I'm always impressed by the depth of knowledge here in C&V - both about the bikes themselves, and their care and feeding.

It seems to me that we have a disproportionate number of professionals who actively participate in this forum, so I thought I would post a poll to learn what proportion of you have had more than an avocational interest in cycling - (aside from flipping that is.)

So... Tell us if you were a professional mechanic, salesman, racer, builder, distributor or shop owner or otherwise were engaged with cycling in the past or present.

As for me, C&V is just a hobby, and aside from the many rusted trash-picked cruisers I collected, disassembled and reassembled as a child, practically everything I know I learned right here (or from Sheldon Brown.com.)