Originally Posted by
Jonahhobbes
What I was trying to get at was there appears to be a absolute cast iron belief from some Roadies that they must be on the road at all times, sort of like VC cyclists who always practice VC no matter what. Anywhere else is not cool or something.
I am not a Roadie, I'm not part of a club and was wondering if this "you must ride on the road and nowhere else" is actually some sort of code that Roadies have? I'm genuinely interested.
Also I'm not anti Roadie, anyone on a bike is good thing for me I just think that it's a shame that they are not appreciating the versatility of the bike, which is one of the reasons I enjoy cycling.
Talking of Roadies/Fred Roadies I've seen a sudden increase in the number of middle-aged men from around their mid forties to sixties riding mostly very nice road bikes at the mo. They don't seem to be enjoying it with all the facial grimacing going on
, (Was it Robert Hurst who mentioned this in his blog recently?) They seem intent on passing me then slowing down, cheers for the draft though lads. I'm glad as I don't get to see many cyclists on my route in and having a quick chat or just a hello is nice.
I see roadies on the Greenway all the time though usually not in large groups. The term MUP can refer to things that are very different. The Greenway is sort of a super MUP that has no speed limit. Other MUPs around here that run through parks or what not often have speed limits of 10 mph. While I doubt that these limits are very strictly enforced, they aren't great places to go fast and that's why you're not likely to see many roadies on them while they're in full roadie mode.
Just curious. When you say that roadies aren't appreciating the full versatility of the bike, what do you mean? The normal leader for my Thursday group road ride races MTBs. He also uses a single speed to get to work year round and I know part of his route is on MUPs.