Originally Posted by
McBTC
That sounds like a new category altogether – mountainmen on bikes – instead of, bums on bikes... but, the days of the 50¢/night hiker/biker camping is gone so I think society may have to foot the bill for that, in addition to camp stoves and food or were you thinking these homeless outdoor bikers would become hunters?
I lived on a bike for a year. I made my money writing freelance from a small cheap laptop in coffeeshops and libraries. I traveled thousands of miles in all weather with just the stuff I had on my back, self-supported, while paying back my college loans.
Lots of people my age work odd jobs in cities and then move on to rock climb, alpine climb, mountain bike, etc. Lots of people my age work 6 months and travel 6 months alternately. Lots of people older than me do it too.
You are not wrong about a bum living off of society being an unfortunate thing, but you are wrong to think you can identify that situation from simply looking at someone passing you by on a bike.