Originally Posted by RoadLight

It's too bad you didn't read my entire post---even though you quoted all of it. If you had read it you would have seen that I agree with you in principle. For example, I wrote: "So there are legitimate reasons for their mode of thinking. They aren't necessarily being snobs."

And "no", the original question was not "dumb". Now who's throwing around the pejoratives?! There is definitely a "snobbish" attitude in some cycling circles that newbies pick up on. The error that we fall into, in my opinion, is painting everyone with such a broad brush stroke. In the case of the OP, there are legitimate reasons to stuff your jersey pockets instead of carrying a bag just as there are valid reasons to carry one or more bags.

In the end, being a "snob" has nothing to do with whether or not you carry a bag on your bike or whether or not you try to configure your bike like a "pro". It is simply an attitude. You can find it most anywhere.

Kind regards, RoadLight