Badge Snobbery alive and well

[CooperS]

mat205125 said:

MTB'ers are genuine examples of bhy snobs.

Watch next time you are at a centre, and another group approaches.

Glances from a distance immediately pidgeon hole the rider into a "genre" of the sport, with 99% trying to look and dress more hardcore than they will ever be able / brave enough to ride.

As the gap between the groups closes, you each clock the type of bike they are riding .... hardtail/sus .... then the actual make and model of bike .... then the individual componentry that the owner has spunked out on .... You make a mental calculation of the total value of the bike and kit .... get all superior if yours is more, or judge "what a waste" if your's is less .... you make a guesstimate on the ratio of parts bought for pose and for performance .... you judge and stereotype .... you smile, get eye contact, and say a friendly "Morning" .... they pass out of earshot .... you bh like a sewing circle of WI women with your mates.

.... or is it just me

Our fave game is to let better equipped riders "play through", give them an x minute head start, then fire off down the hills after them to see how long it takes to pass them

Perfect description of most sunday mornings....

[istoo]

come back to check up, that is really a wonderfully insightful piece.. touche, i might nab this is post it elsewhere, very apt!

[PomBstard]

istoo said:

mat205125 said:

WildCards said:

mat205125 said:

Our fave game is to let better equipped riders "play through", give them an x minute head start, then fire off down the hills after them to see how long it takes to pass them

shouting 'coming through' or 'on your right' as you smuggly push past them at break neck pace because your more of a riding legend than them.

That's what it's all about

quality...

And Mrs PB has a variation on this - she's not too great at singletrack or blasting around the place, but is a marathon runner, so quietly bides her time until she rockets past them going up the lung-buster. On her trusty Giant Boulder

[leggly]

I have a mate who's a weight weenie. Every gram counts. I ride a spesh enduro, ok I'm not as fast up the hills but I have more fun on the way down. I also have been known to tow him home. Pies,Beer and fags rule when it comes to having fun on the trails. I wouldn't mind but he doesn't even race. In my defence, I completed the first ever MTB marathon at Builth Wells after a night on the old wife beater. NOT RECOMMENDED. At the time I was riding a Marin Rock Springs, with RST forks. Ahhh, the old days.