In case any of you were hoping this thread would dry up and go away, my apology in advance for reviving it.

I've posted in this thread before, but as my thoughts evolve, I'm finding myself more and more in agreement with the basic premise of the article cited above. While I haven't come to a definitive conclusion, I've been thinking a lot about why we feel so strongly about more people bike-commuting to work (the one place we need to arrive on-time, clean, and well-dressed every day, in every type of weather) rather than biking to the store, to dinner, to the mall, etc.

Perhaps it would be a more realistic goal to make these activities more bike friendly than to expect employers (who have the right not to want sweaty, smelly people working in their offices and retail stores) to modify their policies for those of us who want to bike to work?

Just a thought.