Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
Actually, those four types are completely made up in order to push an agenda favoring segregated facilities, even ones that are demonstrably more dangerous than a standard bike lane (not in the door zone). Also, I doubt if the folks who invented the terms would classify anyone doing utility cycling in the demeaning "strong but fearless" category, since their intent with that one was to dis folks who ride with an eye on performance. Amusingly, I like the push back on that one that substitutes "competent and confident".
I would have to trust you on why those classifications were made up, but to your other point, if you just forget the "strong and fearless," and lump them in with "enthused and confident," I think we end up with what you're saying here.
In any case, that still only makes up a minority of 8%, with a majority falling in the "interested by concerned" category. Whether you address those concerns via some infrastructure agenda, or as I described, by reason, example, and demonstration, something has to be done to address those concerns before you get such people on bikes in any kind of numbers.
From the OP, I gather that there are those who bludgeon others with their righteous brand of LCF-ness, which for some, could be a turn-off. What I suggest is that there are ways to actively promote LCF without ego and self-aggrandizement attached to it.