Somebody posted the Rules on my bike club's site. When I called them on it, they said, oh, they're just a joke. Yeah, sure, except that I've seen how people who break the rules are treated on club rides. Not nastily, because my club is full of nice people, but rather condescendingly. There's one woman who sometimes shows up in perfectly appropriate street clothes, on an old upright Specialized Stumpjumper (really nice bike). And the general attitude among other riders is that she needs to go buy a carbon fiber bike and lycra clothing. I don't know her financial situation, but in general I find it deeply offensive to assume that everyone has thousands of dollars to go out and buy expensive bikes and expensive clothing, particularly when the classic bike they have is just fine.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Christopher Wiggins <[email protected]> wrote: > The "rules" keep people from enjoying their bikes. Not a big fan of that. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
