Unfortunately baseless accusations like these cause real harm to my character.

Pointing out that your wife does not share your bias is hardly an attack.

Voicing the opinion that drop bars are not the only reasonable choice for recreational riders, even fast fit riders, is hardlv proclaiming "Flatbars, best ever, all the time". Why is that in quotation marks? Who are you quoting there, Colin? It sure looks like you're quoting me, but I have written nothing remotely like that nor have I implied anything like that.