Fakenger in Cycling Plus Magazine

i feel that for mr ashton, cyclingplus magazine is his 'beard', a way of convincing the world that he is no hipsterenger.

but aren't beards hip?

oh I can't keep up with all this fashion shit, why can't it be like the early 90's again when you could cycle across town without seeing another cyclist, and the east-end hadn't been found under the WW2 rubble yet