Herd mentality has always been a factor in human life. If a racer guy/gal ignores you when you cross paths it should not matter. Why do you need their recognition? Are you out there to see and be seen or to HAVE FUN on a bicycle? In the cycling realm, just like any other, anyone who says things that are outside the norm really gets people riled up. I think that people ought to look past their hurt feelings when reading/hearing a grant petersen interview and take note that he ALWAYS is careful to say that what he is expressing is his own opinion. he is not telling you how to live your life, he is telling you how he thinks he should live his own life, and more importantly, why he feels the way he does. its food for thought from a very experienced individual in his field. his main message is that biking, by and large, should be enjoyable. this is the reason that everyone rides a bike when they are a kid and just because we’ve become adults doesn’t mean we should lose the joy of cycling.