Originally Posted by
tjspiel
It's all nonsense.
Meg Ryan was a successful surgeon who commuted by bike in the movie "City of Angels". The way her commute was filmed made it look fun and inviting.
Of course she did get killed by riding into the back of a lumber truck or something but I wouldn't read too much into that.
and let's not forget how pee-wee herman's bike-centric lifestyle was presented as a fun and noble enterprise on the big screen