A newb mentioned old skool in introductions and got me thinking (always dangerous).

I considered starting a survey asking about how long folks were cycling, but decided it missed the point. After all there's cycling and there's cycling, and it's hard to lump someone commuting for 40 years with a weekend warrior or a tourist, or someone who rode for low key fun on weekends for half a century.

So, What is "old school" and what qualifies one as a graduate?

Is it about miles, years, some combination of the two? Maybe there's some cut off, ie. pre index, or post index. Or is it a state of mind, ie. is there some "old school" mental stare or attitude we can point to. Or maybe, like myself you started before it was trendy, and still carry those "outcast" or "oddball" attitudes?

So, no value judgements, but a simple question. Are you old school, and what makes you so.


BTW- I consider myself old school, since I still carry my attitudes about bicycling dating from the sixties. (ride mostly alone or small groups of friends, no helmet, don't consider myself a "member" of any identity group, etc. That's my story and I'll stick to it, what's yours?