Originally Posted by
Cfiber
Most road bike clubs are just social riding clubs where either local, or regional cyclists who own road bikes, submit applications and pay a fee. After being accepted, they then become eligible to participate in club activities, which usually include a few types of group club rides and/or races that are base upon the various fitness levels of the clubs members.
Many clubs these days hold CF road bikes in very high esteem...
Thank you for your explanation.
My native country is Australia and what you describe in relation to CF is very much the norm, but here in Japan, it is very different. (well in Kyoto) Steel and aluminium is still very acceptable. In fact one of my local shops hasn't sold a CF bike for at least 8 years. He now refuses to stock them because his customer base has no demand for them. Just another cycling culture here these days. Of course there are CF bikes here, but it's not necessarily the first choice.