That's so ironic. One would think that the "recreation only" folks would see the benefit of strong advocacy to keep the roads safe for that very same recreation.

There are 4 well known (locally) large-ish road bike clubs on Long Island as well as a Mt, Bike club. Every one of those clubs has members that are involved in the advocacy part, either keeping after the local governments to make sure cycling is considered when planning road projects, or to gain and maintain access to trail systems. I have never heard of any member complaining that the clubs advocate too strongly, the idea seems ludicrous.