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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Coumting bikes
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:39:36 -0400
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On 4/20/2024 8:09 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:12:03 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> On 4/19/2024 4:19 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:54:55 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/19/2024 1:15 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>>>>>> Why would
>>>>>> anyone choose to ride under somebody else's directions?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As is often quoted, for every room in heaven there's another
>>>>> just like it in hell for someone else.
>>>>
>>>> Everybody follows their own directions. Some people's directions have
>>>> them following other people.
>>>
>>> So the grumpiest person here, and the one with the most limited riding
>>> regime, thinks there's no joy or value in riding with others.
>>>
>>> On my most recent group ride, I had friendly conversation with at least
>>> 8 different people, and I was introduced to a few roads I'd never
>>> ridden, some with beautiful scenery. At the group ride's end, I carried
>>> on solo for another 16 miles or so at a higher pace.
>>>
>>> I'm happy to be able to enjoy riding with others or riding solo, riding
>>> fast or riding more slowly, riding for recreation or for utility.
>>>
>>> Some folks are much more limited.
>>>
>> Indeed, I ride with a range of folks from friends from my youth to a
>> variety of different folks at the bike club. From very fit Strava segment
>> chasers to cake chatters, mostly off road though not always, such as riding
>> around London Cobbles organised by another club which was a hoot, with
>> someone I’d not ridden with much.
>>
>> Do I ride on my own absolutely! I’m generally more technical than my riding
>> companion so bigger more scary stuff I do on my own.
>>
>> Roger Merriman
> 
> While other people apparently enjoy small talk sessions, they tend to
> annoy me because I don't want to come right out tell people that I
> don't care how their brother-in-law broke his leg, so I have to sit
> there and pretend that I do.

I'll note two points:

1) Yet here you are, discussing tons of issues that don't affect you.

2) There seems to be very little in life that doesn't annoy you.


-- 
- Frank Krygowski