Originally Posted by Surferbruce

i see your point, and you're right. i usually try to avoid such bad behavior on bf, but i just get chapped seeing so many people new to cycling (particularly in the fixed gear scene) that just don't have a clue and don't seem bothered to educate themselves about anything to do with cycling other than what color to spray paint their aerospoke or who makes pink riser bars.
i mean there's a history to cycling, and a reason for the way most things are done. i dig all kinds of new folks getting into riding, but i hate road bikes (and face it -a fixed gear on the street is just a road bike) as a fashion accessory.