Absolutely not.. It's the stupid secular-elitism stuff that makes FG riders seem like a bunch of ******bags. Well, that's not quite fair, considering I'm sure there are gear riders that look down on FG riders... But anyway--

If someone's passionate about biking, and has a good time doing it, then hell yeah for them, regardless whether they have a nice ride or not. I'd be down to cruise with someone with a POS thrift store bike so long as they're psyched on riding. And I respect people who can stand by their decisions without having to take into account what's "cool" in the eyes of others. More power to them.

I love FG's but they're not for everyone. It's like using a Mac, or being a vegetarian, or wearing tight pants, or listening to metal, etc. You don't have to be like everyone else, and you don't have to exclude those that aren't into the same **** you are.

It's one thing to do something for the sake of fitting in, getting attention, joining a certain social circle... It's another to do something just cuz you enjoy it. I'll look down on those that are in it for the wrong reasons, whatever IT is.

/sermon