But that doesn't mean you haven't experienced it. You could be on a group ride when you hear the distinct whoosh of a carbon bike roll up beside you and a sponsored-jersey clad rider mutters a few words. You flinch and your face scrunches in disgust as if you smelled something positively putrid; you might even throw up a little in your mouth. Why? Because that pickle-juice-drinking, carbon-fiber-riding roadie said something like this:
"Psh, check out that dude with the hairy legs."
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It could get caught in the chain.
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"My riding style is somewhere between Froome and Sagan."
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An inapt comparison.
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Your Next Ride"Did you see that KOM I posted this morning?"
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Why, yes. I check hourly.
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"I got these socks for free from my sponsor."
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Did they sponsor your hex wrench, too?
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"I'm riding with George Hincapie at the Gran Fondo this weekend."
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I'm grabbing a beer with a friend from college.
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"This is just my training bike."
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Well, I put $2 into a machine for this bike.
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Your Next Ride"I was going to do that ride, but it didn't have enough elevation gain."
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Preaching to the choir, my man.
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Your Next Ride"That guy in the sleeveless jersey is probably a triathlete."
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Because swimming and running with sleeves is oh so cool.
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"These carbon water bottle cages saved 5 grams."
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I just clipped my fingernails. We should be about even.
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