Velominati Rule# 75
Discussion
With the Sportive season in full swing its important that we observe and help others observe Rule # 75. It seems that many are not paying attention; Once you have completed your sportive, pat yourself on the back and the REMOVE your sportive number from the bike. DO NOT ride round for the next three weeks with it flapping about on your handlebars as you WILL look a dick. It's a rule of the Velominati gentlemen and too many are making the rest of us look bad.
I take them off immediately after the event because aero. In fact I decided that the organisers only demand that they are located on the bars for photo identification purposes and I dont want a picture of me on a bike looking shagged at the top of a hill. I dont mind having a number on the bike in case of an emergency though so I bought one of these
Some people have no shame.
Some people have no shame.
Rouleur said:
Rule #75 is for race numbers. I would have thought that sportives are anathema to Velominati fans!
Try telling people that Sportives are not races, just expensive club runs and they get all uppity. There's people in our club train for the big Sportives and save the "best bike" for these days. Same people who are boasting on Facebook every Sunday evening about how far and fast the club run was, while the rest of us were out racing...AnHorse said:
Load of nonsense, who cares what other people do
Do you care if someone goes to the shops in a track suit, or if you see some bloke walking around a town center without a top on. It's about standards and elegance. Personally, I appreciate if someone goes to the effort of dressing up and looking smart, especially if they then take the same steps on, and with their bike. It's easy to scoff at these velo dandy riders in their finery, obsessing about minute details but I'd rather that than everyone going around looking a mess.
Rouleur said:
I don't understand why people don't just go for a ride and save their money!
I think it's about taking part and being involved in a group activity. It probably dates back to tribal cooperative behaviour or something. There's much more sense of occasion about being in a large cycling event than just going out and covering the same route on your Tod.
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