Originally Posted by
champignon
Kind of like faking being a Burgundian for a few weeks, and then happily being allowed to go home at the end, after I have had enough.
If you want to be taken for a local you have two choices, turn out as a immaculately presented club rider on a super sports road bike, or go to a local market and buy yourself something that hasn't seen a bike mechanic in decades and (probably) has a supermarket basket or an orange crate as a carrier, secured with gardening ties. nothing else will do - a folder will give you away instantly as a pretender.