Originally Posted by pj7

We should all be sheepish about it
There's nothing wrong with pride, or bragging, well there is... but we are human after all. But alot of people, and I'm sure you'd agree if you have ever been in the roadie forum, feel that the name on the tube is more important than anything else, and shun anyone who doesn't have a bike that cost as much as their mortgage.
When someone asks what I ride I just say an old mountain bike frame converted to a commuter, does it really matter if it used to be a Raleigh MTB?
But hey, that's just my opinion on the subject. I don't own a Wal-Mart(esque) bike and likely never will, but if I run into someone on the street pedaling their RoadMaster around and bragging about how much they love it and that to them it is as good as any expensive bike I'm not going to stop them and tell them how much better my Rainier is and how much I spent on it.