why are they here?
Every now and again I get an email reminder of some popular threads here on the bike forum, and I thought this one seemed kinda weird so I came looking. It just seems really hilarious to me that there are 140+ posts all started by a statement that someone made that was kinda proud of the fact that they rode $40 bikes from Goodwill? I mean, why is that person even here. This is called Bike Forum, as in people that appreciate bikes. I mean all power to those folks that ride cheap used bikes to get where they are going, but joining a bike forum? That would be like joining a "Hot Cars" forum, being proud of your used Ford Focus, and not being able to appreciate those that like Bugatti's. And then later on in the thread I find a reference to "rims" as if they are whole wheels. Wouldn't folks on a bike forum know that the wheel is made up of the rim, the spokes, and the hub? It all just seems so crazy to me.