I am still somewhat new to the sport, but I consider myself a serious cyclist. The kind of people who wear spandex versus the kind of people who just want to co

I am still somewhat new to the sport, but I consider myself a serious cyclist. The kind of people who wear spandex versus the kind of people who just want to commute are very different people, even if they're riding similar machines. I do look down on people who ride electric bikes a little bit, because personally, I feel like the extra exertion you're making on an acoustic bike is part of what makes riding a bike so enjoyable in the first place. I like riding because I know it's purely me that's making the bike go 20 mph, and I actually enjoy going up hills and feeling exhausted at the top. It's like the difference between getting a netbook just to check your email and write documents, and building your own PC and installing Linux on it just because you can and it's fun. A lot of the latter look down on the former, and it's because the former have no idea what they're missing out on. It's not very nice, but it's understandable.