Re: Cycling editorial

On 4/11/2024 4:57 PM, AMuzi wrote:

"Whatever you like sucks. The bike I ride is best"
 https://bikerumor.com/op-ed-bike-industry-toxic-racing-culture/
 I found that needlessly divisive. YMMV.

I did not find it divisive as such but it points to snobbery. My guess is most bike in the world are used for utilitarian purposes. People need to get around cheap and they can be fast for some things. They type of riding I do only applies to a very small percentage of cyclist world wide I would also guess.
My road bike is great for what it does but if I was commuting to work or used it to run errands around town it would be horrible. In fact I avoid ever riding into town if I can avoid it because clipping and unclipping is a pain in the ass.
The other side of the story is the LBS around here at least one is quite a bit of snobbish folks. I never go in the place and it is all about Specialized bikes and sleek cycling clothing, and getting a tune up or work done is certainly available, I don't think they care where you come to them or not.
I do think go solid components are for any type of riding but frankly in 3rd world countries they just want something that has wheels and works.
Racing bikes is like those guitarist who are professionals and play entirely for a living. It is a who different world than the by are majority of guitarist who simply play a few chords and strum. As someone who played at one time guitars in the professional world and still would if I needed to, most products I need and service do not come from average music store. I need and use things that few strummers ever deal with.
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Deacon Mark