Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

Where I work there is a colleague who does triathalons, including the Hawaiian Ironman, and another who was a racer in college, yet I have the reputation as a “Bicyclist.” Probably it’s just because I’m the one most frequently seen, all year round, lugging my bike into the workplace for the past 30 years or so.

Also, as a personal observation in my moderately large organization, it's more often the women who are impressed while the men are disdainful. My harshest critics though have been women, concerned for my safety, and their own concern about hitting me or any other cyclist.