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Certain hobbies set off warning bells (slrpnk.net)
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[-] Soapbox1858@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I'm a road biker who occasionally dabbles in gravel and mountain biking.

I think the right wing hatred of cyclists comes down to two primary things:

  1. They have road rage over being behind bikes on the road, so they "hate cyclists."

  2. They equate lycra/spandex as being feminine or at least "non masculine" if not outright "gay."

They are usually cool with mountain bikers because they aren't "in their way" on the road, and usually are wearing baggy "manly" clothing.

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