Cyclist uprising

Reference an article cyclists are up and arms and letting their voices be heard. Hugh' post to the news journal (pictured) sums up the majority's feelings.

My response to Hugh that some of you may not have been exposed to:

Hugh,

Nice, especially in response to the recent "Road Rules" article. Anyofyou who may not have read it, it was published last week some time inthe illustrious News Journal. The article was actually a radical assaultof cyclist's rights to the road and it was bolstered by an "avid"85 year old recreational cyclist. This piece of trash tid-bit reeked ofignorance. Now we need to straighten out the peloton and patrol our ownthat are endangering the riders and ultimately the group rides. Just FYIlast night was the least safety conscious group ride I have ever been onand people need to either learn their limitations or suck it up whentold their limitations by an experienced/veteran rider. (Safety Firstfolks) Coupled with recent and numerous vehicular assaults of cyclistsby ill-informed drivers pertaining to rights to the road, common senseleft behind in our own driveways is drawing negative attention towardsour rides/riders. Remember these are group rides and there is no moneyat the end and no bragging rights worth loosing another rider tooncoming traffic. I also shudder at the possibility of being smackedwith another soda can while riding alone, because a driver's distastefor cyclists after seeing some other sloppy group of riders crashinginto each other.

Keep the rubber side down.

Joe Miller