I really like this ^ post for a number of reasons. There's a lot of stuff to digest there, and it'll probably be analyzed and tossed back at you in ways you probably would have never imagined possible. For one thing, calling the lot of us a**holes won't faze many, because they've long ago realized that's quite true. And they're going to do their level best to show you that you're one too. You made one critical error by not posting your intent from the start. Instead, you posted something that was guaranteed to draw the exact reaction from the BF road cycling forum that you got. Like red meat to wolves. You F'ed up. Admit it.

Once you get past all that, what you will find here is a vast accumulation of cycling experiences from across the globe. Ya just have to learn how to ask for it.