I voted "other". I act as a bicycle driver 95% of the time and I'm quite comfortable doing that, but I don't think that's the only way to bicycle safely.
I agree with previous responses:
H23: "Don't the purists ruin it for you."
And my favorite,
patc: "Don't believe any one self-proclaimed expert, however. Megalomania does a poor job of advocacy."
JavaMan: "Yes, I ride ve-hic-u-lar-ly 95% of the time...but I don't like that name."
I don't like the name, either. It's a gigantic misnomer but I guess we can overlook that.
What bothers me more is that the term has been taken over by people who think VC is the only way to cycle, think that they are God's gifts to cycling and think that anyone who disagrees with them is an idiot.
But, in general, I agree with H23 that there is no dilemma.
VC is a good way to ride but not the only way. Dogma is a poor substitue for common sense. (It's too bad that common sense is not as common as the name implies).
Last edited by JRA; 05-28-05 at 05:29 PM.