THE NATURE OF THE CRUISER

What you need to understand is that cruisers are narcissists. Torn between self-hate and self-adoration, we desperately need to shine somehow, or our egos will implode. Not being good for much else, it will have to be Zwift where we shine. And we can shine by using you. 

We don't really care that your race experience is ruined by the likes of us. In fact, that thought may not even have crossed our minds. And we don't care that you are a paying subscriber like us. That is not to say that you are not important. On the contrary, you are hugely important. You just need to understand your role in this. You are instrumental. You are very useful. We use you to gratify ourselves. You should be thankful that you get to race with us.

Rather than pushing ourselves hard in the next category, as to perhaps one day reach the top there too, or pushing hard just for the sake of it, for the challenge, we prefer to be a big fish in a small pond. We stay behind and keep winning in our little pond, cruising.

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