Jake Bigham
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I mean, if Payton could run up and down that Arlington Heights hill to
get in shape for NFL beatings, don't you think he could have withstood
a cyclist's workouts?
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Mike- you don't really know much about cycling, do you?
Are you an athlete yourself? I don't mean a pro athlete or even a good
athlete, I mean do you participate in any sports just for the fun of it
yourself?
I don't think Payton would have made a very good all around (or GC)
cyclist. Big guys are better sprinters and are generally at a
disadvantage in the hills. The physics is just against them. Little
guys are at a disadvantage on the offensive line in the NFL. The
physics is against them. Sports writers who write about things they
have little familiarity with are at a disadvantage too. Their ignorance
just works against them. Maybe you could write about monetary policy in
sub Saharan Africa or the behavior of electromagnetic energy in the
vicinity of gravitational anomalies.
But seriously Mike, every summer right around the time the Tour is
finishing up a few sports writers from around the western world do
columns about how cycling is overrated and cyclists (especially
Armstrong) don't deserve to be called great athletes. Then a bunch of
cycling enthusiasts, like me, write them letters telling them how
stupid they are. It works out well for everyone; I am sure you must be
aware of this grand tradition. I am just happy to carry on this
tradition with you and add another email to your overflowing mailbox.
You can them show them all to your editor as evidence of you column's
popularity and ask for a raise! However the next time you are in
Portland Oregon, I reckon you owe me a beer.
Cheers
Jake Bigham
2774 SW Summit Dr.
Portland, OR 97201
h/ 503 228 1338
c/ 503 419 8012
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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>I mean, if Payton could run
up and down that Arlington Heights hill to get in shape for NFL
beatings, don't you think he could have withstood a cyclist's
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Mike- you don't really know much about cycling, do you?
Are you an athlete yourself? I don't mean a pro athlete or even a
good athlete, I mean do you participate in any sports just for the fun
of it yourself?
I don't think Payton would have made a very good all around (or GC)
cyclist. Big guys are better sprinters and are generally at a
disadvantage in the hills. The physics is just against them. Little
guys are at a disadvantage on the offensive line in the NFL. The
physics is against them. Sports writers who write about things they
have little familiarity with are at a disadvantage too. Their
ignorance just works against them. Maybe you could write about
monetary policy in sub Saharan Africa or the behavior of
electromagnetic energy in the vicinity of gravitational anomalies.
But seriously Mike, every summer right around the time the Tour is
finishing up a few sports writers from around the western world do
columns about how cycling is overrated and cyclists (especially
Armstrong) don't deserve to be called great athletes. Then a bunch of
cycling enthusiasts, like me, write them letters telling them how
stupid they are. It works out well for everyone; I am sure you must be
aware of this grand tradition. I am just happy to carry on this
tradition with you and add another email to your overflowing mailbox.
You can them show them all to your editor as evidence of you column's
popularity and ask for a raise! However the next time you are in
Portland Oregon, I reckon you owe me a beer.
Cheers
<fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>Jake Bigham
2774 SW Summit Dr.
Portland, OR 97201
h/ 503 228 1338
c/ 503 419 8012</fontfamily>
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