Originally Posted by Andy_K

It kills me how often I hear things like "many of us here are cyclists" in response to complaints from the cycling community. I swear everyone I've ever talked to in the local government has claimed to be a cyclist. I don't doubt that they own a bike and maybe even ride it a couple of times a year, but this response really strikes me as being in the same vein as the people who tell you that they have many gay friends while you're pointing out their homophobia.