Originally Posted by
dooodstevenn
today i was waiting at an intersection on my fixed bike for the light to change, i have a helmet on, and clipless pedals with my cleated shoes. i take out my phone for a quick text and out of the corner of my eye i see 4 hipsters, they ride by yelling to me to "get some gears" assuming im like a wanna-be road cyclist. and ride away laughing, i brush it off and mind my own buiseness; dont wanna start any trouble. , are all hipsters asses? or just them. im sure there are other fixed riders who who have clipless pedals and wear a helmet.
Texting while on the bike is just plain wrong. Cell phone is strictly so somebody can call an ambulance when they find you lying in the road/ditch/wherever. Texting while on the bike is SO poseurific, you might as well have been at Starbucks with your laptop.