Keep this on the massage table
We all know where I stand in the cycling sock department, white and not too tall, any color sock as long as it’s white. If you have diminished calves and need to somehow hide that by wearing too tall socks, that is sad but not a crime. I always thought I was less flexible on color than height. Today I’ve changed my mind.
I was in the car when I saw a cyclist in a long sleeve, all white Rock Racing kit. Rock Racing, interesting choice, not a team I would want make believe I rode for but it was tidy. This was matched with a white helmet and white shoes and for an elitist snob like myself it was all fine. It would have been all fine barring the white knee length compression stockings! I don’t even know what compression stockings are or what they supposedly do but for his sake they had better not be just white knee length cycling socks. He had better have a severe medical condition to justify that look.
Doctor: You have a condition known as “Catholic School Girl”. If you don’t wear white knee socks your legs will fall off or you will become wildly promiscuous, but in your case most likely the first.
How can one misstep so quickly change everything? I’ve seen other cyclist in high compression socks but matching them to an all white kit is somehow saying, yes, I still have it going on here, I look Pro. FFS, I now regret not turning the car around so I could have pulled along side and asked what he thought he was doing. Or at least taken a photo for this article. Or issued a V-ticket for visual effrontery. Or nudged him off the road into a ditch.
There ought to be a Rule! Rule #28 needs an addendum with this compression thing out there. Eddy had no idea this was coming. If the Velominati are to keep ahead of these trends we better get on this now, before it is too late.
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wiscot - While Bird's mustache was rather pitiful, I can't imagine he got too much ribbing from DJ or McHale or the Chief or Ainge. I think they'd all seen him choke Dr. J. and probably knew not to mess with a tough dude from the wrong side of the tracks. With how well they both moved, always easy to forget Bird and Magic were 6'10".
Wow, talk about making it easy to follow The Rules. An eternity of riding with trys is frightening!
Here ya go, Gianni...from the T-A race today.
@ChrisO
Sounds like a challenge, although I'm only free on sub-zero days in late December for a head to head race.
What is your PR up Box Hill? I'll let you know when I've bettered it.
Ha, I love to see an Englishman taking up a hopeless cause.
It's worse than 558 people but better than the remaining 31,626 who've done it on Strava... 6:10.
All you need to do is sustain 5.1w/kg for 6 minutes and you should be fine.
Had my first proper ride out today actually, in the real world, with other people, on roads and everything - even some hills. No PRs though.
Hatta-Kalba 150314
@ChrisO
Haha 5.1w/kg? Fuck that. It would actually be easier to lose a bit of weight.
Will there be dope testing?
@tessar
Real runners are sitting in the camper trailer sipping a beer because they outran their buddy and the buddy got got by the grizzly.
@ChrisO
Did you get photo-bombed by Big George?
....jokes aside, glad to see you on the mend sir!! By the looks of it, you have a great day to be out.
@ChrisO
Good to see you out...still no helmet?
@Ron
Ah yes, sell them all that crap, and then sell them workshops on "Running Naked" where they go to learn how to do without all the rubbish. It's a wonderful formula.
I do love my Skins for recovery and my calves like them when I'm running up hills, but then, you all know I'm a cunt.
Compression shorts save the nads from chafing on hot days when running or working out too. NIce and comfy. Wonderful thing, progress.