Re: RC: Fwd: RC: Weighty issue

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

While I have never ridden in the PNW, I can say that down here in the SE, most
of the HW riders are in better shape than the LW riderrs. Most of the HW's
happen to be men in the 6 foot and up range.   I know a lot of FW's down here
that are in pretty poor shape.  The hypothesis I propose to test that in the
rides of the 98 season, "weight doesn't matter" .  The statistics for that
hypothesis are pretty simple.    I would be nice to know to what extent it did
or didn't matter.  It seems a bit early to start spinning the results before the
data is even in the computer.

Truman

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/21/99 6:43:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> hikryrdg@evansville.net writes:
>
> << Heidi, Thats just BS.  I just finished a race where there were 9
>  heavyweights running.  All men. All fit.  And I had to turn it on to stay
>  ahead of these guys.  Maybe they are fat out west but here in the east, no
>  way.  The heavyweight crop just gets better each year.  I really, really
>  resent the image you are trying to paint of us heavyweights. Jerry >>
>
> Fine, Jerry, then don't whine.  I personally get sick of the BS of using the
> weight as an excuse for everything under the sun.  The fit heavyweights out
> here don't seem to have any trouble competing.  My objection to Truman's
> number crunching is that the more unfit one is, the heavier one is, hence
> those who are not fit tend to be heavyweights.  If you would take the time to
> read my post, I also mentioned that the fit heavyweights out here don't seem
> to have a problem.  If your heavyweight crop is getting better every year,
> then more power to you and why are you complaining?  I am not painting a
> picture of everyone in the heavyweight class--I am simply stating fact that
> those of us who ought to be lightweights and are heavyweights by virtue of
> lack of fitness make Truman's numbers invalid.  Don't try to pretend that my
> post said more than it did.  Those of us who are not fit don't try to make
> any excuses for why we aren't up front--we enjoy the scenery and thank the
> lord for a sport in which we can still participate even if we are NOT up to
> being front runners.
>
> Heidi

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