Okay, let me break this down: Tyler's tirade about "Is that what a man is supposed to look like?" and "The things you own end up owning you" kind of mimics the way people worship at the altar of Lance and spend $4000 on "Crabon Fibre" steeds, when in reality, it's just a bike. You ride it from one place to another. We're part of the club that even other cyclists think are crazy.
It's not what kind of bike you have, but what you do with the bike that determines who and what you are. You determine your own level of involvement.
LOL, I could go on for quite a while like this...