Originally Posted by vinfix

I don't know why people are snarky and/or mocking- it's not like it costs extra to be nice. And everybody was a newb at some point. I can only guess that a lot of the posters here are young men with an attitude. Maybe it has something to do with urban fixed gear/hipster culture, trying to be cool, I don't know. Then again, roadies can be jerks, too.