Actually, quite a bit of the nastiness in Bikeforums is fairly recent. These people will burnout and disappear. When someone posts baloney I think it's important to expose it as such, there are plenty of individuals posting that have very little experience but would happily lead you to believe the opposite. I rode with two Bikeforum members yesterday (one of whom I met for the first time), it's a great experience. There are two things that always spark trouble in the general areas; religion and politics. As a public, international forum, keep it in the Lounge; please.
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