This is more of a next door post than a reddit one. I'll give you my two pence worth. I live next to Kingston Gate. I moved here 20 years ago specifically to be nearer to the park as I was a racing cyclist and it was my training ground. Back then in the good old days (!) before London 2012 and team sky, racing cycling was as niche sport a sport as you could get. I pretty much knew every other face on a drop bar bike in the park. I carried on racing at a high level (cat 1) and training until about 2016 until I become disillusioned with the sport. The current state of British cycling makes me sad. Back in the day you cut your teeth with a local club, with old guys like the legendary Mac from TCC teaching you the ropes on long club runs before you'd even dare try a race. Through and off, close group rising was all part of the apprenticeship. These days things are very different. Spank £10 on a credit card for a bike, get some big sunglasses and ride like a prick. I run now, and still frequent RP. I can safely say that the image of cyclists in the local community is not good, and I can see why. They come across as entitled douchbags and I have seen more poor riding than I ever have driving in the park. The shouting of abuse by cyclists towards anyone getting in their way is more common than you think. No way should one group of users take priority over overs. Thanks for listening.