I often get asked what sort of bike rider I am. My answer is usually a very honest, but unsatisfying response of ‘a bit of everything’. This gives the same vibe as someone who just listens to the radio saying they listen to a bit of everything when asked what their favorite band is.
I often feel that my unsatisfying answer is then immediately dismissed with the assumption that I'm either not really a rider, not that ‘good’, or simply not interested in cycling. The difference is, as you can probably guess from my job as a tech writer on Bike Perfect, I am extremely into bikes. The reality is that my bit of everything is probably more than the average rider's bit of one thing, as I am frequently jumping between all disciplines from enduro to road and generally clock up a load of time on the bike in the process. I'm not the only rider I know that does this, a lot of the strongest riders I know all have an equally broad repertoire and are just super keen to get out on anything with two wheels.
