Being a commuter/touring/everything*but*mountain rider, Specialized isn't marketing to me, anyway ... if I were Rachel (or rather, if my psyche were absorbed into Rachel's being at this time) I'd lurk and read. *I* would probably yield to the temptation to post as an alias to participate as a cyclist

Personally, I didn't mind the post or the link, but then thought about "what if all the industry sites did that?" and then thought "hmmm.... and maybe that would be a good thing?" and then thought "welp, they could have their own forum section." I would, of course, *love* the chance to spew my opinions at People from the Industry.