Originally Posted by
garythenuke
A bit of a hijack here, how is FG pretentious? I would think that a uber-expensive geared roadie bike and shaved legs would be more pretentious than anything. I have nothing against shaved legs, I did it while I was racing on the road and running triathlons. I don't do it now, it's a pain in the ass....
I guess that it is not pretentious per se, it just won't work; and to think that it would is pretentious. I can't ride in a fast-moving group on my FG without messing up the pace, which really annoys people.