Why are triathletes such pretentious douchesnots?

I hate the pointy helmets the most

I ran in university, I raced bikes, and I have done triathlons. Each group seems to feel the other groups are elitist and hard to get along with while they think of themselves as easy going and awesome. In my experience, other than a few actual a-holes in each group, most people were very friendly and easy to get along with, down to earth etc., (once you talk to them) in each sport.

That being said, in terms of the time to break through the initial standoffishness, cyclist were the worst. But, largest number of wanna-be insecure pretend elitist losers in each group: triathlon, then cycling, then running. I blame the equipment. The more stuff you have to (or can) buy for any sport (the more money you can spend on equipment and looking the part), the more losers the sport will have. Guys who feel they can buy their way into being good. And, in general, in my experience the more gear a guy has, the bigger a loser he is and often the guy who sucked.

Not universally true, but, if we are here to generalize...

I couldn't have said it better. I followed the same path. Used to do triathlons, then cycling, then running. Cycle racing (Cat2/3) was insane. They were the worst. Nothing like getting dropped on a 180km road race and "limping" in solo low on water. Unlike triathlon or running, you'd be alone on some deserted highway in the middle of nowhere. No sweepers either, a hand map, and no GPS in those days. Your "team" didn't give a damn either. It was your fault for being out of shape.

I vote for cyclists being the least likeable. Triathlon had some cool guys in it.

you know I never hear triathletes make fun of swimmers, cyclists, or runners... calling them douche or fags

Lots of people who follow triathlon also know about elite athletes in other sports, and don't really talk shit about them.

you, one the other hand, do feel the need to shit on people.

you mad?

fag is so offensive wtf is wrong with you

Probably because they have to deal with you

Probably because they're jealous of anyone that can succeed in any of those sports

I've found cyclists mostly okay though maybe I've been lucky

They can be weird on bike races but they seem less self-obsessed on a daily basis

Pellegrino3 wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that triathletes are always terrible people ? Why is this?

You can do a triathlon without taking loudly about it and it's possible to check in to a race without wearing a shirt, hat and bag from the last race you did. It's also not mandatory to wear compression gear everywhere you go whilst carrying a pointy helmet.

Generally they spend a lot of money and talk loudly about themselves. They are weirder than runners and cyclists put together and it's a requirement not to be nice.

Most of what you said amounts to zero moral valence whatsoever. Morons like you, complaining about irrelevant nonsense, confuse and disrupt our society into being blind to serious injustice, suffering, and mortal sins (to borrow the phrase, and not the rigid inadequate categories of the uncatholic Catholic church).

This is supposed to be a board of great distance runners, sound in body and mind, making worthy and real talk in the big and small. Try to glorify it, please.