Roadie club types tend to be the most unimaginitive of cyclists. Riding faster or "more efficiently" is the only goal, and lighter weight, to unimaginitive types, is the most obvious way to do that. In the social order of the group, one wins peer approval by conforming to this gospel.
Any Rivendell type is probably by nature a nonconformist, who will show up to a fast club ride with 40 mm tires just to experience the incredulity of the other club members. Some of us will get miffed if the other club people don't appreciate that the Riv is anything but heavy and primitive. (of course, the Riv group has its own nuanced gospel of conformity) Side-story about weight: we mostly carry touring type bikes at my shop. Nothing lightweight by racing bike standards. Amazingly, it's a frequent occurrence for a customer to lift a 28-lb bike and say, "wow, that's light!" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/7eUyDqmvqKoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
