Originally Posted by
sfcrossrider
If you feel you're being "look down" upon there is probably a good reason. Riding around like a weak, talentless jackass will get head shakes from 99% of the public... not to mention the cycling community as a whole.
This happened to me. Just the other day I was trackstanding at a red light when I tipped over. I heard laughter, and when I looked up, the cycling community as a whole was laughing at me. Pointing and laughing from the windows 30,000 chartered buses.
Talk about embarrassing...