If you aren't winning, style it! This has been my motto for a few years to keep racing fun. No body wins all the time, except for the
Magnificent Quadsworth or
Big B Lewis, even then nothing is guaranteed in bike racing except there will always be someone, somewhere who will drop you. Honestly this is a pretty bleak out look, but one has to accept that they aren't the best rider in the world and probably never will be. Once you get there just have fun! In short if you aren't winning, style it! Style points are worth more anyways, throw some wheelies, hit the jumps, ride the skinnies, put some style in there! It gets one noticed, if your on a team, it gets the team and sponsors noticed which is good. Spectators love it! Keeping some style, having fun just makes the world a better place and keeps a good image of cycling, the team, oneself.
Its fun to win, but more fun to ride!
Some specifics on style.
The most important decision one can make all day is which pair of
rad socks to rock out in the race.
Rad Socks = Rad Race
If you don't have at least 3 pairs of cool graphic socks to ride in, you are doing it wrong.
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| Some of my favorites, "Droppin' Bombs" |
During a race, if you have lost the lead, have fun! If you're in the lead have fun! If you're off the back from the gun then you might as well have some fun and style the heck out of it!
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| "Run" Up, BRAHPPPP! |
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| Getting rowdy on the CX bike in the homemade cape kit! |
At the end if you by yourself might as well make a show, a finish line wheelie is sure to please the crowd!
I tend to do quite a few of these no matter the discipline of race.
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| 10+ hour race now that is a long day of style! |
Its all about having fun so lets keep it that way! Play nice have fun and style it! Make sure to save your raddest socks for race day!
There's bound to be some singletrack beside the tree of life.
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