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Originally Posted by Riceaholic
Hokie is as fast or faster than most men I've ridden with. Riding with Kerry is only going to make her faster.
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Lately, I've become the 'old conservative guy' cautioning her too keep it relatively slow on the street, and save the desire to really push herself for the track. After a decade or so of increasingly insane riding, I've spent the last few years fighting a self-preservation battle with myself to try and find a good compromise - a 'pace', if you will. Riding with Kathy (especially 2-up) has helped me find that 'comfort zone' and always reminds me that coming back home in one piece is
far more important than pushing that next corner just a little faster.
I totally agree with Trip on our typical male retard-level tendencies. I think we also tend to measure ourselves & one another by how 'fast' we are (or think we are) vs. how
in control we are. Perhaps that's a difference between how women tend to approach riding - when they don't feel quite in control, they generally have enough sense/self-preservation instinct to slow-the-fook-down, whereas men are more likely to take the do-it-or-die-trying approach!
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Originally Posted by racedoll
I ride my own ride and would rather be smooth and consistent than worry about if someone is faster or slower than me.
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Words of wisdom right there!
