensitive fuck for posting this rant online, but I'm really just trying to release this tension before it turns into a lecture/insult storm on the next person to ask me the question. We all live in the same world and shit, and I figure I need to make an attempt to get along with these people. So I thought I'd discuss this topic here since I know you're all part of what might be the only group of people that knows how I feel.

How do the rest of you guys and girls deal with this?

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Kyleen
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:43 pm Reply with quote
might have vagina, unconfirmed Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 948 Location: Space pirate ship manned by dinosaurs

I figure they're just trying to make small talk and don't have any better topics to discuss. I suggest steering the small talk away from the STP and into something you enjoy about bicycles. Or find a clever way to escape the conversation entirely.
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lantius
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:45 pm Reply with quote
1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

so are you riding the stp this year or what?
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Eric_s
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:46 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 1691 Location: the dirty south

people look strangely offended when you say NO! and then laugh like it's funny.
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ksep
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:54 am Reply with quote
Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Westlake

Dude, are you riding RSVP? I'm gonna pirate it.

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joeball
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:10 am Reply with quote
Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

"The antibiotics just cleared up my last STP!"
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jimmythefly
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:25 am Reply with quote
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

Does this look like a Superbird between my legs?
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MyNameIsJeff
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:01 am Reply with quote
BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

No because I don't want to be yelled at by dicks all day.
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liz
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:39 am Reply with quote
Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 205

MyNameIsJeff wrote:
No because I don't want to be yelled at by dicks all day.


Zing!
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Andrew_Squirrel
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:57 am Reply with quote
Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 2098 Location: Greenwood

One day I had a flat tire about 5-6 miles from home. I had no spares or pumps or anything really to repair it. I was prepared for a long walk home.
About a mile into the walk a squid pulled over to the side of the road, Provided me with a spare tire, pump and levers. I offered reimbursement for his time & tube, he refused. I thanked him excessively.
That day I realized that its fucking stupid to get pissed about stupid shit in the very very small subculture we ride in.

All I'm sayin', its cool to rant, everyone does, but I hope deep down you don't really give a shit about this. Its still far far better to be asked "Are you riding the STP" compared to "Hey brah, did you see the fuckin' game last night? aw man, the TEAM A totally kicked TEAM B's ass"
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jeff
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:59 am Reply with quote
SOC pussy Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 4501

Andrew_Squirrel wrote:
A bunch of words I agree with.


This same thing happened to me, but with a grizzled messenger type.

Lesson learned: Not all people on bikes are assholes.
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MyNameIsJeff
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:05 am Reply with quote
BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

FUCK A TEAM.

I don't mean to generalize every rider in full gear as a jerk.

There are dicks who think they're better than everyone else, and I'm sure they will be there to call me dip-shit again annnnnnnd they can eat my fucking shorts.
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derrickito
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:11 am Reply with quote
now with 50 percent more EVIL Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 10566

lets get mad at society, man!
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bott
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:13 am Reply with quote
will kill you in your sleep Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 868 Location: Landlandia

jeff wrote:
Lesson learned: Not all people on bikes are assholes.


point83 is working tirelessly to change this common misconception.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 1:22 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 2666 Location: No Fun Town, USA

Just tell the truth: "I've done the STP before, and I thought it was boring." [Which, btw, is pretty much what I think of the STP, too.]

If you want to be more positive, add on something like: "I'd rather spend the weekend bike camping on the Olympic Peninsula." or "I'd rather train for the Dead Baby Downhill." or "I'd rather train for the .83 French-Fry eating contest by visiting all the Dick's in Western Washington in one day."

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