I was a convert from caging (is that a correct verb form of "cager"?) in May. I was easy to convert because I was looking for a better way to get fit than the dreadmill at the gym and I saw the other benefits (gas $$, environmental, etc.). I was also an 80's all-weather bicyclist for my paper route, so I knew some of what I was getting into.

As far as me influencing other cagers... I think my weight loss and improved appearance is impressing some of those around me. One guy recently bought a new recumbent so he could bike even with a bad back. I think a couple of the guys who were already occasionally commuting by bike when weather was perfect are now doing more of it; I don't know if I had anything to do with it, but there is a strength in numbers phenomenon....

I think just by being a successful regular bicycle commuter you are pushing things a little in the right direction, leading by example.