>But what I find offensive (that may be too stronga word) are the notions that "serious" riders dress, ride bikes like, and > train like racers. Agree with this completely. For the most part I ignore stuff about bikes and riding I don't cotton to. Life is too short. But this whole notion that one type of riding and rider is serious and the rest of us are what ... goofing around I guess really bugs me. Especially so when one considers the term is most often used by amateurs. I am sure to many bike racing is fun and to almost all it is a healthy way to pass time when not at work or attending to your personal obligations. Amateur racing in the end is a hobby like any other hobby. Certainly the fact one races bikes for fun does not make one more 'serious' about cycling than the person who uses a bike as primary transport, or cycles around the world, or collects old bikes, etc.
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