Originally Posted by cycle17
If they are wearing a hlemet, riding a bicycle and riding on the correct side of the the road/direction etc... then they are a cyclist in my opinion. I don't care what they are wearing personally, or if their bike has a bell, a bike rack or streamers on it. :-)
Wearing a helmet? How did I know that political correctness would enter this thread eventually.
LA and many other TDF riders did not wear helmets even just a few short years ago - so by your logic they only became 'real' cyclists when they were forced to wear helmets?
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