Originally Posted by
mprelaw
Gotta have the helmet mirror and the little orange flag flying off the antenna-like thingy, too. You also run the risk of turning into a smug, self-righteous jackass, calling we less enlightened riders senseless fools.

A bent would not worked on the trails today. Every muscle in my rapidly aging body hurts right now. MTB is the queen of a sport that has no king.
Having said that, I think I'll stick to unkempt beards, weird bikes, and little orange flags.