Originally Posted by
Tulex
I don't think it is that hard to understand. Yes there have always been different groups of people. But today the gap has grown. We simply are not as polite today as we were even 10 years ago. Take the face away from the words, that is going to happen.
I will also add that it's a select group of people doing the categorizing. Just as it is the most popular group in school that sets the tone, so is it here. The groups of people that are put down don't tend to put each other down. It's fairly one directional.
Some of you people spew more testosterone in one post than many show in a full year. It's your nature. Yeah, if some people could just keep it on the bike, this would be a much friendlier place.
No. This is positively wrong. In this thread
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-this-Fred-guy, for example, I noted that the only people throwing around heavy handed judgements and insults were the people who were complaining about insults!
I think this whole "a-hole elitist roadie" phenomenon is manufactured by insecure cyclists who always ride alone and are too intimidated by stronger riders to just try talking to people.