Interesting -- much as I have a chip on my shoulder about spandex cyclists who look down on bike commuters like me, maybe they have a valuable role to play. If you can't sell rich people on cycling as an exclusive, upscale activity, they're going to fight against it and win. The next time some twit blows through a stop sign and cuts me off while clipped into his $6500 bike, I'll have to remind myself of this conversation. I'd rather have rich jerks on bicycles than rich jerks in hummers.
