Is it the Indians or the arrows (new bikes vs. old bikes)?

[shootingstar]

Honest...I didn't pay attention to this thread....because of the phrasing of Indians and arrows.

It turned me off.

I've never heard of that expression before... I have nothing else to add.

[Trek420]

You have a point. I must admit I avoided the thread for a bit thinking the same thing. I got that it'd be bikes and I thought long and hard about the expression (never heard it before either).

I'm not Native American myself so I can't speak to how I'd feel if I was one. And it's not one for me to say "oh, that was harmless" If I was would I feel hurt? Maybe. Unwelcome here? Maybe. Or bemused by a cycling group using an analogy that hunting by traditional ways takes much individual skill, attention to tools and more. Hope so.

I can't speak for the OP or the group but as a long term TE'er I hope nobody here took offense. Few places in cycberspace do as much to be welcoming to all, are sensitive to nuance and fast to catch and discuss this kind of stuff. Thanks Shootingstar for bringing this up.

It's why I stick around and hope everyone here will too.

[shootingstar]

The original poster is pretty new around here.

I gotta another story which I'll post as separate topic/thread.