Cyclists,
Try being an African American cyclist...during my undergraduate years at Texas A&M University in the mid-1990s, most African Americans looked down on me with much contempt due to my not having a motorized vehicle on "twankies (20-in rims)" and being in college.
As a commuter/recreational cyclist on I rode my 1995 GT Tempest hardtail mountain bike (may he rest in peace) EVERYWHRE (to my job, to classes at TAMU, visiting friends/classmates to study, to the club, to my relatives' houses in Bryan/College Station, etc). Since I am a motorized vehicle operating TAMU "Former Student" (we do not refer to our graduates as alumni) happpily married to a beautiful Mexican woman, I am now only a recreational cyclist on my "urbanized" 2006 Jamis Ranger SX hardtail mountan bike.
Last edited by BJC; 06-19-14 at 12:08 AM.