Hi,
my name is Dave, and i ride a BSO........
I came to Retrobike after returning to cycling after a long gap. The bike i have came from Halfords, in c1990 and cost £150.00. It was given to me by a friend, after my bike was stolen from my back garden.
When i first posted on RB, LGF was very kind, and informed me gently that my bike was nothing special, in a kind way.
I have been out on RB rides, and no-one has suggested that i go away because of my bikes lowly origins. If people have thought snobby things, they have kept them to themselves. I have always been encouraged to be out riding, because that is the most important thing, and the thing we all love doing.
I have not pushed my lowly bike on RB as i know it is heavy, and not equiped with the best parts, etc. It does get me out though so it serves its purpose. I am not prescious about it, its not worth that much.
Ultimately, skill and fitness make a cyclist, not the most expensive frame/ lightest parts.
Those practicing snobbery really only hurt themselves/ wind themselves up. :?
So thanks to all who have encouraged me to be out riding with them, those days have been great, and i wouldn't have been there without my BSO
Dave