Forty Two
Member
I am getting only negative comments from other riders and non-riders about my wish to get a DCT bike. They do not ride a DCT bike and have never ridden one. They know what they know and unfortunately are unwilling to expand their knowledge. I do not like shifting. Although I am getting better at it, I will most likely never like it. If anything will ruin this hobby for me, it will be the shifting.
The comments I am getting is get a scooter. You will be missing the main bike experience. It is for old people. If you do not like shifting you might as well park your bike. You are giving up. You will like it once you get better. What if you get the DCT bike and you do not like it? (This is possible but how will I know for sure unless I try?) When I point out that there are many people who love their DCT bike with various experiences, those people are considered as an anomaly and not as the norm.
To me a hobby is suppose to be enjoyable which may mean modifications (eg DCT) to keep it enjoyable. I came up with a possible solution that keeps me in the hobby. Instead, this is starting to be a chore full of negative opinions. Some of these opinions are from people close to me so I cannot get away from them.
So I am stuck between a rock and a hard place with two choices. Choice 1 is to give into them and stay with a manual bike which will not make me happy in the long-run and probably eventually ruin the hobby for me. Choice 2 is that I buy the DCT bike I think would be suitable for me but then constantly deal with the negative attitude and comments.
Any thoughts? How have other people responded to negative attitudes towards the DCT bike?
The comments I am getting is get a scooter. You will be missing the main bike experience. It is for old people. If you do not like shifting you might as well park your bike. You are giving up. You will like it once you get better. What if you get the DCT bike and you do not like it? (This is possible but how will I know for sure unless I try?) When I point out that there are many people who love their DCT bike with various experiences, those people are considered as an anomaly and not as the norm.
To me a hobby is suppose to be enjoyable which may mean modifications (eg DCT) to keep it enjoyable. I came up with a possible solution that keeps me in the hobby. Instead, this is starting to be a chore full of negative opinions. Some of these opinions are from people close to me so I cannot get away from them.
So I am stuck between a rock and a hard place with two choices. Choice 1 is to give into them and stay with a manual bike which will not make me happy in the long-run and probably eventually ruin the hobby for me. Choice 2 is that I buy the DCT bike I think would be suitable for me but then constantly deal with the negative attitude and comments.
Any thoughts? How have other people responded to negative attitudes towards the DCT bike?