Scott Martin

For such a simple sport, cycling sure gets confusing.

For starters, what other sport allows - no, practically demands - cooperation between opponents until the moment they turn around and bludgeon each other ? That's not sport, that's... my workplace.

Here's another one: The fitter you are, the more fun cycling is. But the best way to get fit is to adopt a highly structured program of gut-wrenching efforts, preferably indoors where distractions like scenery can be minimized. That's not fun, that's... also my workplace.

When you think about it, cycling is full of paradoxes like these. Consider :
• The harder you thrash the pedals, the slower you go.
• The more you pay for a piece of cycling gear, the shorter its lifespan.
• The cleaner your bike, the less likely you are to ride it.
• The more you say you haven't been riding, the more you've been riding.
• The more cycling stuff you buy, the more cycling stuff you need.
• A cushy saddle hurts way more than a hard one.
• The more you learn about training, the more confused you are about training.
• The harder you try to avoid crashing, the more likely you are to crash.
• The more tired you get on a ride, the happier you feel.
• The more you deny using performance-enhancing drugs, the more likely it is that you're using performance-enhancing drugs.
• And the more you ride, the more you want to ride.

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