Originally posted by John C. Ratliff
As a bicyclist, I feel that putting the bicycle into the same reference as water buckets and then contrasting that with cars and washing machines does a huge disservice to bicycles as a legitimate mode of transportation, and also as the technological marvals of engineering efficiency that they represent. What are your thoughts?
It certainly is a disservice. However, I'd suggest that car companies pump in a few sponsorship $, so we probably can't expect anything else. Let's face it, this sort of hype is probably the main reason for the popularity of the motor car in the first place.