{"id":861,"date":"2011-05-26T12:16:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T12:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=861"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:18:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:18:49","slug":"where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Where Are You On The #Cycling Venn Diagram?<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>You Can&#8217;t Beat A Good Venn Diagram About Cycling<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230; and this is nothing like a good Venn diagram. \u00a0It about cycling though. One out of two ain&#8217;t bad (<em>to quote Meat Loaf on a forgetful day<\/em>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_862\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-862\" data-attachment-id=\"862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/venn-diagram\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cycling Venn Diagram\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;What Type Of Cyclist Are You?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;What Type Of Cyclist Are You?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?fit=267%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Cycling Venn Diagram\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"What Type Of Cyclist Are You?\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venn-Diagram.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What Type Of Cyclist Are You?<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>This Explains Everything!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some MTB riders are also roadies (<em>but not many<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Many bad and\/or inexperienced riders own MTBs (<em>because they&#8217;re accessible, can be cheap and easy to sit on<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>If you have a roadie, the chances of you being a good cyclist are higher, but it&#8217;s not guaranteed<\/li>\n<li>MTBs transcend all abilities. Some MTB riders are hopeless; some are genius<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It also offers a few theories about why roadies view MTBs with such disdain (<em>some of them do, don&#8217;t try to deny it<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The MTB fraternity includes everyone from the &#8220;<em>bought a bike from Halfords, ride it on 2 sunny days a year<\/em>&#8221; to &#8220;<em>got a Ti boutique model imported from the USA for \u00a37,000 and ride it, or one of its stablemates every other day<\/em>&#8220;. \u00a0The roadie group is smaller and better at riding, to make a gross generalisation.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in Marketing, gross generalisations is what I do. \u00a0Otherwise I&#8217;d never promote anything cost-effectively.<\/p>\n<h2>So:<\/h2>\n<p>On the basis that people are basically lazy and presumptuous, all MTB riders often get tarred with the same brush by the smaller, more elite, roadie community.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, I see myself as a good MTB rider, towards the bottom left of the &#8220;<strong>good riders<\/strong>&#8221; ellipse, just within the &#8220;<strong>MTB<\/strong>&#8221; one. \u00a0Where are you?<\/p>\n<p>Discuss&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share with your friends:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-861\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-861\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-861\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-861\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-skype\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-skype-861\" class=\"share-skype sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=skype\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Skype\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/where-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%3Cb%3EWhere%20Are%20You%20On%20The%20%23Cycling%20Venn%20Diagram%3F%3C%2Fb%3E&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillconnell.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-are-you-on-the-cycling-venn-diagram%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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One out of two ain&#8217;t bad (to quote Meat Loaf on a forgetful day). This Explains Everything! 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The site will be filled with things like: MTB Gear Reviews Rides Mountain Biking News\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Mountain Biking Resouces .com","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MountainBikingResources-e1331733651757.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1135,"url":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/trail-dog-mtb-pets-for-mountain-bikin\/","url_meta":{"origin":861,"position":1},"title":"Trail Dog &#8211; Should I Or Shouldn&#8217;t I?","date":"2 May 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I think you need a bit of\u00a0background\u00a0information on this one.... In The Oldham Days... ... I grew up with a dog. Shep was a corgi-jack russell cross - basically the fattest-looking jack russell you ever saw. \u00a0She was docile, friendly, the colour of beach sand and a wonderful companion on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tat&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Clearly Not A Trail Dog","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZooWithNoPenguins-e1335961827348.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":818,"url":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/march-review-mar100-superstars\/","url_meta":{"origin":861,"position":2},"title":"March Review. #Mar100 Superstars.","date":"2 April 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"That Was The Month That Was I hope you enjoyed some riding in March.\u00a0 I did.\u00a0 Once again, I didn't hit the 100 miles but I clocked just over 70 and I'm chuffed to have done so.\u00a0 The best ride was over to Bury from our Rochdale home to buy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cycling Challenges&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1183,"url":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/rules-of-the-road-not-just-for-cyclists\/","url_meta":{"origin":861,"position":3},"title":"Rules Of The Road &#8211; Not Just For Cyclists","date":"10 September 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi there. Yes, I've been quiet. Sorry about that: I've got some stuff going on right now. I read an excellent little article today over on the Bike Tinker Blog. It's an excellent blog all about doing weird stuff with - and for - bikes. A lovely pastime. Check it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tat&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1242,"url":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/12x100-peer-pressure-priorities\/","url_meta":{"origin":861,"position":4},"title":"12&#215;100 Peer Pressure Priorities","date":"17 January 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"January is passing me by. Before 2013 began, I resolved to write an inspirational \u201cStart Of The Year\u201d article, highlighting the wonderful things that cyclists had done in 2012. It was to be a work of gravitas, impact, empathy and skill. It was to draw on the wonderful successes of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cycling Challenges&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6104-e1358427795496.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":941,"url":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/genuine-ghost-bike-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":861,"position":5},"title":"Genuine Ghost Bike Photo","date":"8 September 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"This photo was taken by me in Dorset a couple of weeks ago. The fear was almost palpable. So, what do you think? Can you see any evidence of tampering? \u00a0I'm pretty sure it's genuine.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tat&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1510-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3765,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions\/3765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}