Ahh Yes...

Of course, It always seems that in this world we take one step forward and three big steps back. In this case I'm referring to the bill that is in legislation to force cyclist on the sidewalk as well as golf carts, mopeds and motorized scooters. You know I get enough crap when I'm in the bike lane by ignorant motorists but if this is law then we will never be able to deal with the mind numbing foolishness of the driver in a 4000 pound car. So much for 'going green' in Florida. Hey if you don't believe me feast your squinty eyes on this: http://www.floridaracingmagazine.com/?gclid=CMrM4oSVxqECFRfF3Aod-VDZQA
As I sit behind my monitor that opens my mind to the world I see that the older generation that has no idea about the cycling world has declared war on us in the only way they know how, that being the sneaky and underhanded politics that would limit the potential of cycling future. And why is this? Aren't these the very ones whose generation heralded rock and roll much to the chagrin of the then older generation? Are we that rapacious in our neat lines and team oriented movement that these older ones would want to eradicate us? Truth be said I feel the same myself sometimes when I'm driving and there is a bike lane on the road but the cyclists are in the car lane instead of the bike lane. That is stupid to me because next time I ride I'm going to get to enjoy the reaction by the oldsters who were treated to this display of narcissism by the previous jerks in spandex who pissed them off, thank you very much for that!
My most recent experiance while in the peloton was last Tuesday ride. Since we are a resort town there is a constant influx of 'vacation rides' who really are there to show us just how good they are. So this night our normally  disciplined group of 20 riders was swollen to 40. And these visitors were not interested in following the rules of the peloton. This was distressing because the police are putting the pressure on us because of this type of stupidity. Well needless to say the badist dude actually got right in front of  car causing it to stop for no reason other than he is the John Wayne of cycling. Then he proceeded to berate the driver and his wife. Of course we asked him to leave the group at which he said he had done us a favor by his actions. Ah huh!
So I can't completely ignore the publics anger at some of the jerks we have to endure. This is not a race situation when we are on the rides, it's fun and relaxing yet competitive in nature but not antagonistic. And if that is they ride you want I whole heartedly invite you to join the ranks of category racing, otherwise get your act together and have a good time.
If I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying!