Ditto what gilby said!
I stopped by the expensive bike shop the other day for a tube. I was like "$8 for a tube?!" The sales dude quips, "find another sport!" fluk that, this is my transportation!
I'm all for more people biking, but it really doesn't help "the cause" to be a purely recreational cyclist. Be happy in the margin and that's where you'll stay... choking on exhaust or getting smacked by an SUV
--orange