“I’m really enjoying being back on the bike but the sport is overrun with liberals”
It does not help when a pack of 100 bikes get out on a 2-lane road to self-righteously block traffic. I used to do a lot of riding on county roads east of Raleigh, NC. I dress in a t-shirt and shorts so I look like a normal person on a bicycle. I move over so people can get around me. I take care not to scare horses. I never had any problem. But when the cycle clubs started showing up with their arrogant attitudes, I started having close calls with people who were annoyed by cyclists. Now, I schlep my bike to the greenway. Yes, liberals ruin everything.
“It does not help when a pack of 100 bikes get out on a 2-lane road to self-righteously block traffic....”
I don’t disagree with you one bit. The D&L Rail Trail (Delaware and Lehigh) runs right through my township. In this area there is about 60 miles of uninterrupted trail in a very scenic area that also happens to be a tourist destination (Pocono Mountains).
The local bike outfitters rent massive numbers of bikes to mostly New Yorkers (metro area) on vacation. These thrill seekers have zero trail manors. So for that reason us locals avoid the trail during the summer weekends.