Originally Posted by Shiznaz
My favorite part about these rants is that it always seems necessary to immasculate the cyclist by talking about lycra and bright colours and such; basically implying they are *****exuals. What the hell is the relevance? That you're uncomfortable with your body image and feel threatened? Maybe its so he sounds 'normal' and cyclists sound 'crazy', because his points are so weak they won't stand up on their own.
To me, the attack on cycling gear is exactly what you claim. That, and a great fear of actually looking different from what a person might think is the norm. Some people are such cowards
On the other hand, we could take a look through the lense of the letter writer at other sports. Look at football players with their goofy looking tight lycra pants. Makes them look like well padded nancy boys! Or the baseball player with his quaint garters. I mean, who but the most earnest uses garters for their socks? And dare I talk about the insecticide infested polyester clad golf pros... Well heck yah, I do so dare. Ever check out the "strike a pose" so many take after each swing?
I mean really, the sports that so many like and admire are no more or no less goofy or stupid than the one the "lycra clad circus clown" participates in, and the attitude the letter writer the OP quoted is just plain silly when seen in this light.