[adouglas]

"The buzz every rider chases...."

Bull. Chit. That's precisely the kind of stereotypical generalization with which I disagree.

I don't chase that kind of buzz. That doesn't make me any less of a rider than the most ardent adrenaline junkie.

I'm faster than many and slower than many. I ride MY ride for MY reasons.

Does the fact that I don't ride to "chase the buzz" mean that I probably wouldn't be a good racer? Yeah, likely. Do I care? Not one whit.

It's just like that damned "mid-life crisis" stereotype. I shave my head and ride a bike not to recapture lost youth or to pose as a bada$$, but because a) I never had good hair to begin with and b) because I like riding. It's as simple as that.