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Date Posted: 04:52:21 06/25/03 Wed
Author: Argnus The Analator
Subject: Very well put.
In reply to: ? 's message, "Re: And the drama of the new dogfish jerseys goes on..." on 04:33:15 06/25/03 Wed

Summed it up perfectly.


> Its not my intention to be hateful towards any of
>them. A few of my friends are Dogfishes. But its hard
>to really take them seriously. Yeah, they have a
>handful of fast guys. But so many of them are strictly
>weekend warriors or wannabes. When I am at Castlewood,
>and I see a colored jersey coming my way, I look to
>see if its someone I could ride with - someone who can
>ride a little better than the white t-shirt clad
>crowd, out there. But when I see that its a just
>Dogfish jersey coming my way, I usually lose interest.
>I like them all, but in my opinion they are just lower
>down in the pecking order from, say Big Shark riders
>or Sunset. With those teams, there is a constant
>evolution going on. The expert guys all have potential
>of being really fast experts. The sport guys will all
>eventually become expert. Most of the beginner guys
>will likely be racing sport next year. Always
>evolving, always improving.
>As they latch onto new beginners, each season, who are
>serious about the sport, and serious about getting
>better, they take them under their wings and the
>process starts over.
>
>Just buying a colorful jersey dosent make you a
>serious racer. Theres certainly nothing wrong with not
>being a serious racer...but just dont expect us to
>take you seriously. My advice is to keep the guys like
>the Pirtles, Nagy, Erb, Fletcher, ect. But, lose the
>weekend warriors and wannabes. Until then, to me, its
>just another "bicycling fun club".

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