aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,509
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I didn't mind any of these comments. They just meant I was doing something unusual, and they wanted to make some sort of connection with me.
I don't live in the suburbs any more, so I don't get those comments any more. Bike commuting has become commonplace here.
I remember long ago, living in the suburbs, I drove to work every day. One day, dropped my car at the garage for repair and rode into work. A cow-orker asked if I was "one of those guys who ride 16 miles a day." He thought 16 miles was a lot. As it happened, I had just ridden 16 miles, so that was funny.
Years later, the guy decided to get in shape. Last year on Facebook, he said proudly that he rode 30 miles in a day. So ... great!