I get it. Totally. For me, it's because the races I do are personal challenges to myself that have nothing to do with anyone else. It's like it's my fight to fight, you know? And I don't really want anyone watching or cheering or making the experience something it's not. Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way sometimes.
2007 Trek 5000
2009 Jamis Coda
1972 Schwinn Suburban
"I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood."
Susan B. Anthony, 1896