There was a post on caffiene pills today. I found it surprising that people are willing and find it fair to spend upwards of $5000 dollars on a bike and wheels to make themselves go faster, yet are opposed to caffiene and such stimulants. HOW IS IT ANY DIFFERENT? you are buying a better performance. If you are given something that someone else does not have, that gives you an unfair advantage, be it caffiene or a p3.
Im not preaching against performance enhancers. I have taken caffiene before, even dabbled with ephedrine, nor am i against aero frames, all im trying to say is that it is slighty hipocritical to call someone a cheater for using something that gives them an advantage, when you are doing the exact same thing with an expensive bike.
So maybe i cant afford a $4000 bike, i can afford a bottle of caffiene pills. How is that any different?
If you want to make it completely fair, ban everything that gives an advantage and make it about the athlete. Its not going to happen, i dont think it should be that way.
But i dont think people should preach against "cheating", especially when it is hardly cheating at all. (i am against roids, epo, and that kind of stuff though)
just my thoughts, they probably dont make sense, i just finished a long week of exams and am slightly burned out.
-kevin
"Anyone can work hard when they want to; Champions do it when they don't."
Im not preaching against performance enhancers. I have taken caffiene before, even dabbled with ephedrine, nor am i against aero frames, all im trying to say is that it is slighty hipocritical to call someone a cheater for using something that gives them an advantage, when you are doing the exact same thing with an expensive bike.
So maybe i cant afford a $4000 bike, i can afford a bottle of caffiene pills. How is that any different?
If you want to make it completely fair, ban everything that gives an advantage and make it about the athlete. Its not going to happen, i dont think it should be that way.
But i dont think people should preach against "cheating", especially when it is hardly cheating at all. (i am against roids, epo, and that kind of stuff though)
just my thoughts, they probably dont make sense, i just finished a long week of exams and am slightly burned out.
-kevin
"Anyone can work hard when they want to; Champions do it when they don't."