My first reply was going to say "let me correct that statement: It's not 'men on road bikes are jerks', but "men are jerks.' It's just the odd good one we find that we can term "DH" that are the stand outs.
But then, as I continued to read your post, my reply became "Take heart. Those weren't "real cyclists" you saw."
It's not that men on road bikes are jerks, it's just that *those* men on road bikes are jerks. Or rather, those men are jerks. Or, those humanoids posing as men are jerks.
You get the idea.