Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Actually I jumped on you (if that's what you want to call it) for ranting at some other poster who just pointed out that everyone up until that point had suggested literally anything other than cycling shoes. It's just funny on a dedicated cycling forum that's all. As far as I know I've never actually complained about anyone not wearing cycling gear. There is one other guy who goes out of his way to snark at anyone who DOES wear ANY form of cycling gear. I'm sure you can guess who that is, lol. It doesn't bother me what other people wear, but when they start talking **** about cycling wear I can't help myself commenting. Again this is not you I'm referring to. I understand the reasons why you don't wear cycling gear and that's perfectly fine. Please don't take it too seriously, you seem like a decent guy. A bit quirky with your choice of wear and favourite 52-11T gear for riding along, but a decent guy nonetheless!
Kum ba yah, man! We'll agree to disagree on what you did on the shoes thread. That other poster was both lying about the range of recommendations and was really quite nasty in how he was referring to people who don't wear cycling gear. I think you missed how insulting his post was, just assuming that people who don't wear cycling gear are somehow deficient as cyclists.
We all have our quirks, what I like about bf is getting the perspectives of people who ride differently than I do. You'll notice, I hope, that I'm just as intolerant of people who make fun of people who don't ride like I do, either. I got pretty mad at people who were ridiculing men for shaving their legs even though I've never even considered doing that, for example.