Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
Actually, I think that the snobbery sometimes works both ways.
Bicycling is an unusual sport in that an ordinary guy, if he sets his mind to it, can usually manage to buy the equivlent of an Indianapolis race car. $4,000 or $5,000 won't buy you much of a boat or a top notch motorcycle,
5 grand will get you a fully race prepped motorcycle a year or two old. One that would have won major championships a few years before that. And then you can have the same conversation about snobs and waving on the motorcycle boards. There's more in common between the two than just having 2 wheels.
-danch