Originally Posted by bernmart

Questions like the OP's amuse me (which was probably the point). Here we are, guys, wearing lycra spandex, dorky-looking helmets, and really dumb-looking shoes, worrying about how macho we look on the bike, and one-upping each other as we "drop" weaker riders.

Truth is you CAN'T look macho on a bike. Graceful, definitely. Strong, like a dancer, maybe. But it ain't football, and there's no basket to fight for the ball under. Cycling is at its heart an inward kind of actiivity, whether you triple or double.