[beaver fever]

Obviously you not heard of the North Shore and Wade Simmins.

http://www.bikemag.com/news/wade/

http://www.ridesaint.com/publish/content/saint/en/saint_home/the_riders/wade_simmons.html

Career Highlilghts:
2001 1st Place Red Bull Rampage Utah
2001 2nd Red Bull Rampage Australia

Watch any of these Videos and you will find that real men (and women) ride mountain bikes

Kranked I
Kranked II
Kranked III
Kranked IV
Ride to the Hills
Pedalfiles
North Shore Extreme I
North Shore Extreme II
North Shore Extreme III
North Shore Extreme IV

[ScottFromSpokane]

Road bikers don't need to use words such as "extreme" (or pseudo-words such as "kranked") to pump up their own masculinity.

QED.