"this is invite only...because of the quality of the riders that show up (very good)..."
I notice, in real life, and on the ol' interwebs, that it is very popular to complain about the lack of cycling skills in other riders. It is also very unpopular to do anything about it. This article kind of demonstrates that. He's describing the "perfect" group- which, to his mind, doesn't include anyone new, anyone slower, anyone less experienced, anyone they don't already know. Which is to say, it is fundamentally different from the club that he himself learned to ride in.
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"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."