Originally Posted by mtnwalker
Thinking that kids should think like adults? Big MISTAKE! Middleschool and High School is about fitting in and not looking like a dork, even if you look like one. Most common sense goes out the window to make your friends think you're cool. Not just bikes but everything else in life.
I remember hanging around guys in high school that I would not hang around with now. I did some stuff that I knew were wrong but I did them anyway to fit in. Peer pressure is a powerful and dangerous thing.
I know what you mean yet backpacks are now cool but weren't when I was a kid. Things change and evolve. Parents have something to do with it, too.