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Old 01-11-08 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Banzai

In reference to the emphasis added line above...there are very few things that I do that I think everyone should do. Those things pretty much are limited to visibility (take measures to be very visible in the dark, ninja cyclists!!!!) and riding on the street. Like many though, I have lots of techniques which I feel are best for me, and thusly like to share. ILTB, with his as mentioned persecution complex, seems to believe that every opinion different from his own is both a personal attack, and an earnest effort to forcibly shape others into a form of cyclist that he has built up and mythologized into a mentally fleshed out nemesis and handy straw-man.

To all, my apologies for my angry outburst...I did loose my temper.

This was supposed to be a funny thread...
I appreciate the candor and frankness of Banzai and agree with his statement "seems to believe that every opinion different from his own is both a personal attack, and an earnest effort to forcibly shape others into a form of cyclist that he has built up and mythologized into a mentally fleshed out nemesis and handy straw-man."

I like to bicycle! I am older than many on this thread, but not all (go to the 50+ Thread) on this forum, and am amused at the inability of many of us to laugh at ourselves or better yet laugh with someone else. After all, it isn't all about "My Feelings". Many seem to be very thin skinned and do not have the ability to agree to disagree in a mature manner and keep to the spirit of the sport, which is all about FUN.

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