Moonrocket wrote:
ironclm wrote:
You are sounding like people who used to post here about families of athletes or tourists going to Kona and buying the generic Ironman T-shirts and wearing them around. People thought they should be burned at the stake. No, it’s marketing and consumerism.
I just bought my daughter a new dog show bag because she had been using an Ironman AZ bag a friend gave me when I needed a bag. I got sick of answering no to- Oh you did Ironman Arizona?
I'd play it like so:
"Oh! Did you do IMAZ?"
"Yeah"
"How did you do?"
"I don't want to talk about it"
And walk away
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A lot of my cycling jerseys are finds from the thrift store
If someone were to ask "Why would you wear a jersey from a team you weren't on or a tour/ride you didn't do?"
I'd have to answer "Because they're only a dollar or two, they look great, and I don't give a shit?"
Same applies to race t-shirts, but I'd NEVER buy a Boston marathon one, as I'm almost organically predisposed to hating on all things Boston: it's ONE thing Philadelphians & New Yorkers can agree on
"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin