I also read this and thought good for you guys getting out there and giving it a go (one of the guys has actually now done 16 centuries). One part of the article did make me sad though and a little angry that some people can be so rude. Here it is below.

David says while he professes love for cyclists in general - thinks road racers are jerks. A few years back, when Dave weighed in at a featherlight 247, he packed up his Colnago and showed up at a USCF circuit race in Boston. Before the race, he was thrilled to see fancy bikes everywhere-he had never seen that many awesome machines in one place-and approached a guy on a Pegoretti, and said,"Hey,nice bike." The racer looked David up and down and said, "Cant buy speed." And rode off.