Rodburner - I managed to read your original thread, but didn't have time to reply, so here goes.
If we had listened to the naysayers, we wouldn't have fire nor medicine etc
I'm sure you have encouraged and enthused many a reader of this forum, to experiment and think about a different perspective upon life, never mind modifications to their bike.
Sometimes the grumpy gremlins manage to get inside our heads, we're all vulnerable to them, but usually all it takes to remove them, is to raise the corners of you mouth and signal with one finger for them to go away.
Keep up the good work