Originally Posted by TMonk

I think those sandals (and Rivendell bikes, for that matter) are cool. Really there isn't any form or mode of cycling that I don't think is cool. What I don't get is the beratement of competitive cyclists. Is it a marketing thing? Like, why bother?

I could potentially be a patron of Riv' and the like - but the negativity turns me off. Not all of my bikes are plastic rockets.

Originally Posted by TimothyH

As I posted in the other thread, I don't understand why some people can't express their love for something without dragging everything else down. If his form of cycling is so sublime, and I'm sure it is, then it should stand on its own. Like TMonk, the insults don't make me want to read the article.

Contrast that with a truly great tourer and super nice guy, Iohan Gueorguiev.

The Video Project ? Bike Wanderer

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Diapers and Ballet shoes. LMAO. Holy crap that's funny. Good stuff.

People need to be able to laugh at themselves. If a joke is funny, it's funny. If it adds a chuckle to my day, I don't care if I am the brunt of the joke.