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Even though I'm an avid biker I have the same question as you and, I'm assuming, share the same sentiment about the stories that have been appearing here lately. Still, I have to question your reasoning behind creating an account called "WhyIsThisOnHN". That's just trollish. Earn enough karma and flag posts that seem irrelevant.

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Avid biker and long time lurker here, and I believe that (a) this article belongs on reddit, not on HN, (b) there has been a recent flurry of submissions with no connection to hacking or hackers and a low barrier to entry that generates inane discussions, (c) telling someone to downvote is itself trollish, because to rely solely on the downvote to express one's opinion is to expect them to remain silent and accept the opinion of the masses, and I suspect the parent is making a statement about the recent voting by the masses on HN.

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