Missing The Mark

Been ranting a lot lately; today we started thinking maybe it's time to set aside the desire for acerbic wit and change the tune.  Time for more positivity in cycling, more connections between the various cliques and niches in the sport.  We rail against perception a lot around here.  Lance for instance is a favorite target; these days, he's not just fighting for the cancer cure, through his new shop, he's now helping bridge the gap between 'serious' cyclists and the commuter - nothin' wrong there.  (Not dropping our disrespect for other aspects of his legacy tho)  We feel strongly that in order to gain respect from traffic, we need to behave like responsible traffic.  The cats riding on the freeway, and other acts of cyclo-disobedience - we hope they find use for all that pent up energy in other ways, but across the board they seem like good folks.  The chasm between the street and the elite is numbing cycling, both as a sport and as a legit form of transpo, owed respect on the streets.  The racer who drives his rig to his training ride does not relate to the folks on flat bars n fenders.  Maybe now there's a chance for that to change, a merging of phylum in the species so to speak.  If it takes a bunch of crazies on the freeway on one end of the spectrum and the most recognized cyclist from the other, so be it.  We need a uniform acceptance within the ranks before there can be acceptance from the masses. Tucker Carlson and his ilk ain't gonna do it for us.  Until then, ride safe folks, and go ride.  Tonight is Ride of Silence; photos and reportage to follow.

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