Originally Posted by
uncle uncle
Original poster here. This is definitely a case of a group of riders who think they are superior to all other bicyclists out on the road. I've had another rider tell me that he was training for a hundred mile charity ride and wanted to use his existing steel lugged frame. He went out with them twice and the first thing they did each time was drop him and they never looked back or checked on him. After that, he never road with them again (why should he)?
All that said, next time, at least with that tiny voice in my head, I'm going to think "yeah it is a nice frame, but not as nice as when I use to mount your mother's". And with my with my loud voice "Thanks for noticing Junior".
OK, let's get a grip man. Why should anyone who tags along with an existing ride, expect them to wait for him if they can't keep up? These guys do this ride with the intention of training/working at a certain effort and they are supposed to not drop anybody who happens to start the ride with them? That's just silly.
As for the Junior thing, I would say 90% of the folks on bling road bike that I see are over 30, and a sizable majority are over 40. Of course, there are jerks in every age group. I also agree that your mom never gets old!