Originally Posted by
WestMass
[...going camping was offensive because it was essentially people who have shelter and live a comfortable life going out into the woods and intentionally "playing poor" or imagining that they lived a life of less privilege as a sort of exciting game to play or "roughing it", and how that might seem to be mockery to a person actually doesn't have shelter or comfort on a regular basis.
Thoughts?
It seems naive to think that cycling/camping is solely masochistic. I enjoy commuting by bike because it gives me the fresh air and blood-flow to start my work day well. I also have a car, and drive to work occasionally.
As a driving-cyclist I always keep a bike rack on my car. Sometimes my friends laugh at me for driving around with an empty bike rack on my car, but I'm not alone. I'm always seeing cars and SUVs with empty bike racks on the back. It's kind of a funny picture—cyclists
driving all over the place. I find this pretty ironic but it's understandable. What gets me is when one of these bike-racked SUVs cuts me off on the road. It's happened more than once...not leaving enough shoulder space while passing or pulling a right turn in front of me while I'm clearly visible. I want to say to these guys "I thought we were on the same team!" These are the only cyclists that I find offensive.