Bicyclism

The rot has set in. Golf has come to cycling. Or, to be more precise, cycling has become the new diversion of choice for the mid-life crisis cafe latte flabby mall crawler crowd. And they are pushing up prices for gear that real cyclists need. Much worse, some of the icons of cycling are falling into this pit of pretence. Pinarello is sinking wallet first. It seems their latest top end bike is priced at 50 per cent technology and 50 per cent pose. Why can't the little yellow open-topped sports car crowd stick with their stinky toys? Why do they need to pollute our last bastion of escape from the couch potato crowd? Read more in this exceedingly bad tempered post to Bicyclism Blog: Value Rot.