there are snobs all across the boards... just different types.

however i find this forum the most useful because people here seem to actually ride and wrench their bikes. thus i can give or find advice when wrenching my own bikes.

in the roadie forum there is a higher abundance of incredibly moron posts... real examples here:
-columbus brain vs sl vs slx vs thron vs platinum vs true temper avr... what should i look for
-im afraid of down tube shifter, when i reach down to shift i almost wreck myself
-when should i shift? there are too many gears - how do i choose
-help--i fall at stop lights with clipless pedals
-i have a trek 1000 -- where does it rank?
-what does 700x25 mean? will 700x28 make me faster?
-why do people hate Sora?

so i have this conception that most of the posters on that forum are mid-aged men who haven't the first clue as to what a bicycle is... the same kind who walk into a bike store, get sold on a 1500$ bike, buy 500$ in additional accessories, fall off the instant they ride out the store, and give up the sport a week later.

of course there are a few very knowledgeable guys there, but if i want some help servicing a hub, or correctly dishing a wheel, i'd find better answers here