Its been awhile since I read them. I guess they start off good, but go down hill around rule 20 or so. Nothing wrong with looking good and taking pride in your bike, I just don’t think there need to be “requirements” for being a “real cyclist”
Agreed. More than a few triathletes would be wise to read the rules and hopefully try and extract some of the more practical, useful and utilitarian ones. Particularly the ones as they pertain to foul weather. Simple, inexpensive things like knee-warmers & arm-warmers, have amazing practical use with great range - but many triathletes seem to eschew almost completely these suggestions.