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Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for May 09, 2015
May 08, 2015
May 10, 2015
Transcript:
Man 1: That's the "professional" model, sir. I'm going to have to ask you to put that down. You only qualify for the "lowly amateur" model. Man 2: It's that obvious? Man 1: Pretty much, sir.
Years ago I lived in Texas, and went on a ski trip. Everyone on the plane had nothing but the best gear, and I was impressed…until I saw them crashing on the Bunny slopes. Meanwhile the Colorado natives wore..whatever…and went down the black slopes with ease. I learned that the Gear itself isn’t impressive, it’s the skill with which it’s used.
I got along with a pretty basic 10 speed bicycle for a long time, instead of forking out the big dough for a bike that was 7 or 10 pounds lighter. I figured that as long as I was at least that many pounds overweight, it didn’t make as much sense to buy a lighter bike as it would to lose the weight. Which I never did, despite pedaling a heavier bike.
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 10 years ago
Snobbery doesn’t work well in retail with paying customers.
cdward almost 10 years ago
There are other sporting goods stores more than willing to sell the top model.
J Short almost 10 years ago
In golf, you don’t want to play with the pro clubs unless you can play like one.
Carl R almost 10 years ago
Years ago I lived in Texas, and went on a ski trip. Everyone on the plane had nothing but the best gear, and I was impressed…until I saw them crashing on the Bunny slopes. Meanwhile the Colorado natives wore..whatever…and went down the black slopes with ease. I learned that the Gear itself isn’t impressive, it’s the skill with which it’s used.
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
Obviously this sales jerk failed his marketing class…
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 10 years ago
I got along with a pretty basic 10 speed bicycle for a long time, instead of forking out the big dough for a bike that was 7 or 10 pounds lighter. I figured that as long as I was at least that many pounds overweight, it didn’t make as much sense to buy a lighter bike as it would to lose the weight. Which I never did, despite pedaling a heavier bike.