I rather suspect that there's another reason .. peer pressure?
F-A-L-S-E. Double-fail bongo.
What is up with bike forums? Seriously. I belong to several message boards, and this one is the absolute top of wise-a$$ and rude comments.
Not that your rude and antagonistic post even deserves a response, but I don't even ride with other bikers (or hang out with any). I'm starting to understand why. I come on this forum to ask questions and many times correct my misunderstandings. And even when I phrase my question as admittedly somewhat naive on the topic, there is always someone like DMF who has nothing better to do but build himself up on the backs of others interested in learning.