Hi again,

Wow,...didn't mean to start a flame-for-all,...and while I'm at it, something that I forgot to include in the intial post, along with riders showing a little more courtesy and respect for others who ride, is that individuals ride with common sense and take responsibility for how they ride and how that can affect others around them.

This wasn't posted to start a blue state/red state debate, but rather it was in response to some who seem to feel it's fine to look down their nose at those who ride using a triple, or assume someone's pretending to be a roadie just because they feel that riding with music on might be an unwelcome distraction while in traffic, or pass judgement on those who do,...or feel it's necessary to call a simple, honest question, "stupid", or whatever. By the way, I voted "no" on the listening to music while riding thread, but understand there are those who do just fine with it. Different strokes,...

Really, I don't care if you're a hammerhead pulling a line to the top of Mt. Everest or always gets dropped off the back, or Little Bo Peep just cruising along, enjoying being on a bike, and I'll say it again, listening to Metallica or Lawrence Welk, or the call of the wild for that matter,...as long as you're showing courtesy for others who may not look or ride like you, aaaaaaaaaand as long as you're taking responsibility for the way you ride, can't there at least be a majority that agrees that we're all doing the same thing, and that's enjoying one of the best things there is,...riding a bike?

Just trying to see the forest for the trees,...honest.

Thanks for your time.