Today I want to talk about an underground set of rules which governs…
Today I want to talk about an underground set of rules which governs cycling conduct. Let's cue that intro! The big question is this. How do we use cycling as a tool to improve our health, our happiness and our longevity? That is the question and this podcast will give you the answers. My name is Anthony Welch and welcome to the Row Man Podcast. Roman welcome back to another roadman cycling podcast. Thank you for joining me and sticking me in your ear again. There was great feedback to the podcast yesterday, which was about just giving yourself that kick up the hole you need. And sometimes of those two voices, the one voice that's whispering, oh, it's going to be okay. Everyone puts on a little bit of the way as they get older. Of silence in that little bitch of an internal voice and listening to the voice that's worth listening to, the one that knows that you're wussing out, the one that knows you're being a wimp. Amazing feedback I've gotten to that podcast. So if you haven't listened to it, I would highly, highly advise you to go back to that one because it's one of the most popular ones for the last couple of months. Today I wanna talk about an underground set of rules which some cyclists know about, but everyone should be following. It's the voluminary rules. They've been passed down this mythical set of rules from generation to generation. And I might actually do a couple of podcasts on this because this being a roadman short form, roadman boy's podcast, we won't go too long and too deep on it. But I want to pick out some of my favorite rules today because some of them are just comical. Before I jump into it, I would ask you all to head on over to patreon.com forward slash Anthony underscore watch patreon's how we fund the podcast. Colvin's being particularly tough for a lot of businesses. You don't have to look too far to see examples of small businesses being badly hit. We've small cafes, restaurants, shuttered, closed shops that are never going to open again. It's important to support small. It's important to support local. And when you do, it actually makes a difference to the owner, to the operator in the business. In this case, every single donation made true the Patreon account to this podcast really puts a smile on my face. The big tech companies out there, Amazon Prime, Netflix, they don't need your monthly subscription but small independent creators do. And the way you can make that donation, it's on Patreon and the link is in the bio. The price of a point of beer once a month, it keeps the show on the road folks and it keeps me bringing you a goal like today.
It's the Illuminati podcast. Gotta pick out some random rules
It's the Illuminati podcast. Gotta pick out some random rules. So rule number one is very obvious, similar to Fight Club. The Fight Club Rule number one is don't talk about white club. Rule number two is don't talk about white club. It's not quite down that road. Similar, rule number one is obey the rules. Rule number two lead by example. It's forbidden for somebody familiar with the rules to knowingly assist in order to breach them. This is me and rule number three doing my little bit. Guide to the uninitiated. No matter how good you think your reason is to knowingly breach the rules is never good enough. Rule number five is harden the fuck up and that goes a little bit to yesterday's podcast about hardening up. Rule number seven, tan lines should be cultivated and kept razor sharp. Under no circumstances should one be rolling up their sleeves or their shorts in an effort to somehow diminish one's tan line. Sleeveless jerseys are under no circumstances to be employed. This is a shout out to all the triathletes there who think it's cool to train with your sleeves rolled up, it's just not. Rule number 9, if you're outroiding in bad weather it means you are badass, period. I would qualify that and say it means you're a roadman. Fair weather roiding is a luxury reserve for Sunday afternoons and avoid boulevards. For For those who ride and fell wetter be it cold, wetter, and inordinately hot. We are members of a special club of riders, who on the morning of a big ride pull back to court and check the weather and upon seeing the rain falling from the skies allow a rice smile to spread across their face. This is a rider who loves the work. This, my friend, is a roadman. Rule number 12. The correct number of bikes to own is N plus 1. the minimum number of bikes one should own as 3, the correct number is n plus 1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be written as s minus 1, where s is the number of bikes owned that result in separation from your partner. So keep pushing and pushing and pushing until there is no more wiggle room for buying another bike. I'm gonna leave it on this one for today, rule number 19, and I think this is especially important because I love the group ride so much and I talk about the group ride so often and I'm seeing this a lot at the moment especially with the tighter restrictions and not as many group rides. People are kind of, if you're out on your own, they're kind of just jumping onto your back wheel and they're sitting there and at best it's annoying and at worst it's dangerous.
Rule number 19 is introduce yourself
So rule number 19 is introduce yourself. If you deem inappropriate to join a group of riders who are not part of an open road and who are not your mates, it is customary and courtiest to announce your presence. Introduce yourself and ask if you may join. If you have been passed by a group, wait for an invitation, introduce yourself or let them go. The silent joiner is viewed as ill-mannered. Conversely, the joiner who can't shut her cake off is no better and should be dropped from the group at forced opportunity. Well man, this is just a few of the Illuminati rules. We're going to cut through a few more of these next week because we have tips and tricks on when cycling caps should be worn, when it is deemed permissible to use kilometers instead of miles. Should your bike be on the top of the car or on the back of the car? Shorts and socks rules what colors and what lens should it be? frame-mounted pumps are not mountain bike shoes, visors on roads, the idea of leap-rogging which I'm going to get into next week. It's all there, roadmen enjoy your weekend, ride safe out there and I'm going to chat to you all real soon. Before you go anywhere, our first ever roadman summit had aired back in December. I brought together 30 experts and they shared with me their secrets on how to boil hack your physiology, her melt away body fat and smash your cycling goals, whatever that was. Since airing that back in December, I've just been inundated with my Instagram DM's Twitter direct messages with requests to get access to this material. I hadn't locked up in the vault, but I've decided to open access to this material for you, the podcast listeners at the Roadman Podcast. So to get access to this, it's a one-time payment of €47 and you're going to have all all the interviews, all those secrets forever. You're gonna have the videos and the MP-Trees. In there, I've got interviews, World Tour mechanics, nutritionists, sports psychologists, bike fit experts, and some of the legends at a sport like Tyler Hamilton and Pete Sten. Over 30 hours of content in this members area that I've created for you guys. So if you wanna get access to that, the way to do it, it's to head on over to this URL. www.roadmansomit.com forward slash 2021. I'll give you that again. It's www.roadmansomit.com forward slash 2021. That's numerical. The link to that is in the bio. Get it, check it out, learn it, take it in because this is sure to set you on the right path for 2021.