Originally Posted by
filtersweep
Knock yourself out. Show up in your tube socks, vintage beer cooler helmet, and 1974 Varsity. Let us know how well you are received.
I know far more people who have "participated" in a marathon or a tri than race bikes. Last I checked, you didn't need a license to run a marathon... you might need to "qualify" to run the Boston marathon, or whatever... but somehow, thousands of people qualify.
You could also buy a license and do 2 or 3 races for the price of "admission" to a marathon. And I'd like to see how you'd put thousands of people on a crit or road course. Two different sports.