Originally Posted by
kyselad
And that they're hedge fund brats that blow stop signs and run over peds. I'm not trying to blow this into a hyperbolic debate, but I'm no fan of stereotypes based on appearance. The vast majority of genuinely bad cycling etiquette I see here is on single speeds, but the only thing I can tell from looking at a single speed is that it's a single speed. The only thing I can tell from looking at a janky bike is that somebody rides a janky bike.
It's not that I'm trying to make all-encompassing stereotypes, it's that I'm observing what is happening around me and taking note. Read closely at the language I'm using.
Also, since we're in different towns I'm not surprised at the bad ettiquette you're seeing being different from mine. In Portland I saw a lot less of what I'm talking about above, and a lot more people on fixed gears running reds or whatever. In Eugene it's a whole different scene.