Lately, around my neighborhood, I see lot of very high end bicycles. This itself isn't so strange. But when you look at the rider, the way they dress, and their form I just have to go Is that bike stolen?

I've seen high-end Specialized, Cervelo, Orbea being ridden by someone in street cloth with regular tennies on their feet. Their riding style is just plain atrocious to say the least. And they sure don't look like they can afford a $3,000 or more bike. And these bikes are relatively new!!

Am I being too cynical? Would you ride your clipless pedal with regular tennis shoes or flip flops? I just have to really wonder sometimes. Every week I see a police report, care of neighborhood watch group, and we must have about half a dozen cases of bikes being stolen. Mostly out of garage or "parked" out on a street with chain/cable lock.

I really want to engage in some conversation with these riders. "Hey what kind of pedals are they?" "How do you like your brifters?"... I swear, the bike must be stolen... The rider and the bike just don't match.