I’v just got back from Crown Court. I did my little application went to the Robing room had three conversations. one about my son the others were a lengthy one with someone supposed to be preparing a trial, about a skills course at grizedale he’d just been on, the other was to interrupt a mate and discuss “playing out on our bikes ” over xmas. All participants were over 40 talking in public and not in the slightest bit embarrassed.
All enthusiasms are nerdy to non participants and to be frank talking about your latest upgrade as opposed to where you have been what you have done and where you plan to go is a tad nerdy even to many mountain bikers.