Glad to meet a historic figure such as yourself, albeit online. I understand you feel strongly about road bikes but to me there is a simple beauty to cycling and that is the perfect fusion of man and machine. Road bikes are designed for the road and mountain bikes are designed for off road and I believe each should really be used for their intended purpose. Same goes for SUVs, I do not understand the need for a Hummer when you live in the suburbs but perhaps it's better understood when you realize there are high IQ's, average IQ's and of course low IQ's.