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12-31-04 | 12:16 AM

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Raiyn

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by gpsblake

Shawn is correct. Yea, if that means deleting my post oh well......

Do you call the police on all the scruffy white guys who ride a bike you consider to be "expensive"? If not, then you have no business to call the cops on anyone, especially a minority. My bike isn't the most expensive but if I did ever buy another expensive road bike, I wouldn't deck out in 300 dollar bike clothes and I often don't shave. Does that mean I stole the bike? Are you going to call the police on me because I don't look like a fashion nazi? These looking down of certain groups of people that happens so much within the bicycling community along the elitest roadies has got to stop.

First off your bike FITS you physically right? Second I never mentioned where I see these people, it's usually in downtown Tampa near the bus depot, NOT the best section of town. (not even CLOSE) I'm pretty sure that you're intelligent enough not to try to ride clipless pedals with work boots. (OBVIOUSLY NOT CLIPPED IN) I'm sure while you say you don't dress up to ride you also don't dress in dirty, raggy clothes looking like you just came off a day labor site. I'm also sure you have an inkling about proper maintenance of your equipment and the importance of proper positioning on a bike.

The people I was speaking of do not.

To answer your question no I don't call the cops because it wouldn't do me a damn bit of good. TPD is horrendous in their response time to "non-emergency" calls if they'd even show up at all. Don't assume I'm being predjudicial when in fact ANYBODY that knew anything about bike could see that there was undeniably something wrong. The one thing I DO however is take note of where these people are and avoid leaving my equipment unattended at any time while in that vicinity.

Shawn sees mere mention of race used in a description format and starts trolling.

Lastly I AM NOT A ROADIE!

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