zoom zoom i was a little confused about your story about making fun of a guy on a bike??? and everyone was laughing about it.

i have been the noob on the ride and have gotten a few acrid comments from more experienced riders (not necessarily older than me, i'm 59) but i have also received a wealth of knowledge from people, not always given in a nice way. I agree the comment about the plastic bike was dumb, but i've learned a lot of basic bike etiquette from people who were a little crabby (hey, i screwed up) and even headplant material from critical b!tchy people. "did you know the tongue of your shoe isn't supposed to be on the top?" my DH said "ignore them" but hey, I learned something there.
don't let them bug you. Take the wisdom and ignore the poor social skills!