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the CA vehicle code says that bikes are entitled to a lane...they have to obey the laws of the road, and also get the benefits.
I won't justify the road hogs though. As someone who commuted to work by bike for the better part of 7 years, I always tried to stay far right, and didn't ride two abreast. But for training rides with a large group, we would sometimes go two abreast, and in a multi lane road, take the far right lane. That is legal.
As for the sponsor jerseys, when I raced with the LA Sherrifs team (road) and PMBC (mtn), we wore team jerseys that had sponsor logos. If I was just on a regular ride, I would try and wear a plain but brightly colored jersey.
One argument for not staying all the way to the right is that you are less visible to motorists, and likely to get someone turning right into you. Also, if there are cars parked on the right, you need to leave enough space so that if someone in a parked car decides to throw their door open without looking first, you don't t-bone it.
There are plenty of poseur jerks on two wheels, but those of us who aren't jerks are vastly out numbered and outweighed by 4-wheel vehicles.
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