Maybe get out more, personally I'm not a fan of the hero worship that inflates the egos or the fact you have to be on side to get a special handshake, The fact you have to sit through hours of hipster wannabes who can't afford the group set let alone the bike is also a wheat and chaff thing , I suppose the organiser has to make a quid or two so will let any melon who can summon up a website and maitre a tube to another.
I'm dubious of the benefits/return of going to bespoked tbh, and won't be going with Talbot this year, but no one makes you go. Did something bad happen to you there?
Maybe get out more, personally I'm not a fan of the hero worship that inflates the egos or the fact you have to be on side to get a special handshake, The fact you have to sit through hours of hipster wannabes who can't afford the group set let alone the bike is also a wheat and chaff thing , I suppose the organiser has to make a quid or two so will let any melon who can summon up a website and maitre a tube to another.