Originally Posted by bassplayinbiker
+1 on the assumptions.
I am one of those dudes who show up to group rides on my training bike wearing camo cutoffs and tennis shoes, and then destroy the A level ride. They look at me and see a 16 year old kid, but they have no idea that I am a cat 3 going on cat 2.
Is that post a joke? I can not tell.
Why would you go on a training ride in camo cutoffs (army pants?), do you change your pedals to a flat bmx style for the shoes? If you rode along with most groups, chances are they would let you ride away from them.