Some while ago someone wrote to the Guardian’s “Notes and Queries” to ask why roadies never acknowledged other cyclists. My (unpublished) reply is below:
Dear Notes and Queries,
The poseurs with their fancy gear do not acknowledge fellow cyclists for one simple reason — embarrassment at being improperly dressed. The correct wear for cycling in the countryside is a flat tweed cap, a cotton shirt, perhaps with a woven wool tie, a sleeveless pullover, a tweed jacket, matching tweed plus twos, argyll socks, and brogues. Lycra is mere underwear.
