[RaceBannon]

I aint no Spandex homo!!

And, YES, you do have to register a bicycle in my town...I just dont have to pay as much as I did my truck...so, since you already registered your vehicle, as I did, just what have you got up on me that I owe you obecience on the road??

(How do you spell that word, anyways?)

Besides, hitting me on my GIANT 18-speed road bike is like hitting a Moose in Maine, so, watch it, buster! :)

[FrankR]

"Watch it buster"?

Who says that anymore? I thought only girls said "buster" anymore.

Oh, and for the record, I didn't call you a "spandex homo"...those are your words.

Well, I registered my kids in school, registered my dog at the vet, and registered my guns...but that doesn't give my kids, my dog, or my guns the right to hog the road.

You skimmed the point...I am talking about paying for use of the road. Paying for your truck does not include your bike, anymore than me paying for my truck includes my other car or my motorcycle.

I you're going to compare, let's try and keep it apples to apples.

It's not the bikes anyway, it's the uppity attitude of the spandex sporties riding the bikes. I've encountered many of them, and they always have that incensed look that all the motorists should pull over to the side at least a mile from them, and bow their heads in reverence just because the bikers were stupid enough to pay $700 for a bicycle. I hate to tell you, but my lawn mower cost twice that much, but I don't ride down the road on it demanding equal rights with automobiles.

I hope I have enlightened you on the difference between "registration" and paying road use taxes.

Happy biking...oh, and the "hitting a moose" part, I've got two moose heads in my den already, and they need a third for balance.