A little cafe in Christchurch made headlines this week when a sign outside its door was brought to the public's attention.
Patrons entering Heathcote's Castle Rock Cafe are greeted with a sign saying "The bicycle is a beautiful thing but they never should have invented Lycra. No Lycra shorts please."
Apparently, the sign was erected, so to speak, after an incident involving a large man in tiny bike shorts. When the cafe changed hands, the current owners decided to keep it up because it was a talking point and a bit of a laugh.
New manager Amy Grice says she doesn't really care what people wear. But interestingly, when discussing on air the idea of dogs being allowed into cafes, several peoplecommented they'd rather a well behaved dog next to them than sweaty cyclists who leave damp patches on the chairs.
It's not just cyclists - runners often congregate at their local cafe after a gallop and you'd have to put them in the same group.
