Originally Posted by
StephenH
One thing I will point out is that there is a "Road Cycling" forum, not a "Road Bike" forum. So you can interpret that to refer to certain personal/equipment/riding style stereotypes, but you don't have to fit those stereotypes to be a part of it. For example, most road cyclists don't race, don't own power meters, etc.
I have to be honest, I think I've only visited "Road Cycling" once since joining and immediately got the impression I didn't belong there. Mostly because what little "road cycling" I do is best done on a mountain bike due to the condition of most of the roads in my area. My "recreational" riding for the most part fits in better with what the folks in the commuting forum experience so I probably feel most at home there even though I don't commute to work via bike. It's just tToo far and the roads I'd have to take are too dangerous, I don't even feel safe half the time in my car.