Shut Up Legs
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I find I've become more uppity and crusty with age. Does that count?
Whats a decentish bike? I think whats decent to one person is rubbish to another.
I think that anyone with an old cronk of a bike would stay well away from a cycling club because its known what they are like.
...on a normal Sunday we will have a policeman, a chef, a bus driver, a pharmacist, a mechanic, shop worker, financier, a doctor, an IT specialist, a salesman, a gardener and few others.
The one thing we have in common is that we love riding bikes - no snobbery...
That is very much like the group I ride with a couple of times a week.That's more my experience too, (although its not a club, more of a social group that has gained members by chance encounters).
I've never seen a hint of anything approaching snobbery, we're just there to ride.
Paragraph 3 and 4 totally contradict each other. You don't judge a rider for their new bike...unless it's worth £10k and the guys wearing Rapha. Interesting.
How old are you Apollonius ? If you can't remember them, take a look at any British sIt com from the 70's. Yes it is a class thing !What is this obsession with golf? Is it a class thing?
I used to play golf, but I couldn't put up with the outlandish colours of golf clothing, so I turned to cycling.I don't think I have ever met a cyclist who has played golf. What is this obsession with golf? Is it a class thing? I know cyclists who also ride and own horses, and cyclists who also sail (like me) but never a cyclist/golfer? Cyclists who ski, in plenty. Is golf seen as a higher class thing? Is there something wrong with golf as an activity? I have never tried it, so cannot say, but it does seem to be a bit of a meme on here.
Don't you think that they may be buying the gear because they want it themselves, rather than copying what others want?Not really. Para 3 is an observation of what lots of people do with hobbies. Buy all the gear because it's on trend or their neighbours/friends are doing it.
Don't you think that they may be buying the gear because they want it themselves, rather than copying what others want?
Perhaps they've actually got into it, enjoy the sport and value purchasing the products they buy, for their own reasons.
Considerable amount of reverse snobbery going on in paragraph 3, no question.
Yes but do you go to cafes or to coffee shops ?I can't make my club ride this morning as its by daughters birthday but on a normal Sunday we will have a policeman, a chef, a bus driver, a pharmacist, a mechanic, shop worker, financier, a doctor, an IT specialist, a salesman, a gardener and few others.
The one thing we have in common is that we love riding bikes - no snobbery just guys enjoying being out with each other with a shared passion.
I've played golf to some degree all my life, from the days of sneaking on at the 3rd hole to paying to have all the gear. It may be a geographical thing, but in Scotland there is a good smattering of council courses making it affordable for all, so it's not elitist at all as far as I can see. My happiest times on the golf course were with my old man and all his retired pals, who had got to an age where they had what they had and couldn't care less if it was more or less than you had. I could throw the ball further than they could hit it, but they never got tired of whooping my ass as they knew every bump and run of their course. Great times.I don't think I have ever met a cyclist who has played golf. What is this obsession with golf? Is it a class thing? I know cyclists who also ride and own horses, and cyclists who also sail (like me) but never a cyclist/golfer? Cyclists who ski, in plenty. Is golf seen as a higher class thing? Is there something wrong with golf as an activity? I have never tried it, so cannot say, but it does seem to be a bit of a meme on here.