Apparently so according to some. Maybe they haven’t considered that many people ride to achieve personal performance goals rather than directly race others. For example my thing (as far as road riding goes) is timed Sportives. They are not races, but they are chip timed with medals for specific time goals. Many club group rides are also based on speed, so you may wish to improve in order to join a faster group.

The problem I find with BF is that it appears to be dominated by men of a certain age who turn their noses up at anyone who dares to discuss performance or modern tech. It seems to have got worse over the last year too. Maybe time to check out and look elsewhere for less cynical bike chat.