One Man’s Molasses Is Another Man’s Motor

A friend of mine posts rides that occasionally have titles such as Humble Island and Leady lead McLeadLegs. And when I open these rides and look at the stats, I see segment times at or beyond my PRs. This reminds me of the relativity of cycling sentiment.

I think this is like the food chain, but I call it the “Humble Pie Chain.” This is not my most scientific work, so I am open to push back. But it must be accompanied by compelling evidence. Here’s one Humble Pie Chain:

Greg LeMond ->
John Sindell ->
Bruce Burks ->
Tim Heuer ->
David Gilchrist ->
me ->
all of my siblings

Note to my siblings who end up reading this. I am only putting you below me in a cycling Humble Pie Chain. You outrank me in any chain of true significance, such as “home care” and “drinking PBR.”


218: The Long Valley Road