rondot@spiritone.com
All three of you are right. But the most important thing in my opinion is
the "respect" aspect. We could discuss all sorts of details about what a
rider is or is not doing, skill levels etc. BUT........If all riders
respect other riders (even if slower, wobbly, being a jerk or whatever),
they will be patient, make better decisions and thus more efficient at
passing. In general cussing should be reserved for oneself (when you screw
up) and best when others are not around. Even though I enjoy a good cuss
fest now and then (makes me feel immature), I assume someone will be
offended. Respect other riders people. Even though you are the fastest Cat
2 racer within 50' of yourself, your race is no more important than the
rider you are overtaking.
Grow freaking up! Them they are doing well when you go by instead of
belittling them.
ronnie
-----Original Message-----
From: sean
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 8:51 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Fellow MTB Cat 2's
Respect has nothing to do with thinking your fast...
SubjectRe: Fellow MTB Cat 2's
Date6/5/2013 8:40 PM
Fromeric aldinger
The difference is that the 1s know they are fast, the sloppy seconds just
think they are fast.
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:04 PM, T. Kenji Sugahara wrote:
> Dear Fellow Cat 2 mountain bike guys
>
> Please do not ride like jerks. I received some complaints about your
> behavior at some races- and personally observed it at Stampede.
>
> I received a couple notes saying that the Pro/1 racers were courteous
> and polite when they caught and passed some of the beginners.
>
> On the other hand some of the Cat 2's were complete jerks- running
> over and forcing some of the beginners off of the course. Not a
> pleasant experience for them and not a good way to keep them coming to
> races.
>
> In fact one of the beginners said they were "never going to race
> again" because of the poor experience.
>
> As for the personal observation- I was taking pictures at one of the
> rock garden areas and some of the guys toward the front were swearing
> at each other "get the !@$@# out of the way" etc. when someone
> bobbled. Interestingly enough the guys toward the back were saying
> "sorry", "excuse me" and generally being very good to each other.
>
> We in OBRA pride ourselves in being good members of the racing
> community. Please race courteously so that everyone can have a good
> time.
>
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> Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
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