Everyone should choose their gear and load it on their bike however it works best for themselves. Having said that, I don't understand the concern about carrying normal length tent poles on a bike. One of the big advantages a bike has over backpacking is that bulk (up to a point) doesn't matter. That's not so much true for weight, but for bulk, strap it on the rear rack behind you and ride. You won't know it's there.

I normally roll my tent poles up with my tent and slide the whole thing into a stuff sack to be strapped across the rear rack of my bike. I've often considered, when riding in traffic, pulling out my aluminum poles and strapping them on top and offset towards the cars that aren't giving me much room. I fantasize that cars would see the metal poles sticking out out of the left side of my bike like a porcupine quill and move over a bit more to keep from getting scratched.