Not a rant but an observation containing a question.
I founded a section of the V-CC, and my section in the main ride lightweights of all ages from the 1930s to the 1980s. We were out on Saturday, stunning Lincolnshire Wolds weather and quiet lanes, always see a few cyclists.
We covered 20 miles and encountered three cars, and five cyclists. The observation - only one of the cyclists, a rider on his own said hello (steel framed machine), the other four (two separate couples) didn't even look at us !
Same happened on Sunday, I was outside doing the hedges at Roadking Towers and again of all the cyclists that rode by only the lone one on a steel framed tourer said hello, the others (x 7) all on cheap carbon and wearing various team kit just rode by.
Question, is this a phenomenon, a case of tribalism or what, is the brotherhood of cyclists no more ?
Rk.
N.B edited once for typo in para 2 that someone (obviously not a a member of the brotherhood) found amusing !
I founded a section of the V-CC, and my section in the main ride lightweights of all ages from the 1930s to the 1980s. We were out on Saturday, stunning Lincolnshire Wolds weather and quiet lanes, always see a few cyclists.
We covered 20 miles and encountered three cars, and five cyclists. The observation - only one of the cyclists, a rider on his own said hello (steel framed machine), the other four (two separate couples) didn't even look at us !
Same happened on Sunday, I was outside doing the hedges at Roadking Towers and again of all the cyclists that rode by only the lone one on a steel framed tourer said hello, the others (x 7) all on cheap carbon and wearing various team kit just rode by.
Question, is this a phenomenon, a case of tribalism or what, is the brotherhood of cyclists no more ?
Rk.
N.B edited once for typo in para 2 that someone (obviously not a a member of the brotherhood) found amusing !