Originally Posted by Cyclaholic

I agree with you that racing is not for the MUP's but it is for the streets. I tried riding with a club but the politics and egos that dictated a 'pecking order' trying to hold me back on training rides so that weaker riders with 'seniority' in the club don't look bad. It seems that if you (or worse, your father) own a bike shop and sponsor a few riders you have a ticket to never have to take a pull, and not be dropped and made to look bad, what a joke. I hooked up with some B and C graders and we organised our own training rides which was really good for a while untill the rest of the club found out and the politics killed it.

Anyhow, my new bike is not UCI legal with the cowhorn bars and aerobars