... Before the internet, before custom bikes, and before Lance, it was done better. Learning to ride was an apprenticeship. The goal was to become a member of the peloton, not merely a guy who is sort of fast on a bike...
Actually, this is a big part of the reason I rarely if ever ride in any sort of group. That and the facts that I'm old, unfit, and I like to ride weird single-gear bikes...
