Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Acknowledged. I entered the discussion, against my better judgement, because I thought that he might be asking questions in good faith. I no longer believe that.
Eh? Are you saying that there isn't a whole lot of insinuations (and sometimes direct statements) to the affect of, "there's no practical reason to wear cycling-specific clothing" being slung about? Some aren't saying that, but a lot are. And I'm not thrashing anyone for asking - I'm thrashing those for not listening and accepting.
I'm pretty sure no one on this thread has made any such insinuation, but I sure see a lot of people on bf using this as an excuse for condescending and insulting posts directed against people who don't use cycling specific kit.
Honestly, I can't for the life of me figure out what the Hawaiian shirt guy did to piss you off so much. He frankly admitted that he didn't understand what other people were doing and explained what he does, which you somehow construed as condescension. Meantime, you tell me you can't see how calling people stubborn or ignorant is an insult. Come on, you're applying a ridiculously transparent double standard here.
BTW. If you check my posting history, I've called out plenty of people for insulting the use of kit and leg shaving, and the like even though I don't do much of any of that. I'm objecting to this whole "my side your side" tone to these discussions. It's friggin tedious.