[EpicEng]

>If they ride with me I look really cool with a slick bike and low profile gear

No one aside from you and other people who wear that unnecessary gear think it looks cool. Sorry.

I don't imagine this is why your friends won't ride with you.

[soared]

You are misunderstanding my point and injecting your own dislike for bikers where it isn't relevant.

The difference is looking like you know what you're doing, and looking like you have no idea what you're doing. Regardless of the situation (biking, at work, or talking to women at bars) not knowing what you're doing and having that be publicly visible can be a huge hurdle to overcome.

[EpicEng]

>You are misunderstanding my point and injecting your own dislike for bikers where it isn't relevant.

Am I? You typed this, not me.

>They are afraid of looking like an idiot. If they ride with me I look really cool with a slick bike and low profile gear, while they are riding a walmart bike in baggy shorts with a dumb helmet, while visible to hundreds of people in cars.

How exactly did I misinterpret that? You think you look cool and knowledgeable and that's why no one wants to ride with you. You don't, and that's probably not why they won't ride with you.

>The difference is looking like you know what you're doing, and looking like you have no idea what you're doing.

People who spend gobs of money on all of that gear don't look like they know what they're doing; they look like middle aged men and women cosplaying people who knows what they're doing. It's unnecessary and nothing more than a fashion statement.

I think it's you who misunderstands how most of the world views your spandex. And I have no "dislike for bikers"; I dislike the snotty attitude some of them have about their dumb, pointless, overpriced gear that, uh... makes them slightly faster while riding down Main street I guess? When I play baseball with my 7 year old I don't feel the urge to throw on cleats and eye black.

[soared]

I am sorry that the clothing cyclists wear illicits so much anger in you.

[enriquto]

> I am sorry that the clothing cyclists wear illicits so much anger in you.

By "cyclist" do you mean "roadie"? This is a fairly narrow view; most cyclists use bikes for commuting, not for sport. I consider myself an avid cyclist and I find lycra kits extremely ridiculous; for my commute I just use regular work clothes. I'm actually a bit ashamed to use a bike when I cross these fat idiots with obnoxious colorful clothes on their carbon bikes, as I don't want to be identified with them in any way.

[EpicEng]

Right. You make a pretty plain statement, I disagree, and I'm a troll. Ridiculous. Whatever you have to tell yourself bud.

Edit: Seems you edited that bit out huh? Now I'm just angry. Ok.