I have the perfect term:
- High Performance Cycling. HPC. It carries none of the negative baggage of VC and indeed many of the techniques used in this style of cycling become increasingly important the faster you ride. The rest of us can then be free to opt in or out of the High Performace club without shame.
Other terms:
- Standard Lawful Cycling. This is for folks who prefer to stay right, use bike lanes, possibly make a few two-corner turns here and there, and otherwise follow all the rules of the road.
- Extreme Cycling. XC. Or bike messenger style. Everybody expects bike messengers, especially in NYC, to ride this way. Certainly I would be disappointed to visit NYC and not get to see them in action. Extreme Cycling is informed.
- Unlawful Cycling. This is wrong-way, sidewalk (when prohibited), no-lights, blow the stops, etc. cycling. Differs from Extreme Cycling because the operator practices his cycling from an uninformed or fearful perspective. In otherwords, unlike the extreme cyclist who is taking advantage of the special properties of his vehicle, the uninformed cyclist is compensating for a perceived disadvantage of the properties of his vehicle.