is there a cliff notes version of this?
lots of people really seem to hate reading lengthly posts.
It's rather insulting to suggest to the author that some/most of the words he wrote were unnecessary.
I get this all the time at work, b/c I provide detailed answers to complex questions. Then the recipient acts as if they can't be bothered to read "that novel" (usually 3 or 4 two- or three-sentence paragraphs). I take it as abject laziness and anti-intellectualism.
Read what the OP wrote, or just stick to the bike porn threads. Your choice.