I think he has a good point – we get hung up on the parts of cycling that don’t really matter, and sometimes lose sight of what’s really important. I get that. My problem is the underlying point, just oozing from the whole article, is that because of the way he rides, he clearly poops rainbows, while the rest of us are pond scum.
He does have a point, but I have heard the point made, numerous times, without being so dismissive, combative, pretentious, and downright unpleasant.
One of the great things about this forum is that you can find people that ride in fully matched lycra kits, mountain bike shorts, khaki pants, and everything in between. Our bikes are carbon, steel, aluminum, and everything else. We have 3X gears where X is between 1/3 and 11. Panniers, backpacks, baskets, and trailers. The only common theme here is that we all like to ride bikes, and think everyone else should, too.
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