I'm trying to figure out where spandex even enters this discussion. We had a winter bike to work event here last Friday, and exactly zero people wore spandex. If you were to sit on the street corner here and counted cyclists wearing spandex -- even in season -- you wouldn't see very many at all in comparison to the people wearing street clothes. So I assert that's not a consideration in most people's mind. I do think there are a lot of people that would like to ride to work, and just can't get organized to do it. It's hard enough to get out the door to work without adding the complication of riding a bike -- I know this is true for me