My experience, too. Albuquerque has a very extensive cycling population among whom are many racers. I've "caught up" to or otherwise ridden with several of the higher level ones and they have been uniformly polite; one sponsored man telling me, "hang on, if you want." (I wanted but realized I couldn't, thereby saving myself much needed humiliation.) The Masters-level captain of a local team rode with me two or three times -- we lived in the same neighborhood. (This was some years go; come to think of it, all of these instances were ~10 years ago which says something of the decline in my speed.) The assholes have been, at least to first appearance and seeming ability, neophytes, like the jerk who "drafted" me on the grocery-front-loaded Herse, of all things (huge porteur bag stuffed with 25 lb) and, when I expressed my annoyance, passed me on the *right* resulting in some words from me -- as well as an attempt to draft *him* which succeeded for a mile or so).
OTOH, I think ABQ has, probably just from the size of the cycling population, all sorts including a large and lively "hilpster" population. Just last week I passed two women on what looked to be very high end Dutch bikes: glossy colors, colored balloon tires, hub brakes, full fenders and chaincases, lighting: should have slowed to talk but didn't think about it until half mile ahead. The bike shops here carry a wide selection of different types; even the high end racing shop nearby carried Amersterdams and Milanos in addition to the $4500 carbon fiber 29ers and Cervelos. They do much of my special ordering: SS stuff, dynamo stuff, 27 mm wide Synergy rims, ooh'd and aah'd over the trike, built my SnoCat wheels, etc. On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > completely understandable. attitude counts. there's no excuse for > being a jerk. i'm fortunate to be in a scene where most of the local > pro's and competitive riders (and we have our share) are super nice > and respectful on and off the road. interestingly enough, i find that > it's usually the lower level amateur racers that are the most aggro/ > obnoxious. there seems to be a real mutual respect for others at the > higher levels. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
