Originally Posted by
RobbiRobbi
Here's my two cents: people who've managed to move a couch with their cargo bike, or regularly cycle to work in -20F weather, or really anything else that seems extreme to the uninitiated, like to talk about. That's understandable, people want to feel good about what they've done, but it can still be discouraging to people not on that level (yet.) But other times it's actively confrontational, which I think is super counter-productive. . . .. . ... .. ..
I don't care if its is discouraging to other people - that is THEIR problem. I don't know about you, but it is nice to get an ever-so-small pat on the back for doing something "extreme". And there are plenty of folks on Bike Forums who hand out those pat on the backs liberally. It is what makes this forum a fun, encouraging place to hang out. But I don't do it for the pats on the back. I do it because I enjoy doing it. When I commuted three years ago when it was -23°F, I did it BECAUSE it was that cold, not in spite of it. It was a fun adventure. If that discourages others . . so be it.
An older gentleman recently posted his average speeds - he is in his 80s. Maybe that is actively confrontational, but I find it inspiring.
Originally Posted by
RobbiRobbi
If the point of what you're saying is supposedly to get people to change their habits . . . .
If I had wanted to get people to change their habits, I would have become a priest. It would have made Mom & Dad happy.