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<blockquote data-quote="MCVetSteve" data-source="post: 2625878" data-attributes="member: 33591"><p>As a cycling commuter I don't feel any "anti cyclist" stigma from this thread. In fact a number of things were pointed out that also piss me off. Although I'm probably the exception and not the rule. Other cyclists would probably argue about riding 3-4 abreast saying it's for safety and keeps up the speed of the group, thereby further reducing injury if one is hit. But I would personally argue that it stems from a lack of consideration for others. It's kinda funny if you look at the subdivisions of the cycling community. You have the fitness/group riders who will generally spend exorbitant amounts of money on anything the guys in their local bike shop tells them to, the fixie/singlespeed crowd who typically just want it to work well and value durability and ease of maintenance (generally the guys who work on their own bikes), the mtn bikers who are then split into subdivisions based on the kind of trails they ride, the commuters who are generally cheap @sses that don't know how to work on their own bikes, but don't wanna pay someone else to do it properly, and then wonder why you sold them a sh!tty product. And etc etc ad nauseum. Furthermore, I don't really feel like I'm breaching my own acceptable levels of risk, but then again I typically ride by myself through low traffic areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MCVetSteve, post: 2625878, member: 33591"] As a cycling commuter I don't feel any "anti cyclist" stigma from this thread. In fact a number of things were pointed out that also piss me off. Although I'm probably the exception and not the rule. Other cyclists would probably argue about riding 3-4 abreast saying it's for safety and keeps up the speed of the group, thereby further reducing injury if one is hit. But I would personally argue that it stems from a lack of consideration for others. It's kinda funny if you look at the subdivisions of the cycling community. You have the fitness/group riders who will generally spend exorbitant amounts of money on anything the guys in their local bike shop tells them to, the fixie/singlespeed crowd who typically just want it to work well and value durability and ease of maintenance (generally the guys who work on their own bikes), the mtn bikers who are then split into subdivisions based on the kind of trails they ride, the commuters who are generally cheap @sses that don't know how to work on their own bikes, but don't wanna pay someone else to do it properly, and then wonder why you sold them a sh!tty product. And etc etc ad nauseum. Furthermore, I don't really feel like I'm breaching my own acceptable levels of risk, but then again I typically ride by myself through low traffic areas. [/QUOTE]
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