If the author of the Guardian article were to visit, say, Northern California, and stumble upon an unofficial ride of lugged-steel enthusiasts, might he write a follow-up article with the same broad brush that he used to portray road/sports cyclists in England? If so, would he write something like this?
"They're smiling, waving, normal-clothes-wearing all-around cyclists -- knowledgeable about all bikes, appreciative of all bikes and all riders, diverse and open-minded and open to adventure. They don't look down on me. They don't compete and compare Strava segments. They're immune to branding and corporate marketing. They bore the s**t out of me." Just kidding! And for the record, I am not defending what the author calls "sports cyclists." But I do refuse to dismiss all of them, with a single sweep of the hand, as "a miserable slog of unsmiling, un-nodding pink and black Lycra-clad" riders. My point is that some nuance would go a long way. Then again, a more nuanced article might not garner 1,487 comments on the Guardian website. Fair enough! -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
