The first reason we founded Ensliga Bergens cykelklubb was that we were bloody tired of the elitism and snobbery in the cycling world. And we still are. What matters is not how much your bicycle, your equipment or your gear costs. What matters is not that you have a bicycle of the "right" brand, fancy gear or expensive clothes. It may matter to other people, but it does not matter to us.
The second reason we founded Ensliga Bergens cykelklubb was that we were bloody tired of the macho attitude in the cycling world. And we still are. What matters is not how "hard" you are, how many kilometers you will ride and have ridden or how fast you can go. That's completely uninteresting to us. We ride because we like to be outdoors, because we like the things you can see in the city and on the countryside and because it's fun! Not because we feel like we have to prove something.
While we're at it: We are bloody tired of the androcentrism in the cycling world as well. There are differences between men and women, but there shouldn't be differences in how much money you can make as a pro cyclist or whether you can find sponsors or not. And again: What's with the macho attitude?
In short we don't want to ride with snobs, macho jocks or male chauvinists. Unfortunately the world is full of them, and many of them are found in other bicycle clubs. So it simply seemed like an easier way to found a bicycle club of our own. We're political and on our trips we ride at a speed that the slowest of us kan keep up with. If you think that's cool, you're welcome.
By the way, all of us don't shave our legs either. Because those of us who don't, simply don't want to. We don't give a toss about what some others think that you "must" do. Don't tell us that we have to shave our legs, that we have to have the arms of our eyewear over the helmet straps or what we can or can't wear, or when we can wear it. Take your velominati rules and stuff them. If we had rules, we would only have three:
1. Be nice
2. Riding bicycles should be fun
3. Respect the earth and don't leave litter
Ride safe!
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