http://youtu.be/eS1kuLPRqLA
This is just an example. I've noticed on forums, videos, blogs cyclists seem to be like Durian. They will say a whole lot of BS, but then end up doing what they make fun of.
Be a real cyclists. Compact are for newbies and fatties. But then have to eat their words when they discover the best cyclists in Vuelta and France are using compact on the mountains. Carbon is crap, it's not reliabl, but then end up riding carbon anyway. Aluminum is too heavy blah blah and then end up using Aluminum because tired of spending too much $$$ each year, $800 for Aluminum vs $5K for carbon.
Crap I'm writing are just from what I've watched and read on forums, blogs and youtube from UCI/USAC.
I'm starting to think, cyclists just can't be trusted. Just do what works for you because for every person who makes fun of someone for riding a carbon, an aluminum, a compact, for style of riding, on the hoods or on the bottom, there are INCREDIBLE pros who make absolute fools of them doing what they say real cyclists don't do.
Really the only good advice I seem to find online are from the few writings and videos of race team mechanics who explain how they clean and maintain the bikes for their team's riders. Cause what they do, is often what I read say not to do, just again more terrible advice when the best riders riding on best bikes, trust their mechanics to do.