newcastlecycling

That's a great point and well pointed out that racing race indeed changed. When I startd i knew nothing except i wanted to ride. I didn't understand that to be member of one club, you weren't supposed to race elsewhere if races were on the same day-luckily they let me ride. If it was disheartening for me- what about others?
Im grateful things have changed and continue to. More social approaches will indeed open the doors to others who are new to cycling-just what we want. I value my sport increasingly daily- and I think we should look to view it as a priveledge that we can do it. maybe not as often as we like for now-but with more more numbers comes people, come families and so on. Maybe it can become more normal to cycle sooner to the general public-less deaths, less injuries and more progress sooner for us all. It's touchy feely but- it works well for me-why not others?
Thanks for your valued inputs!