“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.
This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your
mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean
freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It
could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others
are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And,
you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be
better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go
all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with
the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life
straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”
chuck you rule.
ReplyDeletecan T-MesS get any more irrelevant?
ReplyDeletenope. cya
ReplyDeleteT-MESS
ReplyDeleteBen Penner The future of Michigan cycling
ReplyDeletenice one
ReplyDeletechuck-y ducky
I have seen the light
ReplyDeleteFA-Q
ReplyDeleteand THEY say the "scene" is dying phhhh
ReplyDeleteIt is dying because races are getting cancelled because lack of participants. I don't even know why promoters even bother putting on women's races. Their fields are just pathetic.
ReplyDeleteHow many people have you brought into the scene this year?
ReplyDeleteRayster
i have brought 2, not much..better than none.
ReplyDeleteIf everyone brought in two, taught them to race..... What a great start!
ReplyDeleteThen hope promoters don't get turned off because a race that took a year of planning of countless people, city meetings and volunteers for racers to have their couple hours of competition gets hated upon because if whatever.
The scene will stay strong....
Rayster
agree
ReplyDeleteIf you want to make money as a race promoter, find an interesting course, then only offer the following fields -
ReplyDeleteCat 5 U35
Cat 5 35+
Cat 4
Cat 3 (women could race this category)
Masters 45+/55+
You would bring in probably 75% of the fields that normally race in Michigan, you could forgoe the large cash prizes the upper categories believe they are entitled to (and the whining) and the time on the course and time volunteers are needed would be cut in 1/2, maybe more. A promoter would actually make decent money using this format.
better yet - forgoe promoting a traditional bike race altogether. Create a race that's more along the lines of a "challenge" race, like a running 10k race.
ReplyDeleteMichigan Mtn Mayhem, Barry-Roubaix, these are the kinds of events that bring in 1000+ "riders/racers".
No wheel support, no officials, no real prize lists and the promoter makes 1000 riders X $40 = $40,000
If the promoter is a club, think how beneficial that would be to the clubs funding, which the club could then use for jr development, cycling advocacy, trail maint, etc.
Hating the love. Hater hater
ReplyDeleteNice comment Joe,
ReplyDeletethanks for the support.
Womens fields are pathetic? There are over 30 cat 3/4s signed up this weekend.
ReplyDelete"Damn!!! Life's so short."
ReplyDeleteYes, 30 is a pathetic field - and that's as goos as it will probably get. How was the field at Cone?
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