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minus-squareBranBucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoSounds like you’ve encountered MAMILs in the wild. Middle Aged Men In Lycra. I like to point out that a 10k bike is really just a cheaper mid-life crisis than a sports car, tends to shut down the conversation one way or another pretty quick.
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoNo. These are folks who have been riding since they were teenagers and got 10K bikes back then too and their first car was a Lexus, etc. They are just rich people. Lots and lots of people, are rich. Mid-life crisis for these folks is buying a house in Hawaii for 5 million.
minus-squareBranBucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoWealth doesn’t necessarily exclude them from being MAMILs, but from what you’ve described, it seems there are plenty of other reasons to ride solo.
Sounds like you’ve encountered MAMILs in the wild.
Middle Aged Men In Lycra.
I like to point out that a 10k bike is really just a cheaper mid-life crisis than a sports car, tends to shut down the conversation one way or another pretty quick.
No. These are folks who have been riding since they were teenagers and got 10K bikes back then too and their first car was a Lexus, etc.
They are just rich people. Lots and lots of people, are rich. Mid-life crisis for these folks is buying a house in Hawaii for 5 million.
Wealth doesn’t necessarily exclude them from being MAMILs, but from what you’ve described, it seems there are plenty of other reasons to ride solo.