Yeah, see I don’t like that ethire. Here is how I view it. People spend there entire life dreaming of racing for a big name team or the honor of showing up to a race with the Nati champ jersey. People spend an entire career aiming for it. And then joe shmow just buys one and completely kills the value that that Jersey brings.
Separate statements.
Yes I am aware that he won on a titanium bike. The bases of the statement is just cause it has the geo of a race bike dose not make it a race bike. Lets be honest. He probably would have won if you gave him 105 di2 or something. That dose not make 105 the best groupset for a pro to race. I am all for a Nati champ wearing the jersey. I shoulda made it more clear they are 2 separate statements.
I dislike being passed by E-Bikes on a zone 2 day when I know I can ride faster then them. Is it rational? No. Is it cause im a guy and probably have a little to much ego. Yes. But I have nothing against E bikers. I just don’t like being passed in general by someone I know im faster then on any kinda bike. Just happens more with E Bikes.
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So your pet peeve is being a fan and supporting a team? Might need to go to the unpopular opinion thread for this take.
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For me this is not a pet peeve, it is a grudge…
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Ninja road cyclists. Black on black kit, blackout bike, no red flasher, doing themselves no favours in the staying alive game. This is Scotland it’s basically dark 6 months of the year FFS.
(I’m in dayglo colours, think ‘70s work out VHS, and an eye-searing, epilepsy-inducing Dinotte LED flasher.)
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I purchased intermarche kits directly from their site. The proceeds support the team so I feel like I was contributing to seeing that team continue racing in years to come.
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The irony is that young idiots can buy a $40-50-60k car or truck they can’t really afford except for the 7 year payment plan and nobody says anything.
But somehow, you have to be a dentist to afford a $10k bike.
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And even then, unless someone talks about it, you really have no idea whether that young person financed that expensive truck/house/bike, or paid cash. Let alone what the rest of their finances look like.
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Young idiots don’t want the 40k truck. They’re driving the 100k ones though. 
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Even better when I spend more time on my bike than I do in my car. But buy a nice bike and I’m crazy.
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More people in cycling is good as far as it goes. IMO, in the broad sense, cycling is only environmentally beneficial when used in place of gas powered motor vehicles. Riding for recreation or exercises is not that. The exercise is great, but running, hiking, working out is just as good or better with no bike or ebike needed. What I don’t like about ebikes is their increasingly regular appearance in areas that have been traditionally restricted to human power forever. There’s been an established detente between equestrians, hikers, dog walkers, and bikers that is being thrown out of balance by ebikes. The etiquette in mtbing is for those riding downhill to yield to those riding uphill out of respect for how hard they’re working. I find myself yielding to ebikes riding uphill as often as not. Then there’s riding long and hard to get out in the country away from people. When I did run into others, it was with the knowledge that we shared the achievement getting there. Now there’re ebikers there.
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I’m gonna have to leave this thread before I say something I regret. I know, I know, it’s not an airport. Ciao!
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100% - it used to be that if you rode .5 miles from a trail head, you got rid of the strollers and kids. If you 1-2 miles out, you got rid of most of the joggers, 3 miles out and you lost nearly all the hikers but there were only a few of them anyway.
Now, you can be climbing a serene trail 5 miles from the trailhead and get passed by a swarm of ebikers riding way too fast and aggressively on a multi-use, multi-direction single track trail.
Yes I know, it’s always the few that ruin it for the many.
On top of it, there are signs on these trails that say “no motorized vehicles” which seems to be a grey area as in, ebikers just ignore it (is it really motorized?) and there aren’t enough rangers to enforce it especially if the ebike looks stealthy and even then, they will just motor off from rangers because the rangers can’t catch them.
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Unfortunately it’s a slippery slope. Total lack of enforcement is a problem. It’s not just ebikes, which might be compliant with regulations, but non-compliant ebikes, electric motos, mono-wheels, electric unicycles (no pedals), electric motos (no pedals), various skateboards and other contrivances on what used to be human (and horse) powered trails. Areas and trails that once were a respite from motorized vehicles are no longer. Walking the dog around here on mutli-use paths we’re constantly looking over our shoulders and dodging these things zipping by with riders expecting us to get the f*** out of their way.
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The two guys in their late 70’s that show up for our weekly MTB group ride would like a word…
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My experience of e-bikers is they couldn’t give a shizzle if they overtake someone on a pedal bike - their bike has power, there’s no race there.
After reading some comments, I think my biggest pet peeve, in life not just cycling, is haters. And I feel like we see it a lot in cycling. People hating on expensive bikes or kit. People who unironically use the term “Fred” to describe other riders. People who “follow the rules” (IYKYK) and are quick to point out people that break those rules. I think most of it stems from jealousy and/or a feeling or inadequacy. But whatever reason, I just don’t think it’s needed in cycling and it irritates me to no end.
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Not irrational, and unfortunately not uncommon enough…people that don’t wear a helmet. Blows my mind.
Old school cyclists, dad’s with kids (most of whom’s children are wearing helmets but sometimes not!), school kids with helmets dangling off the handle bars…etc. etc. etc.
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