Originally Posted by
Tigerprawn
Oh there is definitely a thin mist of elitism in my area. However, it has more to do with fixed gear riders. They receive criticism and hate and in turn they do the same to non-fixed gear riders. It's not a huge issue, but it's still silly and disturbing. I really can careless what people ride as long as they don't endanger me or other riders.
The entire area here has a giant elitism when it comes to cyclist who ride Wal-Mart or Target bikes. The local bike shops refuse to even work on them. The other day I saw this girl come into the bike shop while I was picking up some stuff. She said, "Do ya'll do bike repair here even if I purchased my bike elsewhere?" and the owner told her, "I don't care where a bike comes from. I'll work on anything... unless it comes from Wal-Mart," the girl said, "oh..." and left.