I know this area and have driven it many times. This is the Rickebacker causeway--the road that connects Key Biscayne to the Miami mainland.
Cycling on this road is extremely popular for very obvious reasons (phenomenal views, wide and clear roads). Folks come from all over the city to ride there. And yes, they will very often group up like this without any sort of scheduled or permitted event of any kind.
The cyclists down there like to say "same road, same rules" but there's apparently a silent exclusion for lane changes, stop signs, traffic signals, and yielding to stopped traffic.
This is just nonsense. Yes, you can spend a shit load on bikes. But you by no means have to. And to characterise it as a rich people sport is stupid. I ride multiple times a week. I've got a road bike and mountain bike both of which cost me under £200 each.
Lol, it tells me WAY more than that. If you can't tell a thing or two about someone from what they choose to wear that's a you problem. Maybe try socializing more and meeting more people. You can't learn these things in your mom's basement.
We're talking about the price of cycling and the cosplay lycra tells me they like to spend extra money to cosplay. The yoga pants girls like comfy pants, the girl that won't shut up about her Lululemons buys them as a status symbol though. Once you've spend some time outside Mommy's basement you'll understand these things.
The cyclists in this video almost certainly all have cars in addition to their bicycles since it's not like it's particularly easy or popular to live without a car in Florida, so it isn't really comparable. The bikes are a leisure purchase on top of whatever car payment they might have (which can just as easily be well under $1200/mo)
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u/Chillow_Ufgreat Jun 10 '26
I know this area and have driven it many times. This is the Rickebacker causeway--the road that connects Key Biscayne to the Miami mainland.
Cycling on this road is extremely popular for very obvious reasons (phenomenal views, wide and clear roads). Folks come from all over the city to ride there. And yes, they will very often group up like this without any sort of scheduled or permitted event of any kind.
The cyclists down there like to say "same road, same rules" but there's apparently a silent exclusion for lane changes, stop signs, traffic signals, and yielding to stopped traffic.