I love this nonsense. Folks come out of the woodwork to pile on these "elitists". They dropped the guy. That's not elitism, it's riding fast. That's what everyone here is going for.

If you want to ride slow there are other subforums here at BF which may be more your style.

You could probably even mix it up a little in a helmet mirror flamewar or two. This forum is a little too elitist – preoccupied with Zipps and other such things that make you go fast and/or look good (equally important).

I've seen guys who can't stay upright on skates try to mix it up in open hockey with the high school kids. The ones who get all butthurt about not getting passed to because they're 8 minutes late joining the rush and never move their stick to receive a pass because it's the only thing keeping them from falling down are the ones who give up. The ones who recognise they suck and that it's their own stupid fault for sucking tend to stick with it, fall down a lot, and gradually get better. I know because I used to suck at it, too. I kept at it for years, fell down a lot and no longer have problems. Those little turds wish they could keep up with me now.