I have been commuting to all around for the past year and half, and get into the roadie character every other day to blast out on my roadbike. Back to the original topic. Yes, they would make fun of me in the beginning. Six months down the line, they stopped. Instead, I started getting questions and comments. "Dude how did you lose so much weight ???", "Hey man ,could you help me with my bike ?", etc... Gas is going up and I am enjoying my rides to and from work on a daily basis =)